(October 30, 2015 at 3:14 pm)Drich Wrote:(October 30, 2015 at 2:53 pm)Irrational Wrote: That you don't see it as special pleading. Joseph Smith was persecuted for his beliefs. Did you not know that?Again no. Smith ran from persecution. To be persecuted is to remain solvent, to face your oppressors, to endure as Paul did, and not run from your home in arkansas to a remote part of the country so you can brain wash unchallenged.
Paul took on all challengers, Smith ran from them. You can be persecuted if you are not there.
Bullshit. The Mormons say he was persecuted and died for the faith. It was Paul who avoided execution. That's why nowhere in the Bible does it say he died for the faith.