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	Controversies regarding The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Controversies regarding The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
		Critics charge that the doctrines or practices of Mormonism are heretical, cult-like or bizarre in contrast to mainstream Christianity (as in vicarious baptism for the dead).
		Critics consider the culture of Mormonism to be authoritarian, legalistic, deceptive, delusional or politically oppressive (as in the subjugation of women).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Controversies_regarding_Mormonism (780 words)

	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
		Mormons hold that it is mainstream Christianity that misunderstands the nature of God; it holds that the mainstream concept of God was corrupted by the introduction of Platonic realism and Neoplatonism in the early Christian church and continued through the Great Apostasy.
		Mormons do not use the cross as a symbol of their faith, saying that it is not Christ's death that is most important, but his life and resurrection.
		Mormons believe in the principle of repentance, which for them includes a sincere regret as well as restitution when possible and reform of one's actions.
	ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ld/LDS.html (2419 words)

	Encyclopedia: Mormonism (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The term Mormonism is also often used to refer specifically to the theology and culture of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which is by far the largest and best-known religion among sects claiming derivation from Joseph Smith, Jr.
		In Mormonism, the Restoration was a period in its early history during which a number of events occurred that were understood to be necessary to restore the early Christian church as demonstrated in the New Testament, and to prepare the earth for the Second Coming of Jesus Christ.
		The Community of Christ is one Mormon sect that rejects this doctrine and that of the Godhead in favor of Trinitarian theology.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Mormonism (4568 words)

	CONK! Encyclopedia: Joseph_Smith,_Jr. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Smith was a polarizing figure in his time, and he continues to be a focus of controversy between his millions of followers, most of whom revere him as a prophet of Jesus, and opponents of Mormonism, who believe he was either delusional or fraudulent.
		This battle led to reports of a "Mormon insurrection" and the death of apostle David W. Patten.
		Most of the Mormon community in Missouri either left or were forced out by the spring of 1839.
	www.conk.com /search/encyclopedia.cgi?q=Joseph_Smith,_Jr. (8363 words)

	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Church has been a subject of controversy since its inception because of some of its present and former doctrines and practices that are unique within modern Christianity.
		Although Mormon theology sees the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost as separate beings, they are considered to be "one" in most every other possible sense.
		Mormonism posits most of the same attributes to the members of the Godhead as Christianity posits of the Trinity: omnipotent, omniscient, omnibenevolent, eternal, immutable, immortal and immanent in the universe but not transcendent of it.
	open-encyclopedia.com /Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints (4117 words)

	Joseph Smith, Jr. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Critics regarded him, his religion, and his politics with contempt and often violence, leading to his martyrdom at the hands of an angry mob at Carthage, Illinois, in 1844.
		Some Mormons regard negative criticism as verification of Smith's own prophecy, received when 17 years old, that his name and reputation would be subject to both praise and scorn among all nations, kindreds, and tongues.
		Plural Marriage was the source of much tension in early Mormon history, from both non-Mormons who regarded the practice as immoral, illegal and dangerous, to members of the church who felt Smith was misguided, deluded or evil for advocating such a doctrine.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/j/jo/joseph_smith__jr_.html (3324 words)

	Controversies regarding Mormonism - Freecyclopedia.com :: The World Bank of Knowledge (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Critics charge that the doctrines or practices of Mormonism are heretical or bizarre in contrast to mainstream Christianity (as in vicarious baptism for the dead).
		Mormonism is only bizarre or heretical compared to mainstream christianity because it is more similar to the original christianity.
		Mormonism may not be politically correct but it is no less so than original christianity or the theocracy of the Jews.
	freecyclopedia.com /econtents/co/Controversies_regarding_Mormonism.html (532 words)

