Posted on 01/18/2006 11:50:52 AM PST by johnk
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8594203721530427132
"DNA vs. The Book of Mormon" presents the evidence from DNA researchers, including Mormon scientists, who are wrestling with the DNA dilemma that now faces Mormonism.
Participants: Thomas W. Murphy; Dr. Simon Southerton; Dr. Randall Shortridge, and others. Director / Producer: Joel Kramer Director / Producer: Jeremy Reyes Editor: Scott Johnson Narrator: Ken MacHarg
I will have to check that one out later. I am about to sleep.
I usually say that it's no longer a cult when the leader is too dead to make money (or get girls) off the scam.
Jesus Christ is my Lord and Savior. I'm a Mormon.
You won't listen no matter what anyone says.
Alright. The Lamanites are the principle ancestors of the American Indians. I believe that.
Now please make a coherent point, if you have one.
A Lamanite is not the definition of a race, but a civilization as defined in post #165. That civilization included who knows how many of what kind of blood lines.
Over a couple of thousand years (2600 years approximately) of mixing people around what do you end up with?
Oh, I didn't understand that Lamanites are not a race but a civilization.
Wonder of wonders what a little DNA evidence and twenty years will wrought on the Latter Day Saint teachings.
I wonder if all the lamanite kids that came to live in our nice mormon homes back in the 60's and 70's were aware that they were part of the large ancient American civilization and not Navajo Lamanites as we were taught back then.
But hindsight is 20/20.
Please make a point to all this or just shut up and stop trying to persecute Mormons for whatever axe you have to grind against us.
Another thing, I thought the word "ancestor" denoted the passing of DNA.
I know I contain the DNA of my ancestors and not their civilization. I would hardly say I'm a descendant of the druid/ galic/ celt/ norman civilizations even though their blood flows through my veins.
Ha! Count me in with the rag tag gang. Reminds me of our Ward.
I guess you COULD say that after living together as a group for almost 3000 years that one would also be considered a 'race'...
Or else what? I tend to disagree with your take on Mormon history.
You will have me banned?
I was baptized on Super Bowl Sunday 2000. Ha!
I know I have Scotch, Irish, American Indian, Scotch Irish, Italian, English and probably about 10 other things flowing through my viens and thats only about 200 years worth of geneology to prove it.
And wouldn't you know it, I come out looking like Tom Cruise.
I'm sure that DNA is in your veins. AND I hope you're a man! LOL
If you get banned, don't blame it on me. You did it to yourself.
Its uncalled for to bash people's church whether they are Jewish, Catholic, Methodist, Baptist or whatever.
You don't come across as wanting to have some kind of educated discussion here. If anything, that is what will ultimately get you in trouble. Not willing to concede a point on anything to anyone and always being argumentative and just posting on a one track agenda... if the mods ban you thats probably why they will do it. Because you are being annoying.
A little SuperBowl...a little Eternal Salvation...I think you probably made the best choice all things considered :o)
I am a man alright. The best looking man you've never laid eyes on.
I'll take your word for it!
You know what? I'm still a Mormon. hahaha
Maybe I can get excommunicated while I'm getting banned.
I always found the Hawaiian(Asian) men to get my heart to pidder patter
The nice tone tan form and the sheen black blue hair!
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