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==A FAIR Analysis of the online document ''Letter to a CES Director'' section "Witnesses Concerns & Questions"== | ==A FAIR Analysis of the online document ''Letter to a CES Director'' section "Witnesses Concerns & Questions"== | ||
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|claim=The author states that "If Oliver Cowdery’s gift was really a divining rod then this tells us that the origins of the Church are much more involved in folk magic and superstition than we’ve been led to believe by the LDS Church’s whitewashing of its origins and history." | |claim=The author states that "If Oliver Cowdery’s gift was really a divining rod then this tells us that the origins of the Church are much more involved in folk magic and superstition than we’ve been led to believe by the LDS Church’s whitewashing of its origins and history." | ||
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| − | *Oliver did use a divining rod. This is discussed on the Church History website ''Revelations in Context'': | + | *According to the Church, Oliver did use a divining rod. This is discussed on the Church History website ''Revelations in Context'': |
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Oliver Cowdery lived in a culture steeped in biblical ideas, language and practices. The revelation’s reference to Moses likely resonated with him. The Old Testament account of Moses and his brother Aaron recounted several instances of using rods to manifest God’s will (see Ex. 7:9-12; Num. 17:8). Many Christians in Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery's day similarly believed in divining rods as an instrument for revelation. Cowdery was among those who believed in and used a divining rod.<br>Jeffrey G. Cannon, "Oliver Cowdery's Gift," history.lds.org {{link|url=http://history.lds.org/article/doctrine-and-covenants-oliver-cowdery?lang=eng}} | Oliver Cowdery lived in a culture steeped in biblical ideas, language and practices. The revelation’s reference to Moses likely resonated with him. The Old Testament account of Moses and his brother Aaron recounted several instances of using rods to manifest God’s will (see Ex. 7:9-12; Num. 17:8). Many Christians in Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery's day similarly believed in divining rods as an instrument for revelation. Cowdery was among those who believed in and used a divining rod.<br>Jeffrey G. Cannon, "Oliver Cowdery's Gift," history.lds.org {{link|url=http://history.lds.org/article/doctrine-and-covenants-oliver-cowdery?lang=eng}} | ||
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A FAIR Analysis of the online document Letter to a CES Director section "Witnesses Concerns & Questions"