“when in truth he bought a mail-order “Ph.D.” from an unaccredited mail-order diploma mill.”
Joseph Smith had a degree, since being a con never requires a degree. Treasure hunters? Not required. Religious fraud? Nope. Horn dog? Never.
“Even though Martin claims not to have received this “Ph.D” until 1977, he repeatedly, fraudulently, referred to himself as “Dr.” Walter Martin on a number of documented occasions.
That’s nothing, people in the cult call Joseph Smith a prophet.
Don’t fall for StormPrepper’s self serving BS.
StormPrepper falsely says that Martin received his degree from an unaccredited diploma mill which he says is “now known as “New York Theological Seminary”.
In fact the degree is from California Coast University which passed a GAO audit and is accredited by the Distance Education Accreditation Commission. CCU was approved by the State of California in 1974 well before Martin received his degree.
The whole degree issue is fake news designed to avoid what really angers some LDS apologists. Martin effectively shined a light on Mormon theology using their own writings, illustrating where it greatly diverges from the historic Christian faith. You have to wonder why that upsets them considering that Joe Smith made that very point himself.