- Simon Southerton
Simon Southerton is an Australian molecular biologist. Southerton published the book "Losing a Lost Tribe: Native Americans, DNA, and the Mormon Church". [cite book
title=Losing a Lost Tribe: Native Americans, DNA, and the Mormon Church
year=2004
isbn=1560851813
first=Simon G.
last= Southerton
publisher=Signature Books ] The book uses genetic evidence to examine the historical accuracy ofThe Book of Mormon . The book received heavy criticism from theLatter Day Saints (Mormon) church.Fact|date=March 2008 Southerton was a member of the LDS church, but after the book was published, the church charged him with inappropriate sexual relations with another woman other than his wife and according to an email he sent to the Associated Press he confirmed he was excommunicated him for "having an inappropriate relationship with a woman," unrelated to the book. [cite web
url=http://www.affirmation.org/news/2005_35.shtml
title=Web site article discussion excommunication of Southerton
accessDate=2007-12-08] Members of the church disciplinary committee also contended that the excommunication had nothing to do with the book. [cite web
url=http://www.mormoncurtain.com/topic_simonsoutherton.html
title=Southerton's account of disciplinary hearing
accessDate=2007-12-07]ee also
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Criticism of Mormonism
*Genetics and the Book of Mormon
*Thomas W. Murphy Notes
External links
* [http://www.irr.org/mit/southerton-response.html Southerton's rebuttal to apologist's criticism of his book]
* [http://www.fairlds.org/Book_of_Mormon/Brief_Review_of_Murphy_and_Southerton_Galileo_Event.html Apologist criticism of book]
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