Anti-Mormons are generally more interested in the matter of Hebrew DNA (or lack thereof) in the America’s than Mormons are, since anti-Mormons rely on it as evidence of the falsity of the Book of Mormon and LDS faith whereas most Mormons don’t rely on it in the slightest to prove their religion. So might the recent discovery of Hebrew DNA markers in living populations of native Americans reverse things? Probably not. There may be a few Mormons who get excited and blow this discovery out of proportion, and there may be a few anti-Mormons who start getting worried that this is just the beginning and lessen their use of DNA evidence in talking about the LDS church veracity, but by and large I predict nothing substantive will change. The same method that is used by 99% of Mormons for determining whether the LDS faith is true or not–asking God directly–will continue to be the preferred method, and anti-Mormons will use whatever methods work to accomplish their ends, regardless of an evidence that undermines their claims.
Hmmmm…….and who is the source of this recent discovery of Hebrew DNA in South America?
A quick Google from the information in the above link shows us that the research has been put forward by ‘Sorenson Molecular Genealogy Foundation.’ Where might this organisation with such ground breaking, faith promoting research be based? Yep, as suspected, they’re based in Salt Lake City lol.
So the search continues, can anyone find a non-mormon scientist in any field, that supports any Book of Mormon archeology, or any claim that Native Americans can be tracd back to the Holy Land, either through DNA or through Native American customs?