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==Overview==
 
==Overview==
  
Denver Snuffer was excommunicated for apostasy on 11 September 2013 because of the claims made in his book [[Criticism_of_Mormonism/Books/Passing_the_Heavenly_Gift|Passing the Heavenly Gift]]. Following his excommunication, Snuffer has declared that the Church's First Presidency has lost their authority, and claimed that Jesus appeared to him to instruct him. This wiki page examines his historical and other claims.
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Denver Snuffer was excommunicated for apostasy on 11 September 2013 because of the claims made in his book [[Criticism_of_Mormonism/Books/Passing_the_Heavenly_Gift|Passing the Heavenly Gift]]. Following his excommunication, Snuffer has declared, among other things, that the Church's First Presidency has lost their authority, and claimed that Jesus appeared to him to instruct him. This wiki page examines his historical and other claims.
  
 
===FairMormon's response===
 
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In developing our response, our primary intended audience is not necessarily Snuffer nor his associates, but rather those individuals, perhaps faithful Latter-day Saints, perhaps questioning, perhaps once-faithful but now sincerely doubting, who may have come across his teachings and been troubled by its contents.
 
In developing our response, our primary intended audience is not necessarily Snuffer nor his associates, but rather those individuals, perhaps faithful Latter-day Saints, perhaps questioning, perhaps once-faithful but now sincerely doubting, who may have come across his teachings and been troubled by its contents.
  
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==Detailed responses by section are found in linked subarticles below==
 
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|summary=The author asks why italicized text and errors from the King James Bible are present in the Book of Mormon. He also briefly discusses anachronisms, archaeology, and a theory that the Book of Mormon place names actually originated in the area around New York. The "View of the Hebrews" theory of Book of Mormon authorship is discussed.
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|sublink1="What are 1769 King James Version edition errors doing in the Book of Mormon?"
 
|sublink2="What are these 17th century italicized words doing in the Book of Mormon?"
 
|sublink3="The Book of Mormon includes mistranslated biblical passages that were later changed in Joseph Smith’s translation of the bible."
 
|sublink4="DNA analysis has concluded that Native American Indians do not originate from the Middle East"
 
|sublink5=Anachronisms
 
|sublink6="There is absolutely no archaeological evidence to directly support the Book of Mormon"
 
|sublink7="This is one of the reasons why unofficial apologists are coming up with the Limited Geography Model"
 
|sublink8="Latter-day Saint Thomas Stuart Ferguson was BYU’s archaeology division (New World Archaeological Funding) founder"
 
|sublink9=Book of Mormon Geography
 
|sublink10=Hill Cumorah
 
|sublink11="'Camora' and settlement 'Moroni' were common names in pirate and treasure hunting stories involving Captain William Kidd"
 
|sublink12="'View of the Hebrews' compared to the Book of Mormon"
 
|sublink13="The Book of Mormon taught and still teaches a Trinitarian view of the Godhead"
 
 
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A FairMormon Analysis of Denver Snuffer's Online Claims

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Overview

Denver Snuffer was excommunicated for apostasy on 11 September 2013 because of the claims made in his book Passing the Heavenly Gift. Following his excommunication, Snuffer has declared, among other things, that the Church's First Presidency has lost their authority, and claimed that Jesus appeared to him to instruct him. This wiki page examines his historical and other claims.

FairMormon's response

In developing our response, our primary intended audience is not necessarily Snuffer nor his associates, but rather those individuals, perhaps faithful Latter-day Saints, perhaps questioning, perhaps once-faithful but now sincerely doubting, who may have come across his teachings and been troubled by its contents.

This set of articles comprises approximately ??? questions or sources assigned to the response to Denver Snuffer's online claims. A full list of these articles may be found here: Category:Denver Snuffer's online claims. New questions and sources are periodically added to this list.

Detailed responses by section are found in linked subarticles below

Notes