Criticism of Mormonism/Books/No Man Knows My History: The Life of Joseph Smith/Chapter 9

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Claims made in "Chapter 9: Expulsion from Eden"

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Claim
  • It was easy for Joseph to revise his revelation on the United Order since most copies of the Book of Commandments had been burned.

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  • Author's opinion
Response

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Claim
  • Joseph wanted to "destroy the notion" that the United Order had been similar to communism.

Author's source(s)
  • No sources provided.
Response
  •  Absurd claim: The Communist Manifesto was not written until 1848. Joseph could hardly be worried about a philosophical movement that didn't exist.
  • Communism and the United Order