I know that was a difficult decision--going against the collective will of your social-support network always is! You are NOT a loser--although it may take some time to convince yourself emotionally of that. Keep researching and researching and establish new social networks and eventually the wisdom of your decision will really sink in! Best of luck to you!
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I think this quote pretty much sums it up: "What you'd have to do is you would have to find a cemetery where Nephi and everybody was buried and then do ancient DNA analysis on those individuals." In other words, "until we can locate their %@(#-ing corpses, the DNA critics (of which Simon is probably the foremost) don't have a leg to stand on." That is just precious! In
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Anyone who knows how to use a computer to visit the Mormon.org site also knows how to Google the word "mormon"--and they will. There the picture is not quite so flattering. And that statement (by the PR rep) that you referred to in the article: "Web traffic is up tremendously--two to three hundred percent in some cases on Mormon.org, especially in the test market" is mean
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One of the recurring references in this book is: Joseph Smith, "Egyptian Alphabet and Grammar," Utah Lighthouse Book Store. So in order to "prove" his uniquely Mormon theorem, the author had to resort to "anti-Mormon" sources! That is precious!
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