How do non-LDS Christians respond to the LDS argument that Joseph Smith died as a Martyr for God, just like the Apostles?
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In Christian apologetics, a common argument for the reliability of the eyewitness accounts of the apostles is the fact that they were willing to withstand persecution and even martyrdom for what they believed to be true. However, Latter-day Saints use the very same argument to back up the authenticity of Joseph Smith's testimony, who, according to them, sealed his testimony with his own blood as a martyr, just like the 1st century apostles (e.g. see [here](https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/teachings-joseph-smith/chapter-46?lang=eng) and [here](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/content/martyr-for-god?lang=eng)) .
How do non-LDS Christians respond to the *Joseph Smith's martyrdom* argument?
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A counterpoint question can be found at [How do Latter-day Saints respond to the non-LDS argument that Joseph Smith's death was not comparable to the martyrdom of the ancient apostles?](https://christianity.stackexchange.com/q/84457/50422)
More examples of non-Christian religious martyrs can be found in [this answer](https://history.stackexchange.com/a/65666/46818) .
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