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To: restornu

Joseph Smith came from what was later known as the burnt over district.

They had religious awakenings in New York that were very widespread and very shallow. The churches created had all kinds of wierd heresies. They caught on quickly and just as quickly died away.

Hence the term burnt over district.


33 posted on 12/26/2008 12:04:07 AM PST by ckilmer (Phi)
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The churches created had all kinds of wierd heresies.

Oh??

Give us a list of them...

116 posted on 12/26/2008 3:36:51 PM PST by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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