You are discussing the alleged crimes of a person.
I was discussing the generalization of the comparison between two religions.
I’m not actually discussing the specifics of those two religions, just whether it is a fair comparison to claim they are identical.
Note that in this case, we MUST look at the group as a whole, because the charge was made about the group as a whole.
Whereas elsewhere I argue that we can’t look at the group, because the law targets individuals, not membership in groups.
If someone was arguing that some leader of FLDS compared to some leader of LDS, I wouldn’t bother to join the discussion.
That person (Joseph Smith) was the prophet of the LDS organization and set the doctrines and practices, which were implemented throughout the LDS organization.
This same person/prophet is the person responsible, among some others (Brigham Young, Taylor, and so forth), for establishing the doctrines and practices of FLDS organization.
In fact, the FLDS claim that they more closely follow Joseph Smith's prophecies than the compromised LDS (1890 Great Accommodation) do. Do you disagree with the FLDS? If so, why?