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| ''Back to Main Article:'' [[Losing a Lost Tribe: Native Americans, DNA, and the Mormon Church]]
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| ==Index to claims made in ''Losing a Lost Tribe: Native Americans, DNA, and the Mormon Church''==
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| This is an index of claims made in this work with links to corresponding responses within the FAIRwiki.
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| ===Chapter 10: The Lord's University===
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| | style="width:5%"|135||Mormons believe that if there is a conflict between science and religion, that the science is incorrect
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| |135-136||Mormonism reserves the right to identify scientific truth
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| |136||Mormonism declares that it "corners the market" on religious truth
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| |136||Joseph Smith declared that all other religions were false
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| |136||LDS think that all other religions are the "whore of the earth" and "church of the devil"||[[Whore of the earth]]
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| |136||The current generation of Mormons is taught a selective view of Church history||[[Censorship and revision of LDS history]]
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| |137||Many church members are "blissfully unaware" of Brigham Young's practice of polygamy
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| |137||Senior church leaders prefer that members not question changes in church ordinances
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| |138||Ecclesiastical leader expect "unquestioning obedience" of church members
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| |139||The Church "unofficially" discourages prayer to "Mother in Heaven"||[[Heavenly Mother]]
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| |140||Church leaders are "loath" to make unequivocal statement of doctrine
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| |140||BYU's emphasis is on conformity rather than personal freedom
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| |141||CES insists that gospel learning takes precedence over secular learning
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| |142||CES instructs students not to attempt to locate Book of Mormon geographical locations
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| |142||Limited geography theories advanced by FARMS are "much too controversial" for CES students||[[Book of Mormon geography:New World:LGT]]
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| |142||Spencer W. Kimball believed in a hemispheric Book of Mormon geography||[[Amerindians as Lamanites#Talking past each other?]]
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| |142||Church members are shocked at the "limited archaeological evidence" for the Book of Mormon||[[Book of Mormon archeology]]
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| |143||LDS apologists continue to tell members how "scientists continue to get it wrong."
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| |143||Most members follow their leaders without question
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| |143||LDS theology supports a literal interpretation of the creation of man
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| |143||LDS theology supports a literal interpretation of the tower of Babel
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| |143||LDS theology supports a literal interpretation of the Flood||[[Global or local Flood]]
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| |143||The perception is that the Church has officially denounced evolution||[[Evolution]]
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| |146||The Garden of Eden was in Jackson County, Missouri||[[Garden of Eden in Missouri?]]
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| |146||Mormons believe that the continents separated only after a global flood
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| |146||Mormons are "compelled" to believe in a global flood as symbolizing the "baptism of the earth"||[[Global or local Flood]]
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| |148||FARMS reviews of books by General Authorities or FARMS staff are always given favorable reviews
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| |148||FARMS' goal is to deter members from reading any book that challenges their faith
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