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Critics claim that the United Order was simply "communism." | Critics claim that the United Order was simply "communism." | ||
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* {{CriticalWork:Denton:American Massacre|pages=9}} | * {{CriticalWork:Denton:American Massacre|pages=9}} | ||
* {{CriticalWork:Tanner:Changing World|pages=59}} | * {{CriticalWork:Tanner:Changing World|pages=59}} | ||
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The claim is absurd, and intended to be inflammatory. | The claim is absurd, and intended to be inflammatory. | ||
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* private ownership versus no private ownership. | * private ownership versus no private ownership. | ||
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Questions
== Critics claim that the United Order was simply "communism."
Source(s) of the criticism
- Sally Denton, American Massacre: The Tragedy at Mountain Meadows, (Secker & Warburg, 2003), 9.
- Jerald and Sandra Tanner, The Changing World of Mormonism (Moody Press, 1979), 59.( Index of claims )
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Detailed Analysis
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The claim is absurd, and intended to be inflammatory.
Marx and Engel's Communist Manifesto was not written until 1848, so it would be impossible for Joseph Smith to draw on their ideas.
There are many differences between the United Order and Marxist Communism, including:
- voluntary versus involuntary.
- focused on God and Christ versus atheistic.
- private ownership versus no private ownership.
== Notes == None