Item Detail
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28738
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English
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Dissent : Perspectives from the Book of Mormon
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Journal of Book of Mormon Studies
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1993
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3
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Provo, UT
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Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
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53-73
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"Most scriptural references to dissent are in the Book of Mormon. The Book of Mormon teaches that dissension is a cause of evil, suffering, and destruction; some dissenters undergo a hardening, while others may be reclaimed; preaching the gospel is the best way to reclaim dissenters; after patient endurance, compulsion may be necessary to stop dissenters from causing severe harm to the innocent, but compulsion should be avoided when possible; both spiritual and civic responses may be used to quell dissent; responding to dissent is not the task of leaders only; dissent is inevitable in our society and the church; and the Lord blesses the faithful who endure the trials and temptations of dissent." [abstract provided]