	Mormonism 201: Chapter 8 Book of Mormon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The very basis of the Mormon Church is that the true church of Jesus Christ was not to be found on the earth and therefore needed to be restored.
		Mormon writers were claiming the plates were made of a copper-gold alloy as far back as 1923 (Improvement Era, March 1923); and the plates were labeled as "Tumbaga" by John L. Sorensen at least as early as 1985 (An Ancient American Setting for the Book of Mormon).
		Mormons usually interpret that as referring to a spiritual feeling, or a "burning in the bosom."44 Yet this means of testing is subjective at best and completely unreliable for verifying what is true.
	www.mrm.org /articles/mormonism_201/chapter_08 (9880 words)

	Lamanites
		One of a number of Controversies regarding Mormonism is the proposition that the Native Americans are descendants of the Lamanites.
		The Book of Mormon narrative follows the corruption off most Lamanites and describes God darkening their skin as punishment for their deeds.
		She looked at her reflection in the mirror he takes a second look at me, he'll say I look like a Coney do with a dollar and eighty-seven cents?" At 7 o'clock the coffee was made and the frying-pan was hand and sat on the corner of the table near the door.
	www.termsdefined.net /la/lamanites.html (1080 words)

	Old Mormon Articles: Painesville Telegraph 1831 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		There the Mormons' "promised land" is reported to extend "from thence [Kirtland] to the Pacific Ocean, embracing a territory of 1500 miles in extent, from north to south." No mention is made at this early date of the fate of Cowdery, Pratt, et al.
		Mormon appears next in the drama, the recording angel of the whole matter, who, by the way, was a mighty general and great Christian, he commanded in one engagement 42,000 men against the Lamanites!!!
		Mormonism, Billy, will fail in doing it, unless you give it a hoist with your press, which it is rumored you are half inclined to do, as another Bible is in a state of forwardness for the press.
	www.lavazone2.com /dbroadhu/OH/paintel2.htm (15266 words)

	Mormons and Mormon Beliefs: An Introduction to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the Mormons)
		Mormons and Mormon Beliefs: An Introduction to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the Mormons)
		Mormons and the "Mormon Church" - these are strange terms to many people, especially those who don't even know that these terms are nicknames refering to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and its members.
		A well-known "Mormon" peculiarity is our health code that forbids the use of tobacco in any form (smoking or chewing) for humans and the drinking of alcoholic beverages, tea, or coffee, while encouraging a healthy lifestyle and a diet rich in grains, fruits and vegetables.
	www.jefflindsay.com /LDS_Intro.shtml (7268 words)

	CONK! Encyclopedia: List_of_articles_about_Mormonism (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
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		Anointing of the Sick, Baptism, Baptism for the dead, Endowment (Mormonism), Eternal Marriage, Marriage, Infant baptism, Ordinance (Mormonism), Patriarchal blessing, Prayer circle, Rebaptism (Mormonism), Sacrament meeting, Sacrament (Mormonism), Sealing (Mormonism), Second Anointing, Temple, Temple (Mormonism), Temple garment (Mormonism), Temple garment, Washing and anointing
		Anti-Mormonism, Controversies regarding The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Common Latter-day Saint perceptions, Cultural Mormons, Jack Mormons, Practicing Cultural Mormons, New Order Mormons
	www.conk.com /search/encyclopedia.cgi?q=List_of_articles_about_Mormonism (1081 words)

	Lamanite - Wikpedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		For this and other reasons, a few Mormon scholars view Lamanites as (1) one small tribe among many in the ancient Americas, the remainder of whom were not discussed in The Book of Mormon, (2) a tribe that intermarried with indigenous Native American cultures, or (3) fictional characters.
		While most Mormons consider this passage to mean that God actually darkened the Lamanites' skin, a few Mormons interpret the phrase "skin of flness" more figuratively, or hypothesize that Lamanites may have intermarried with indigenous Native American peoples with darker skin.
		For example, early editions of The Book of Mormon contained the passage: "[T]heir scales of darkness shall begin to fall from their eyes; and many generations shall not pass away among them, save they shall be a white and a delightsome people." (2 Nephi 30:6).
	www.bostoncoop.net /~tpryor/wiki/index.php?title=Lamanite (1212 words)

