It is a thread claiming to set forth scientific knowledge in the field of archaeology and philology.
Flaming any thread is never a good idea, and it is surely not flaming to inquire as to the reliability of the scientific data and alleged scholarly consensus put forward on the thread.
For example, the article says: "Anciently, baptism was known as a 'sealing' to go to heaven, he said."
Among which ancients was baptism known as "sealing"? Certainly not to the authors of the New Testament, who never use the word "seal" (sphragis) to describe baptism (baptisma).
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It is disingenuous to complain that your confession is being maligned when you are NOT using the caucus designation to protect the thread from challenges!
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***Among which ancients was baptism known as “sealing”? ***
The oldest Mormons?