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Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2004 5:31
PM
Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Old hebrew Coins
found in Kentucky?
In a
message dated 3/10/2004 4:23:12 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Blaine: Kevin is right about the apostacies, wrong about
the credibility of the witnessing. The 12 men never denied their
testimonies, even after they had apostasized. Most, including two of
the three witnesses who saw the angel, repented, and rejoined the LDS Church
after it had moved to Utah. The third one, the only one not to rejoin,
continued to accept interviews up to his very deathbed, and maintained
steadfastly he had seen and heard all that he signed his name to. He
often retold the story, never deviating from the original. As
usual, Kevin doesn't give the full story or even relevant facts.
Here's a history lesson. Oliver Cowdry was a
teacher and, for a time, a participant in the Campbell/Stone movement (early
1800's).. Since I do not believe that Mormon "truth" is the
product of revelation, perhaps some of it came from J Smith's
association with others such as Cowdry. Cowdry would
have believed in water baptism, elders, evangelism,
communion, to name a few of the similarities. It is a hypothesis
but is worth studying if you are a history buff.
John
When you say, "Cowdry would have believed in water baptism,
elders, evangelism, communion, to name a few of the
similarities," are you aware that Cowdery was
just a school teacher, not a religious teacher? You seem to be assuming a
lot, and not telling us where your assumptions are coming from. My
question is, why are you making such an assumption? Sorry but I don't
get your line of reasoning here.
Blaine
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