The very first question he read was a multiple choice Q as to where Jesus was born...the choices included Jerusalem, Nazareth, Bethlehem, and Jericho.
Now, the Book of Mormon prophesied that Jesus would be born in Jerusalem (Alma 7:10). What's interesting about the survey is that a higher % of Mormons got this question right than the other groups.
What does that mean?
(1) It means Mormons openly disregarded the Book of Mormon and took the New Testament answer (Bethlehem) as legit. Why?
(2) It means that the standard Mormon apologetic answer -- when people point out the BoM claim about Jerusalem -- doesn't apply. I mean, basically, Mormon apologists try claiming that when the BoM says "Jerusalem," it's somehow close enough.
Well, if that was the case -- if 83% of Mormons chose Bethlehem -- and say another 16% chose Jerusalem -- by Mormon apologetic standards, the Pew Forum should have just said "close enough" -- and that 99% of Mormons got the question right by answering either Jerusalem or Bethlehem.
So are the Mormon apologists going to be consistent? Are they going to get on the Pew Forum survey testers' case for claiming that whoever answered "Jerusalem" in that survey's question was wrong?
Or is it yet more inconsistency from the Mormon apologists?
No, the Book of Mormon says that Jesus would be born at Jerusalem, not in Jerusalem:
10 And behold, he shall be born of Mary, at Jerusalem which is the land of our forefathers, she being a virgin, a precious and chosen vessel, who shall be overshadowed and conceive by the power of the Holy Ghost, and bring forth a son, yea, even the Son of God. (Alma 7:10)
As you no doubt are aware, the preposition at can mean "near." Bethelehem, being about six miles from the center of Jerusalem, certainly qualifies as "near Jerusalem."
What does that mean? It means Mormons know where Jesus was born.
Your stretch of logic is really pathetic. As you know, Bethlehem is about 5 miles outside of Jerusalem. When you harp on Mormonism it usually is a better attempt than this.
Still misguided, but better than this. This attempt just tries to slam Mormonism a bit too much.