Mark 3:22-27<\/a><\/p>\nCompare 9:32-34; Luke 11:14-15, 17-23; John 7:20; 8:48; 8:52; 10:20<\/p>\n
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I\u2019ve written in the past about what I call \u201cNew Age anti-Mormonism.\u201d \u00a0It\u2019s the sort of anti-Mormonism associated with such zany madcaps as Ed Decker and Bill Schnoebelen.<\/p>\n
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New Age anti-Mormonism is\u00a0more than a little crazy, but, in a way, I respect it.<\/p>\n
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Why?<\/p>\n
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Because it recognizes that some elements of the story of the Restoration are very difficult to explain away naturalistically and, still unwilling to accept the claims of Mormonism, forthrightly appeals to a supernatural (albeit demonic) account.<\/p>\n
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Just as the critics of Jesus did, according to these passages.<\/p>\n
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There\u2019s integrity in this response. \u00a0It\u2019s nuts, but it\u2019s consistent.<\/p>\n
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