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Contents
- 1 Brigham Young
- 1.1 Topics
- 1.1.1 Brigham as Young Earth Creationist
- 1.1.2 Teachings
- 1.1.3 Reviews of works
- 1.1.4 Brigham Young and the First Vision
- 1.1.5 Women not to meddle
- 1.1.6 Race mixing punishable by death
- 1.1.7 Moon and sun are inhabited
- 1.1.8 Fake quotes: "Pulling the wool over America's eyes"
- 1.1.9 Fake quotes: "I have never given counsel that is wrong
- 1.1.10 Brigham Young and the Mormon Reformation
- 1.1.11 Prosecution of Mountain Meadows Massacre
- 1.1.12 Miscellaneous issues regarding Brigham Young
- 1.1 Topics
Brigham Young
==Topics
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Brigham as Young Earth Creationist
Summary: Critics try to portray Brigham Young as a "young earth creationist" (YEC). This is someone who believes the earth was created in the recent past, usually 6-7,000 years ago, based upon a literal and fundamentalist reading of Genesis. They hope that by making Brigham appear uninformed about scientific matters, they can challenge his status as a prophet.Teachings
Reviews of works
Summary: Reviews of books or films about Brigham YoungBrigham Young and the First Vision
Summary: Critics claim either that Brigham never taught about the First Vision, or that he taught that the Lord did not appear to Joseph. Both claims are false.- Brigham taught that the moon and sun were inhabited (Click here for full article)
∗ ∗ ∗ - Racist? (Click here for full article)
∗ ∗ ∗ - Brigham says his sermons are "scriptures"? (Click here for full article)
∗ ∗ ∗ - Brigham Young on need to know for ourselves (Click here for full article)
∗ ∗ ∗ - Brigham's speeches are "scripture"? (Click here for full article)
∗ ∗ ∗ - Brigham Young as Young Earth Creationist? (Click here for full article)
∗ ∗ ∗ - Did Brigham Young think too much education was damaging? (Click here for full article)
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- Brigham taught that the moon and sun were inhabited (Click here for full article)
Women not to meddle
Summary: Brigham Young said women "have no right to meddle in the affairs of the Kingdom of God." This is used to portray Brigham as authoritarian and sexist.Race mixing punishable by death
Summary: Brigham Young said that race mixing was "punishable by death."Moon and sun are inhabited
Summary: Brigham Young said that the moon and sun were inhabited. Critics claim that this is proof he was a false prophet.Fake quotes: "Pulling the wool over America's eyes"
Summary: Critics claim that Brigham said ""We shall pull the wool over the eyes of the American people and make them swallow Mormonism, polygamy and all." This is a fabricated quote—Brigham never said this.Fake quotes: "I have never given counsel that is wrong
Summary: A blogger created a fake quote in which Brigham is claimed to have said, "If there ever comes a day when the Saints interfere with the rights of others to live as they see fit, you can know with assurance that the Church is no longer led by a Prophet, but a mere man." This is a reference to California Proposition 8.Brigham Young and the Mormon Reformation
Prosecution of Mountain Meadows Massacre
- Did Brigham strike a deal?—
Brief Summary: Critics charge that only a corrupt "deal" with Brigham Young allowed prosecutors to charge and convict anyone with the Mountain Meadows Massacre. (Click here for full article)∗ ∗ ∗
- Did Brigham strike a deal?—