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Criticism of Mormonism/Books/One Nation Under Gods/Loaded and prejudicial language
| Index of claims | A FAIR Analysis of: Criticism of Mormonism/Books/One Nation Under Gods A work by author: Richard Abanes
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Absurd claims |
Loaded and prejudicial language
- 60 (PB) "This story would prove to be one of Smith's best tales."
- 132 (PB) "Although Smith never took any Lamanites as wives, he did begin establishing what would gradually become a fairly large harem of young girls and women taken from his flock of 'white and delightsome' disciples."
- 133 (PB) "[A]n attempt to cover-up the Smith-Alger affair appeared in the church's 1835 edition of the Doctrine and Covenants..."
- 135 (PB) "Smith decided to solve his economic dilemma by establishing a bank for the purpose of land speculation."
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