By: Eric Nielson
A frequent tactic used by critics of the church is to attempt to expose some sinful behavior by Joseph Smith. The strategy seems to be that if you convince people that Joseph Smith committed sins during his life, that you can dismiss his prophetic claims, and with them the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. This might be an effective approach for some people, but that is unfortunate, because prophets are not infallible, and the righteousness of Joseph Smith is impossible to accurately asses, completely irrelevant, and misses the entire point of the restoration.
By: Paradox
Who'd have thought that Doctrine and Covenants seminary would prepare me to take on a bigot from the New York Times?