Well maybe not THAT true
December 02, 2002

Mormon student may be excommunicated

A graduate student with Mormon family roots says he will probably be excommunicated next week for articles he has written questioning the validity of the Book of Mormon.

Thomas W. Murphy, 35, published an article in the May Signature Books anthology, "American Apocrypha", that uses genetic data to discredit the Book of Mormon claim that American Indians are heathen descendants of ancient Israel. The conclusion also is the thesis of his doctoral dissertation at the University of Washington.

"We're told to tell the truth, but not if the truth contradicts church doctrine. I would prefer to tell the truth," Murphy said.

Murphy, chairman of the anthropology department at Edmonds Community College in Lynnwood, Wash., will face a church disciplinary council December 8. There, he will be allowed to make a statement and council members may try to change his mind about the Book of Mormon.

Church spokesman Dale Bills declined to comment specifically on Murphy's case.

*Wince* Really hate it when reality gets in the way of fantasy. Of course, the best thing to do in situations such as this is not to go back and re-evaluate your assumptions, but rather to throw the bugger out on his ass, strike his name from the books, and stick your fingers in your ears, singing loudly "I'M NOT LISTENING."

If you don't do that, then you might actually have to think, might actually have to reason, and might actually have to determine that the value of our existence isn't predicated on specialness imparted by Invisibles, but because we exist, period.

But Joooodddyyyy, that's not as much fuuuuuuunnn. I gotta be more special than the other guy. I just gotta....

Posted by Jody at December 2, 2002 11:06 AM

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