Ah, the first true 9/11 terrorist act on domestic soil. Mormons executing at close range 120 children aged 8 & up, their mothers & their fathers. How many were convicted for this crime? (One) Even an Lds bishop ex-communicated for this horrific massacre was later re-institated by Lds leaders. (And here Lds has taught for the longest time that murder was an unforgiveable sin)
From the article: ...general interest in Mormonism never has been higher, says Givens, professor of literature and religion at the University of Richmond in Virginia..."In addition to a general readership interested in things Mormon, members are voracious consumers of their own history."
Ah, secondary reasons as to why so many Lds-related articles are worth posting on FR: (1) general interest in all things Mormon "has never been higher"; and (2) Lds "members are voracious consumers of their own history" -- primarily because in my view, the Lds church itself either ignores its historical warts (& worse) + skews what it does present.
Anyway, FReepers should post more Lds true historical accounts knowing they'll have a "voracious" Lds readership!
From the article: In 1945, Alfred A. Knopf offered No Man Knows My History, Fawn Brodie's provocative profile of Joseph Smith. Five years later, Stanford University Press brought out Juanita Brooks' groundbreaking history, Mountain Meadows Massacre. (Yes, I recommend these books)
From the article: Next year it will bring out a biography of early LDS apostle Parley P. Pratt...
Hmm...this one might be interesting. Parley P. had a dozen wives, one of whom was still married to the man when Pratt brought her back out West from Arkansas-Louisiana area. Pratt met her as an apostle-missionary of the Lds church; and while in Arkansas, was tracked down by the provoked husband, who killed him. Parley P.'s brother was fellow apostle, Orson Pratt, the direct ancestor of Mitt Romney.
Mormons executing at close range 120 children aged 8 & up
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Plus some infants in their mothers arms...
Notice no LDS has come on to defend/deny anything.
another single issue poster alert