Mormonism and church leadership/Independent thought

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Latter-day Saints and independent thought

Summary: It is claimed that the Church teaches that we should not exercise independent thought. "When our leaders speak, the thinking has been done."

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• Question: For Latter-day Saints, when our leaders speak, has the thinking been done?
• Question: Why did President Tanner say: "When the prophet speaks the debate is over"?
• LDS Newsroom: "Belief in prophets and apostles at the head of the Church does not mean that members blindly follow their leaders"

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Source(s) of the criticism:

Critical sources

Will Bagley, Blood of the Prophets: Brigham Young and the Massacre at Mountain Meadows (University of Oklahoma Press, 2002), 9. Jon Krakauer, Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith (Anchor, 2004), 45. Bill McKeever and Eric Johnson, Mormonism 101. Examining the Religion of the Latter-day Saints (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Books, 2000), Chapter 17. ( Index of claims ) Simon Southerton, Losing a Lost Tribe: Native Americans, DNA, and the Mormon Church (Salt Lake City, UT: Signature Books, 2004) 138. ( Index of claims ) Jerald and Sandra Tanner, The Changing World of Mormonism (Moody Press, 1979), Chapter 15.( Index of claims ) Watchman Fellowship, The Watchman Expositor (Page 3)

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