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Index to claims made in Losing a Lost Tribe: Native Americans, DNA, and the Mormon Church

This is an index of claims made in this work with links to corresponding responses within the FAIRwiki.

Chapter 10: The Lord's University

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