It was primarily screened for church attendees, who saw it as a definitive explanation of Mormonism.

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We invite you to give back.Copyright © 1997-2020 by The Foundation for Apologetic Information and Research, Inc. All Rights Reserved.No portion of this site may be reproduced without the express written consent of The Foundation for Apologetic Information and Research, Inc.Any opinions expressed, implied, or included in or with the goods and services offered by FairMormon are solely those of FairMormon and not those of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.FairMormon™ is controlled and operated by the Foundation for Apologetic Information and Research (FAIR)The film does not - in our opinion - fairly portray the Mormon Church, Mormon history, or Mormon belief. He is also the author of the books Portions of this temple ritual reenactment are included in the 1993 sequel Statement by Rhonda M. Abrams, 25 May 1984, Regional Director of Anti-Defamation League of the B'nai B'rith, as quoted in Michael Griffith, "Even as anti-Mormon books go, The God Makers is one of the worst, most inaccurate attacks on Mormonism ever written. Two former Mormons seek to file a class-action lawsuit against The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, detailing for skeptical attorneys the history, doctrines and secret rituals of the Mormon religion.

Contradictory accounts of the trial exist, and the outcome is not specified.The allegation that Joseph Smith dug up and took with him a part of his brother Alvin’s body to the hill Cumorah is unconfirmed.

The story of the exhumation of Alvin’s remains gained new life with the “discovery” of

[t]he film does not fairly portray the Mormon Church, Mormon history, or Mormon belief. Two former Mormons seek to file a class-action lawsuit against The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, detailing for skeptical attorneys the history, doctrines and secret rituals of the Mormon religion. Decker claims that Smith used “blood sacrifices in his magic rituals” in order to locate treasure.
Decker states that the church is a massive, multibillion-dollar corporation which shatters the lives of families and has ties into The film's narrator adds that the temple is used for "only secret ceremonies which are reserved for an elite few," and that temple attendance is required in order that "the worthy Mormon can become a god himself in the life hereafter, ruling over his own planet, with a number of goddess wives."

The LDS Church is described as a huge business enterprise.

This damaged the public perception of the LDS Church. The introductory segment contains the following warning:


"Another Look at The Godmakers". At one point, Decker and Baer present an animated film to the "attorneys" in order "to show the difference between Mormonism and Christianity."

An illustration of text ellipses. We are of the opinion that The Godmakers relies heavily on appeals to fear, prejudice and other less worthy human emotions.

Immediately following this statement, a text overlay states that shortly after the interview, Lillian was found dead in her home of a gunshot wound.

He also suggests that the requirement to wear “Decker claims that Joseph Smith was a sorcerer and fortune teller and that “[i]t is therefore quite natural to surmise that Smith’s followers would be involved in the same practices that he advocated.” Decker also claims that Smith was convicted of sorcery and “crystal ball gazing or fortune telling” by courts in New York. TV News. They state that the LDS Church has "billions" with which to fight the case and that it would take years.

We find particularly offensive the emphasis that Mormonism is some sort of subversive plot — a danger to the community, a threat to the institution of marriage, and destructive to the mental health of teenagers. We believe that continued use of this film poses genuine danger to the climate of good will and harmony which currently exists between…neighbors of differing faiths.

Chuck Sackett, identified as “Former Mormon” and author of Decker states that, “The goal of every Mormon man is to become the duplicate of the Mormons' concept of God: to reign over planets and solar systems and enjoy everlasting, celestial sex with thousands of goddess wives.” Decker claims that temple attendance is required to achieve this goal, but that 75% of LDS members will never enter a temple. Spirituality & Religion Sports Videos Television Videogame Videos Vlogs Youth Media. Greer states that Mormon men are promised that they will have “unlimited eternal sex” and that the Mormon woman is promised a life of “eternal pregnancy.”


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