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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||[[Does the Church discourage reading critical material?]]
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| ===Chapter 11: Plausible Geography===
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| | style="width:5%"|153||B.H. Roberts' manuscripts "Book of Mormon Difficulties" and "A Book of Mormon Study" were "clearly intended for publication."
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| |153||Roberts' concluded that a 19th-century origin for the Book of Mormon was "entirely plausible"||[[Book of Mormon and View of the Hebrews]]
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| |154||LDS scholars have made a "steady retraction" of claims regarding the scale of the Nephite/Lamanite presence since the 1920's
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| |156||All Church presidents and General Authorities have believed in a hemispheric Book of Mormon geography||[[Book of Mormon geography:Statements]]
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| |156||The Book of Mormon states that the Lamanites are "the principal ancestors of the American Indians"
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| |156||A hemispheric geography most closely aligns with an "uncontrived" reading of the Book of Mormon
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| |159||Moroni makes no mention of traveling from Central America to New York in the Book of Mormon
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| |160||There is no indication that the Book of Mormon people came in contact with others in the land
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| |163||The shrinking of Book of Mormon geographical models corresponds with the growing research showing that ancient Americans came from Asia
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| |164||A limited Book of Mormon setting is at odds with "a straightforward reading" of the Book of Mormon
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| |164||The limited Book of Mormon setting contradicts D&C 54:8
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| ===Chapter 12: Faith Promoting Science===
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| | style="width:5%"|168||LDS scholars believe that Mayan cities are prime candidates for where Lehi's people lived||<!--[[Do LDS scholars believe that the Maya are the Lamanites?]]-->
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| |168||The Jaredites are usually identified as the Olmec||<!--[[Do LDS scholars believe that the Olmec are the Jaredites?]]-->
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| |168||The history of Book of Mormon archaeology is "littered with apostacy"||<!--[[Do LDS archaeologists lose their testimony?]]-->
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| |170||Thomas Ferguson was one of the better known early "Mormon archaeologists"||<!--[[Did Thomas Stuart Ferguson lose his testimony because of Book of Mormon archaeology?]]-->
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| |172||There is no evidence of iron or steel smelting in the ancient New World||[[Book of Mormon anachronisms:Metals#Iron]]
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| |172||There were no wheeled vehicles in ancient America||<!--[[Book of Mormon anachronisms/Wheels]]-->
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| |172||There were no draft animals to pull wheeled vehicles||[[Book of Mormon anachronisms:Animals#Horse]]
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| |172||There are no archaeological remains of wheat or barley in Mesoamerica. The barley found in Arizona doesn't count because it was only in a limited region.||[[Book of Mormon anachronisms:Plants#Barley]]
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| |173||Deer or tapir were never ridden by Native Americans, therefore they could not be the "horses" referred to in the Book of Mormon||[[Book of Mormon anachronisms:Animals]]
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| |173||Dee Green said in 1973 that Book of Mormon archaeology does not exist
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| |175||"Book of Mormon archaeology" has yielded little credible evidence
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| |176||The Smithsonian issues a statement that discredits the Book of Mormon
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| |177||LDS apologists claim that the simplification of the Smithsonian statement indicates that the original statement is now inconsistent with the current knowledge of Mesoamerican archaeology
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| |177||There is little evidence of a cultural link between Polynesia and the Americas. The presence of a South American variety of sweet potato in Polynesia is not yet explained.
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