11-09-2007, 04:37 PM | #101 |
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WHy does this need to be about sides among believers? THe change was important enough to make. The change does not alter the primary message of the book. Perhaps the change was overdue, perhaps not. THe Deseret News article someone linked makes the point that Richard Evans spoke in 1957 in a book of the nephites and lamainites as among peoples in the new world. These are all ideas worth discussing, but why don't we just discuss it rather than polarize into groups?
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Everyone seems to be having a decent discourse here at CG, so I think we're doing OK.
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However, if you very politely and nicely say that you think the church should come out and admit the Book of Mormon is a complete hoax, I'm going to disagree on more than just your tone. Quote:
Maybe the truly tough part of this conversation is what constitutes "astray." We have prophetic mistakes going back as far as the Kirtland Safety Society and the 116 pages. The church and those who remained true to its leaders stayed right on course. To you, perhaps. Was it a big deal when they added the JST excerpts? Doesn't seem to have improved the intellectual community's opinion of them.
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