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|L1=Response to claim: xv - The authors mention a temple of secret rituals with precincts forbidden to tourists and TV cameras
|L2=Response to claim: xviii - It is claimed that LDS believe that the Garden of Eden was literally located around Independence, Missouri
|L3=Response to claim: xix - The authors claim that God told Joseph to "revise significant portions of the Bible that Smith taught had been corrupted by Jews and Christians"
|L4=Response to claim: xix - The book claims that there is no forum for public debate and that there is no church legislature to set policy
|L5=Response to claim: xxv - Mormons abstain from alcohol and tobacco, as many other groups do, but also from caffeinated beverages
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==Response to claim: xv - The authors mention a temple of secret rituals with precincts forbidden to tourists and TV cameras==
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The authors mention a temple of secret rituals with precincts forbidden to tourists and TV cameras.
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#No source provided.
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==Response to claim: xviii - It is claimed that LDS believe that the Garden of Eden was literally located around Independence, Missouri==
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|title=Mormon America
|claim=
It is claimed that LDS believe that the Garden of Eden was literally located around Independence, Missouri.
|authorsources=<br>
#No source provided.
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{{:Question: Is it true Mormons believe the original Garden of Eden was located in Missouri?}}
{{:Question: What is Adam-ondi-Ahman?}}
{{:Question: What statements have Latter-day Saints leaders made regarding the location of the Garden of Eden?}}
{{:Question: Do any other religious traditions view the Garden of Eden as "local"?}}
{{:Question: If the Garden of Eden was in Missouri, how did Abraham, Moses and other prophets end up in the Old World?}}

==Response to claim: xix - The authors claim that God told Joseph to "revise significant portions of the Bible that Smith taught had been corrupted by Jews and Christians"==
{{IndexClaimItemShort
|title=Mormon America
|claim=
The authors claim that God told Joseph to "revise significant portions of the Bible that Smith taught had been corrupted by Jews and Christians."
|authorsources=<br>
#No source provided.
}}
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==Response to claim: xix - The book claims that there is no forum for public debate and that there is no church legislature to set policy==
{{IndexClaimItemShort
|title=Mormon America
|claim=
The book claims that there is no forum for public debate and that there is no church legislature to set policy.
|authorsources=<br>
#No source provided.
}}
{{propaganda}}

==Response to claim: xxv - Mormons abstain from alcohol and tobacco, as many other groups do, but also from caffeinated beverages==
{{IndexClaimItemShort
|title=Mormon America
|claim=
Mormons abstain from alcohol and tobacco, as many other groups do, but also from caffeinated beverages.
|authorsources=<br>
#No source provided
}}
{{misinformation}}
{{:Question: Is it true that Mormons are forbidden from drinking cola drinks such as Coke, Pepsi and Dr Pepper?}}

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