Sidestep what issue?
The March equinox typically falls on either March 20 or 21 and the September equinox on September 22 or 23
There is NO Question about joe using these Pagan Occult dates!
HISTORY of the Church Vol 1
First visit of Nephi later changed to Moroni see page 9 History of the Church At retiring to bed on the night of Sept 21 the account continues till page 14 where we are told the visitation continued till
the rooster crowed, making it Sept 22! on Sept 22 'moroni' appears again tells joe come back every year at this time see page 16
Show me one LDS source that has complained about Quinns statement on Smith and his use of Occult dates for all important Mormon events.
FARMS? Kerry Shirts? Shields?
And I would be real interested in your "feelings" on why Smith sacrificed a BLACK Sheep!
He was directed to return to the site at each Autumn Equinox for four years, until 1827.
1823 September 21: Joseph Smith, Jr. claims to receive a visit from an angel in the upstairs room of the cabin in which he lived (note that this also occurred on the autumn equinox). The angel is originally named "Nephi," but the name is changed to "Moroni" to fall in line with the story told in the Book of Mormon.
1827 September 22: Joseph Smith, Jr. claims he acquired the Golden Plates on which The Book of Mormon is allegedly inscribed. September 22 holds special significance in pagan circles as it is the autumn equinox. According to some authors (Quinn 1987), Joseph Smith, Jr. retrieving the golden plates on the autumn equinox is not a coincidence but rather consciously timed to coincide with this important pagan day.
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Is that what you think I said? You are joking. Or you are as usual trying to sidestep the issue; I am therefore assuming you have no answer to defend the hoax your were quoting.Blainerb:In a message dated 12/8/2005 5:53:30 A.M. Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:So there was NO Autumn Equinox in 1824? 1825? 1826? 1827?
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:Blainerb: Not only was your author wrong as to the ruler of Capricorn, he implies that the autumn equinox falls on the 22 of September every year of the four years Joseph Smith went to the hill to meet with the angel. This could not have been true, as the autumn equinox changes days according to several factors, mostly having to do with whether or not the year is a leap year. See table below for an example of this-- notice the time of day varies as well as the day. Your author is nothing more than a cheap put-down artist bent on making Joseph Smith the true prophet look bad.
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