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+ | |title=Becoming Gods: A Closer Look at 21st-Century Mormonism | ||
+ | |author=Richard Abanes | ||
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+ | |section=Claims made in Preface: "Can't We All Just Get Along?" | ||
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+ | |next=[[../Chapter 2|Chapter 2]] | ||
+ | |notes={{AuthorsDisclaimer}} | ||
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===Claims made in Preface: "Can't We All Just Get Along?"=== | ===Claims made in Preface: "Can't We All Just Get Along?"=== | ||
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+ | Mormons exist in "two distinct groups:" Chapel Mormons and Internet Mormons. | ||
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*[[Internet Mormons vs. Chapel Mormons]] | *[[Internet Mormons vs. Chapel Mormons]] | ||
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− | *Jason Gallentine | + | *Jason Gallentine, "Internet Mormonism vs. Chapel Mormonism" |
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+ | The ''Journal of Discourses'' was viewed on par with the Standard Works by early Church members. | ||
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*[[Journal of Discourses]] | *[[Journal of Discourses]] | ||
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* No source provided. | * No source provided. | ||
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+ | "Gospel Principles" is published by the Church, but contains a disclaimer that states that it is not an official publication of the Church. | ||
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*We cannot find the disclaimer mentioned by the author about ''Gospel Principles'' not being an official publication. Please {{ContactFAIR}} if you have a source. | *We cannot find the disclaimer mentioned by the author about ''Gospel Principles'' not being an official publication. Please {{ContactFAIR}} if you have a source. | ||
*[[Official Church publications]] | *[[Official Church publications]] | ||
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*''Gospel Principles'' | *''Gospel Principles'' | ||
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+ | Mormons "focus on a minor issue while dismissing the broader point that is being made by a critic of the church." | ||
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*[[Becoming Gods#"Celestial sex"|"Celestial sex"]] | *[[Becoming Gods#"Celestial sex"|"Celestial sex"]] | ||
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*The author uses as an example in the endnotes the alleged LDS belief in "Celestial Sex." | *The author uses as an example in the endnotes the alleged LDS belief in "Celestial Sex." | ||
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