READERS RESPOND: WAS BENJAMIN FRANKLIN THE FIRST MORMON?

From John Adrian in New York City:
"Very well done. I have always been a "fan" of Dr. Franklin and his bent for original thinking. The link to Brother Joseph is radical and will be very threatening to TBMs or Orthodox Mormons, but I think The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has become a haven for people who can't, or are too lazy to, think for themselves. Witness GBH's virtual denial of traditional LDS beliefs in his efforts to appeal to a wider audience. GBH's dilution of LDS theology, which does exist even if it is unpopular among to-day's TBMs, is upon his head. I, for one, left The Church in favor of Unitarian Universalism where development of my own theology is not just allowed, but encouraged...Thanks for your Marvelous Work and Wonder."