[inkling]

My main argument is that the original article is ridiculously biased, casting Smith as vastly superior to Lincoln, if not Christ Himself.

Since I sincerely believe Smith was a horrible deceiver who created a false religion which led millions away from Christ, I obviously disagree with the article's glorification of him.

I know that no LDS member will agree with my perspective and that an argument on a political chat board will solve few if any differences. And that is why I have never posted a huge article promoting my religious beliefs in the guise of a political discussion.

It is your right to believe what you want. However, no one should be shocked or offended when others disagree.

[Logophile]

My main argument is that the original article is ridiculously biased, casting Smith as vastly superior to Lincoln, if not Christ Himself.

Perhaps I read a different article than you did. As I recall, the article nowhere states that Smith was "vastly superior" to Lincoln, only that both faced similar difficulties over their antislavery stance. Moreover the article makes no mention of Jesus Christ at all. (No believing Mormon would suggest that Joseph Smith is superior to Jesus Christ.)

But even if that were your main argument, you actually wrote something else. When asked whether the Mormons were mistreated in Missouri and Illinois, you wrote

I think they were mistreated. I also believe that they mistreated others.

That seems to suggest that you believe the Mormons were as guilty as those who drove them out of Missouri and Illinois. Is that what you believe?