INVESTIGATE: Ellen White's Plagiarism
Topic: Plagiarism
pla-gia-rize: to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own
: use (a created production) without crediting the source
: to commit literary theft: present as new and original an idea or
product derived from an existing source.
(Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary)
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Bible Test #3 - Cannot steal their writings from others:
"Therefore, behold, I am against the prophets, saith the LORD, that steal my words every one from his neighbour." Jer. 23:30
The articles below will present the following evidence:
- She copied extensively from others while denying she did so
- All the major thoughts and ideas in her writings were derived from others
- She copied both truths and falsehoods into her writings
In Ellen White's own words: "Although I am dependent upon the Spirit of the Lord in writing my views as I am in receiving them, yet the words I employ in describing what I have seen are my own." (Review and Herald, Oct. 8, 1867)