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| + | #REDIRECT [[Question: Is the definition of a Christian martyr always understood only as one who does not fight back?]] |
| − | ==Question==
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| − | Critics claim that Joseph Smith is not a martyr because, while in jail, he fought back against those attacked him. Have Christian martyrs always been understood as only those who do not fight back?
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| − | ===Source(s) of the Criticism===
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| − | * Jerald and Sandra Tanner, ''Utah Lighthouse Ministry'' (accessed 7 May 2003).
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| − | ==Response==
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| − | Throughout history, Christian martyrs have accepted their fate quietly, and have fought back and even killed their persecutors.
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| − | ==Endnotes==
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| − | ==Further reading==
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| − | ===FAIR wiki articles===
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| − | {{DefinitionFallaciesWiki}}
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| − | ===FAIR web site===
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| − | *{{tg|url=http://www.fairlds.org/apol/ai241.html|topic=Martyrdom of Joseph and Hyrum Smith}}
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| − | *Lance Starr, "Was Joseph Smith a Martyr or a Murderer?," (Mesa, Arizona: FAIR, May 2003) {{pdflink|url=http://www.fairlds.org/apol/ai241.html}}
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| − | ===External links===
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| − | * {{EoM|author=Joseph I. Bentley|article=Martyrdom of Joseph and Hyrum Smith|vol=2|start=860|end=862}}{{fairlink|url=http://ldsfaq.byu.edu/emmain.asp?number=113}}
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| − | *{{Ensign1|author=Reed Blake|article=Martyrdom at Carthage|date=June 1994|start=30}}{{link|url=http://library.lds.org/library/lpext.dll/ArchMagazines/Ensign/1994.htm/ensign%20june%201994.htm/martyrdom%20at%20carthage.htm?fn=document-frame.htm&f=templates&2.0}}
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| − | *{{1min|article=Was Joseph Smith Really a Martyr?|url=http://www.lightplanet.com/response/answers/martyr.htm}}
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| − | *W. John Walsh, "Was Joseph Smith a Martyr?" {{link|url=http://www.lightplanet.com/mormons/response/qa/martyr_joseph.htm}}
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| − | {{JosephSmithLinks}}
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| − | ===Printed material===
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| − | *{{CarthageConspiracy1|start=1}}{{NB}}
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