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We mentioned Thursday night's poker table touched on a wide range of religious topics. At one point, a man brought up the Church of Jesus Christ-Latter Day Saints (known by many as Mormonism).

"This man says he finds a plate with an alphabet only he can read," the man said skeptically. "And that's supposed to be the word of God?"

Many Christian believer would agree with that skepticism. They might quote from the Old Testament to support that view....

See that you do all I command you; do not add to it or take away from it. - Deuteronomy 12:32

....except that verse refers to rules for worshiping God. It doesn't really address what book is "the holy book." (Remember there was no New Testament at that time, not to mention most of the Old.)

This year marks 400 years since the King James Bible was published. The Book of Mormon was published long after that. Yet if you put the two books side-by-side, you'll discover some chapters are repeated word-for-word. The ones that are not are the ones which makes LDS controversial.

We told the skeptic about our stay at a hotel years ago which had a Book of Mormon in the dresser drawer, alongside a Gideon Bible. One Saturday afternoon we compared the two -- and within one hour, we concluded the Book of Mormon was a "bluff' in poker terms. In other words, it's a work of heresy. Read our online study to find out why we say that. And if you have questions, leave a comment for us to address.