... , but many lost all interest in Christianity. The controversy over ancestor worship led to government persecution. A well known scholar and his nephew were arrested and beheaded for burning their ancestral tablets. Other Christians were imprisoned. However, the courage of the martyrs attracted many new converts. By 1794, ten years after the first baptism, there were 4000 Catholics in Korea. The government ... ...

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... Asia. Mormonism Joseph Smith founded The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1830 with five other members. Joseph Smith was visited by an angel and given golden tablets containing the Book of Mormon. He also claimed to be the next prophet (Long, 1994). He was known for his drunkenness and practices of polygamy. He also made many failed ... ...

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