	A comparison of two different versions of Jerald and Sandra Tanner's Distorted View of Mormonism: A Response to ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The only basis upon which one could regard Jesus as anything but a lawbreaker is by faith in His role as the Christ, the Messiah, the Son of God, who had the authority to fulfill and not to destroy the law.
		The Tanners claim that Mormon temple ordinances are the Item Y that Joseph Smith copied from the Item X of Masonry: "We feel that there is only one logical explanation for the many parallels between the temple ceremony and Masonry, and that is that Joseph Smith borrowed from the Masons" (page 490).
		Mormons of various ranks have been responsible for misconceptions about the irrevocable and immutable character of the words of revelation, but the documents of sacred history do not support such attitudes.
	www.xmission.com /~country/reason/ldshist2.htm (15647 words)

	Martin Harris . May 18 . July 10 . 1875 . Joseph Smith, Jr. . Church of Christ (Mormonism) . Sidney Rigdon . Nauvoo, ...
		Smith claimed to have obtained a record of the ancient inhabitants of the Americas, engraved upon Golden Plates, and he also said that he had been directed by an Moroni Mormonism angel to translate the work.
		He consistently explained that his vision of the plates themselves was by "spiritual eyes" in "open vision", that he saw them as plainly and "surely as the sun is shining on us", and that he handled them only through a cloth
		The fact that the churches of other Christian Restorationists, including the Campbellite Campbellites, were also named the "Church of Christ" caused a considerable degree of confusion in the first years...
	www.uk.fraquisanto.net /Martin_Harris (685 words)

	Mormon Philosophy & Theology
		Some raised the obvious double standard regarding an Evangelical who largely takes the Bible at face value making this sort of criticism of a Mormon who largely takes both the Bible and the Book of Mormon at face value.
		Even a Mormon should be able to appreciate the fact that there is a lot about Mormonism's founding stories that looks fishy or implausible to the non-Mormon.
		However as we've seen with the recent Muow controversy, while there are many on both sides working towards friendly dialog between Mormons and Evangelics there are still many who aren't.
	www.lextek.com /clark/10274.html (975 words)

	Bambooweb: Joseph Smith, Jr.
		Critics regarded him, his religion, and his politics with contempt and often violence, leading to his death at the hands of an angry mob at Carthage, Illinois, in 1844.
		This event, like the Atonement of Jesus Christ, is to Mormons of primary importance in Church history.
		This charge was not reported, however, until years later, during a period of tension between Mormons who had relocated to Utah, and those who had stayed in the midwest.
	www.bambooweb.com /articles/j/o/Joseph_Smith,_Jr..html (3309 words)

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		Phrases that include controversies: book of abraham controversies, book of mormon controversies, controversies on grace, controversies regarding mormonism, controversies regarding the lds religion, more...
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	Mormonism
		Faithful Mormons who have kept the celestial laws will also have the opportunity of such eternal increase by becoming Adams and Eves to other worlds.
		Three presidents beyond Brigham Young, all of whom were involved in the Orson Pratt controversies regarding the doctrine, and who had sided with Brigham Young, left the teaching intact in the temple ceremonies.
		Joseph F. Smith removed it, not because he repudiated the doctrine, but because of the attacks the doctrine generated from without the church, as well as the confusion it was creating within.
	www.nd.edu /~bburchet/school/govt396/topic4.htm (3290 words)

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	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/List of articles about Mormonism
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	Joseph Smith
		Joseph Smith (founder of the Mormon sect) :
		Hugh Nibley; see No, Ma'am, That's Not History, reprinted in Tinkling Cymbals and Sounding Brass: The Art of Telling Tales about Joseph Smith and Brigham Young; Deseret Books;
		Richard Lyman Bushman; Joseph Smith and the Beginnings of Mormonism; University of Illinois Press;
	exodus2006.com /fab/JSmith.htm (200 words)

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