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Criticism of Mormonism/Books/One Nation Under Gods/Use of sources
| 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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Source Analysis, Sorted by Page Number
All page numbers are currently from the paperback edition of One Nation under Gods (New York: Four Walls Eight Windows, 2002), except where noted.
xv (HB): Historical Suppression in the Church
Summary: Boyd K. Packer, BYU Studies 21:264-265xv (HB): Calling All Mormon Scholars
Summary: Allen Roberts, Private Eye Weeklyxvi (HB): An Example of Biased Histories
Summary: John E. Hallwas and Roger D. Launius, Cultures in Conflictxviii (HB): The Mormon Quest for Power
Summary: Fred Esplin, Utah Holidayxx (HB): Perception and Reality
Summary: Fred Esplin, Utah Holiday{{{subject}}}
Summary: xx (HB): Brigham Young, Journal of Discourses 11:249Destroying Governments and Religions
Summary: xxi (HB): Joseph Smith, Jr., History of the ChurchMorally, ethically, spiritually superior?
Summary: xxiv (HB): Brigham Young, Journal of Discourses"This is My Beloved Son"
Summary: 16: Richard AbanesLucy and the angel
Summary: 27: Lucy Mack Smith, "Preliminary Manuscript" of Biographical Sketches of Joseph Smith the Prophet, and His Progenitors for many GenerationsSeeing the Plates
Summary: 53, Richard AbanesReformed Egyptian
Summary: 55, John A. Wilson, Letter to Martin CowanTall Tales
Summary: 64, Lucy Mack Smith, Biographical Sketches of Joseph Smith the Prophet, and His Progenitors for many GenerationsProphetic Autobiography
Summary: 72, Dan Vogel, Early Mormon DocumentsNo Book of Mormon archaeology
Summary: 75, Dee F. Green, "Book of Mormon Archeology: the Myths and the Alternatives," Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon ThoughtChristianity is satanic
Summary: 86, Brigham Young, John Taylor, Journal of DiscoursesDivining rods to Kimball and Young
Summary: 89Those Power-Hungry Mormons
Summary: 95: Albert Chandler, Early Mormon DocumentsDistorted account of three degrees of glory
Summary: 103n2Haranguing non-Mormons
Summary: 105Missouri belongs to the Mormons
Summary: 110Disobey secular law
Summary: 116Redeemed by September 1836
Summary: 122: Joseph Smith, History of the ChurchJoseph gave couples marriage certificates
Summary: 129Joseph owned 144 acres in Kirtland
Summary: 135Warren Parrish and Kirtland Safety Society "revelation"
Summary: 136Joseph Smith's Narcissism
Summary: 171: Joseph Smith, Jr., History of the ChurchBrigham Young said that Joseph on par with Jesus Christ?
Summary: 174: Brigham Young, Journal of DiscoursesThou Shalt Not Raise a False Report
Summary: 175: Levi Edgar Young, Letter to Sandra TannerJoseph's "Grandiose Sense of Self Importance"
Summary: 177, Joseph Smith, Jr., History of the ChurchThe Wrestling Prophet
Summary: 178: Joseph Smith, Jr., History of the ChurchAmerica's Fighting Prophet
Summary: 179: Joseph Smith, Jr., History of the ChurchJoseph hit a baptist preacher
Summary: 179D and C 98 justifies murder
Summary: 191Rockwell admitting to shooting Boggs
Summary: 192Debauchery and despotism at Nauvoo
Summary: 196: History of the ChurchNauvoo police violence
Summary: 212Killing Lambert Symes
Summary: 213Irvine Hodge murder
Summary: 213Other homicides by members of the Council of Fifty
Summary: 213Flogging those out of fellowship
Summary: 213-214Whistling and Whittling Brigades
Summary: 214Counterfeiting apostles and Joseph
Summary: 216-217Brigham, the Dictator
Summary: 220: Brigham Young, Journal of Discourses 14:205Gentiles have no right to property
Summary: 221-222Brigham and the Kingdom of God
Summary: 222: Brigham Young, Journal of Discourses 2:310Ruling Over the Earth
Summary: 222: Brigham Young, Journal of Discourses 2:317Ettie V. Smith
Summary: 223Brigham as President of the United States
Summary: 223Church and state all one now
Summary: 223Heber C. Kimball--violence and intimidation
Summary: 223Early federal territorial officials
Summary: 227-228Cutting off from the earth
Summary: 233Murder unfaithful Mormons to save souls
Summary: 234-235Apostles killed Judas
Summary: 235Brigham and bowie knife
Summary: 236 (PB only)Brigham Says to "Cut Their Throats"
Summary: 236-237: Brigham Young, Journal of Discourses 2:311Orders to Starve Gentiles
Summary: 245: Brigham Young, Personal letter (1857)Brigham Young ordered Mountain Meadows Massacre
Summary: 245Brigham Young orders MMM monument demolished
Summary: 251Blood atone Washington politicians
Summary: 260Saints sole rulers over every government
Summary: 266Attitude of Saints to Civil War prophecy
Summary: 270Hyde on US to be divided
Summary: 270Beating John W. Dawson
Summary: 271Too much education damaging
Summary: 271Conception of Christ
Summary: 287LDS "Birth Machines"
Summary: 289: Eugene England, Dialogue (Winter 1987)Wife swapping
Summary: 295Damned without plural marriage
Summary: 301John Taylor September 1886 revelation
Summary: 316Polygamy absolutely essential to godhood
Summary: 317Wilford Woodruff demolished Endowment House?
Summary: 320Above the law
Summary: 325Approved marriages 1890-1899
Summary: 331Vengeance hymns
Summary: 334Joseph F. Smith finally admits
Summary: 339Double standard on race
Summary: 355-372Mormon Doctrine and race issues
Summary: 358-360Special relationship with Christ
Summary: 379-380Natural before spiritual
Summary: 380Orson Pratt condemns the Bible
Summary: 383-384Gordon B. Hinckley Understands Doctrine
Summary: 389: Gordon B. Hinckley, General Conference (1997)Forged Rocky Mountain prophecy
Summary: 406Stephen A. Douglas prophecy
Summary: 406Most accurate history in all the world
Summary: 407Advertising for the Tanners
Summary: 408: Hugh Nibley, Personal letter (1966)The LDS as Mindless Followers
Summary: 414: Ezra Taft Benson, Conference Report (October 1987)President Hinckley and enemies of the Church
Summary: 418Church leaders will always know deception
Summary: 424Poisoning myth
Summary: 443 (PB)Brigham Young on thieves
Summary: 443 (PB)Boyd K. Packer on the truth
Summary: 441 (PB)The Anti-Mormon Articles of Faith
Summary: 475: Joseph Smith, Jr., The Articles of FaithFurther reading
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