Newspapers around the country are picking up the story reported yesterday in the LA Times (see yesterday’s blog, DNA and Mormonism). I thought it might be a good idea to provide a few resources for people wanting to learn more about the whole controversy.
For a really good article on the DNA issues and the “unofficial” LDS response see DNA and the Book of Mormon Record.
Another article that goes into great depth: Lamanites No More: DNA and Lost Ties to Father Lehi
View the online video from Living Hope Ministries, DNA vs. The Book of Mormon.
Here is an article by Simon G. Southerton, whose book, Loosing a Lost Tribe, is at the center of the DNA controversy. In Answers to Apologetic Claims about DNA and the Book of Mormon Dr. Southerton addresses “the most frequently advanced arguments” from Mormon apologists.