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EvolveOrConvolve

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9. "Presents the history of the Mormon church..."

Reply to rug (Original post)

Mon Apr 23, 2012, 08:31 PM

Apr 2012

Yes, a highly sanitized version of LDS history. There are some pretty nasty pieces of Mormon history that they do a good job of glossing over or hiding entirely.

If you think I'm kidding, Google "Danites" or "Blood Atonement" or "Mountain Meadows Massacre". The early LDS church was incredibly similar to what nowadays we would call Organized Crime.

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Go West, Young Religion: Mormonism on Exhibit [View all] rug Apr 2012 OP

Do they have copies of the edhopper Apr 2012 #1

It appears to showcase church history rather than church theology. rug Apr 2012 #2

i wonder if there will be miniature gun battles they had with the Baptists? madrchsod Apr 2012 #3

Don't know but you can go to Nauvoo, Illinois to learn about the massacres. rug Apr 2012 #4

been there when i was a kid madrchsod Apr 2012 #7

Local history is too often neglected. rug Apr 2012 #8

Kathleen Madigan's stand up routine on visiting Salt Lake City is hilarious. cbayer Apr 2012 #5

I'd lay serious odds that the exhibit doesn't mention kestrel91316 Apr 2012 #6

"Presents the history of the Mormon church..." EvolveOrConvolve Apr 2012 #9