> The tablets were returned to the care of the angel Moroni. Several
> witnesses
> saw the tablets and some transcription was shown to an expert of
> linguistics.
> He maintained the writings were authentic.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: sodom <Sodom@ma.ultranet.com>
> To: virus@lucifer.com <virus@lucifer.com>
> Date: Monday, June 15, 1998 6:24 PM
> Subject: Re: virus: Virus: Opinions?
>
>
> >Where are these tablets now? Have they gone through sceintific scrutiny?
> Just
> >curious.
> >
> >Sodom
> >
> As authentic as Mohammed, no doubt. Someone ought to write the Mormon
> equivalent of Salman Rushdie's "The Satanic Verses."
> BTW, the people on this channel are merely scrutinizing you as a
representative
>of a group of people infected with a particularly virulent meme.
>Their questions, objections and discussions are just so much
>scientific experimental manipulation, prodding you this way and that
>just to see how you wriggle under the microscope. Unlike a microbe,
>however, you are a human being (although a confused and misled
>one), and I consider their toying with you in this manner without
>you at least being aware that it's happening to you to be petty,
>cruel, and not in the least bit funny. I apologize for this. Joe
It doesn't bother me one bit. I am completely aware that these people are
trying to 'toy' with me...but I enjoy it. Actually, if you got your hands on
just a fraction of
the Anti-Mormon literature out there you could assemble probably 200 volumes
the equivalent of the 'satanic verses'. There has been no lack of
Anti-Mormon
writings. It seems at every turn someone is attacking the church. I
remember
as a boy going to the dedication of the Dallas, Texas temple and seeing
literally
dozens of Anti-Mormons out front yelling at passersby and holding up
Anti-Mormon
signs. It was very shocking and disturbing.
Do you consider yourself 'enlightened'? Are you so sure that what you
believe about
man's purpose is correct?
It would be interesting to know what you thought about all this on your
deathbed.
Like they say, 'there are no atheists in foxholes.' (or something like
that.)