Mormonism and government

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Mormonism and government

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• Relationship with the United States government
• The Kingdom of God on Earth
• The United States Constitution

Relationship with the United States government

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• 19th century Mormons' attitude toward the United States government

19th century Mormons' attitude toward the United States government

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• Question: Were 19th century Mormons "anti-American"?
• Question: Did John Taylor believe that there was no longer a separation between Church and State?
• Question: Did Joseph Smith claim that all governments and religions other than Mormonism would eventually be destroyed form the earth?
• Question: Did Brigham Young indicate in a speech in 1857 that the American government would fall to the Mormons?

The Kingdom of God on Earth

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• The Council of Fifty

The Council of Fifty

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• Question: What was the Council of Fifty?
• Question: Was Joseph Smith anointed to be "King over the earth" by the Council of Fifty?

The United States Constitution

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• Alleged prophecies that the U.S. government would be overthrown
• The White Horse Prophecy

Alleged prophecies that the U.S. government would be overthrown

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• Question: Did Joseph Smith prophesy that the government would be overthrown and wasted?

The White Horse prophecy

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• Question: What is the "White Horse Prophecy"?
• Question: What do critics of Mormonism say about the "White Horse Prophecy"?
• Question: Will the U.S. Constitution eventually "hang by a thread"?
• Question: Are the "Mormons" secretly planning to eventually take over the U.S. Government?
• Question: How have leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints reacted to the stories of the White Horse prophecy?
• Question: Does the "White Horse Prophecy" imply that "Mormons" encourage support for some candidates over others?

Source(s) of the criticism:

Critical sources

Richard Abanes, One Nation Under Gods: A History of the Mormon Church (New York: Four Walls Eight Windows, 2003), xx-xxi (hardback); page xiv-xvii (paperback), endnote 17, page 479; citing Joseph Smith, statement of December 30, 1842, History of the Church (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Company, 1976/1980), 5:212. ( Index of claims )

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