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Some Mormons Search the Web and Find Doubt
New York Times ^ | July 20, 2013 | LAURIE GOODSTEIN

Posted on 07/21/2013 11:21:16 AM PDT by Not gonna take it anymore

In the small but cohesive Mormon community where he grew up, Hans Mattsson was a solid believer and a pillar of the church. He followed his father and grandfather into church leadership and finally became an “area authority” overseeing the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints throughout Europe

When fellow believers in Sweden first began coming to him with information from the Internet that contradicted the church’s history and teachings, he dismissed it as “anti-Mormon propaganda,” the whisperings of Lucifer. He asked his superiors for help in responding to the members’ doubts, and when they seemed to only sidestep the questions, Mr. Mattsson began his own investigation.

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TOPICS: Apologetics; Religion & Culture; Religion & Politics; Theology
KEYWORDS: apostates; inman; mormonism; sectarianturmoil; seekers; truth
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To: MarkBsnr
... after laying into the local radio talk show host).

I detect a story here!

121 posted on 07/23/2013 7:41:19 PM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: TheThirdRuffian

What are you talking about?
Please, if you make wild statements prove examples.


122 posted on 07/23/2013 9:15:34 PM PDT by svcw (Stand or die)
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To: svcw

Sure, random example of anti-semite right here on FR from the first pings in my box:

http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3038886/posts
Post 39


123 posted on 07/24/2013 8:01:10 AM PDT by TheThirdRuffian (RINOS like Romney, McCain, Dole are sure losers. No more!)
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To: TheThirdRuffian

Person who wrote this is an idiot.


124 posted on 07/24/2013 8:14:06 AM PDT by svcw (Stand or die)
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To: svcw

I think that was TTR’s point!


125 posted on 07/24/2013 9:35:29 AM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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