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Skeptic's Annotated Bible / Quran / Book of Mormon
Ammon stood forth and began to cast stones at them with his sling; yea, with mighty power he did sling stones amongst them; and thus he slew a certain number of them. Alma 17:36 Alma 17:36
"They shall beat their swords into plow-shares, and their spears into pruning-hooks -- nation shall not lift up
sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more."
12:4
"Now there was no law against against a man's belief."
30:7
There was no law to enforce a particular religious belief. Everyone was free to believe, or not believe,
whatever he or she liked.
30:9
There were laws to punish those who commited crimes, but there was no law against a person's belief.
30:11
"This derangement of your minds comes because of the traditions of your fathers, which lead
you away into a belief of things which are not so.--Korihor
30:16
"When a man was dead, that was the end thereof." -- Korihor
30:18
Korihor warns against believing foolish traditions that were laid down by ancient priests in order to
control people and keep them in ingnorance.
30:23
"Ye say that this people is a free people. Behold, I say they are in bondage. Ye say that those
ancient prophecies are true. Behold, I say that ye do not know that they are true." -- Korihor
30:24
"Ye say that this people is a guilty and a fallen people, because of the
transgression of a parent. Behold, I say that a child is not guilty because of its parents." -- Korihor
30:25
Korihor says that the Nephites don't know that Christ will come, or that he will be killed for the
sins of the world. The leaders only teach these things to enslave the people and prevent them from living full, bold,
and free lives.
30:26
The priests teach these dreams, whims, visions, and pretended mysteries to ensure their own power so as
not to "offend some unknown being, who they say is God -- a being who never has been seen or known, who never was
nor ever will be."
30:28
Korihor accused the priests and teachers of leading the people astray after silly traditions while enriching
themselves.
30:31
Korihor is asked if he believes there is a God, "and he answered, Nay."
30:37
Korihor tells Alma that if he can just show him a sign to convince him that God exists, he will believe.
30:43
The Zoramites wisely rejected the childish traditions of their fathers.
31:31
If the family doesn't receive an adequate inheritance, the church will provide for them.
83:5
The church will provide for widows, orphans, and the poor.
83:6
It isn't right for one man to be in bondage to another. 101:79
We believe that governments should ensure that individuals are free, and have the right to protect their life and property. 134:2
We believe that laws must be enforced equally. 134:3
We do not believe that human law has a right to intefere with religion. 134:4
We believe that the government should restrain crime, but never control conscience;
it should punish guilt, but never suppress freedom. 134:4
We believe that men should uphold their government, that sedition and rebellion should be punished, and that governments should enact laws for the public good, while protecting freedom of conscience. 134:5
We believe that laws should be respected and obeyed. 134:6
We believe that laws should be enacted to protect religious freedom, as long as such beliefs do not justify sedition or conspiracy. 134:7
We do not believe that religion should influence government, or that one religion should be granted special privileges. 134:9
We believe that men should appeal to the civil law to redress wrongs, but individuals also have the right to defend themselves and their property when such relief is unavailable. 134:11
