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* "Another troubling tendency of Bagley’s is his habit of almost—but not quite—accusing Mormondom of criminal acts for which there can be no answer because no real facts are given. Federal officials “died mysteriously” (39), and Wakara died “probably of pneumonia but perhaps from poison,” all following conflicts with Mormons (33)." <ref>W. Paul Reeve and Ardis E. Parshall, "review of ''Blood of the Prophets: Brigham Young and the Massacre at Mountain Meadows'', by Will Bagley," ''Mormon Historical Studies'' (Spring 2003): 154.</ref> | * "Another troubling tendency of Bagley’s is his habit of almost—but not quite—accusing Mormondom of criminal acts for which there can be no answer because no real facts are given. Federal officials “died mysteriously” (39), and Wakara died “probably of pneumonia but perhaps from poison,” all following conflicts with Mormons (33)." <ref>W. Paul Reeve and Ardis E. Parshall, "review of ''Blood of the Prophets: Brigham Young and the Massacre at Mountain Meadows'', by Will Bagley," ''Mormon Historical Studies'' (Spring 2003): 154.</ref> | ||
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Contents
- 1 Response to claims made in "Chapter 2: The Battle-Ax of the Lord"
- 1.1 27
- 1.2 The author(s) of Check link or content make(s) the following claim:
- 1.3 FAIR's Response
- 1.4 The author(s) of Check link or content make(s) the following claim:
- 1.5 FAIR's Response
- 1.6 The author(s) of Check link or content make(s) the following claim:
- 1.7 FAIR's Response
- 1.8 Claim
- Author's quote: [missionaries] were called to prepare the Indians for their role in the
Response to claims made in "Chapter 2: The Battle-Ax of the Lord"
| Chapter 1 | A FAIR Analysis of: Blood of the Prophets: Brigham Young and the Massacre at Mountain Meadows, a work by author: Will Bagley
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Chapter 3 |
27
The author(s) of Check link or content make(s) the following claim:
Mormons saw Indians as instrument of vengeance for Joseph's murder.
FAIR's Response
|authorsources=
- [ATTENTION!]
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27
The author(s) of Check link or content make(s) the following claim:
Author's quote: [Joseph Smith] plunged into new sealings to married women, sisters, and very young girls....
FAIR's Response
- Prejudicial or loaded language
- Presentism or anachronism: "Marriages to very young girls"?
- "Sealings to married women"
- Divine manifestations to plural wives and their families
|authorsources=
- [ATTENTION!]
- Compare treatment in American Massacre: p. 26.
}}
33
The author(s) of Check link or content make(s) the following claim:
Innuendo about death of federal officials
FAIR's Response
- "Another troubling tendency of Bagley’s is his habit of almost—but not quite—accusing Mormondom of criminal acts for which there can be no answer because no real facts are given. Federal officials “died mysteriously” (39), and Wakara died “probably of pneumonia but perhaps from poison,” all following conflicts with Mormons (33)." [1]
|authorsources=
- [ATTENTION!]
}}
36
Claim
- Author's quote: [missionaries] were called to prepare the Indians for their role in the
impending apocalypse....
Author's source(s)
- [ATTENTION!]
Response
37
The author(s) of Check link or content make(s) the following claim:
Indians regarded by Mormons "as a weapon God had placed in their hands."
FAIR's Response
|authorsources=
- [ATTENTION!]
}}
Notes
- ↑ W. Paul Reeve and Ardis E. Parshall, "review of Blood of the Prophets: Brigham Young and the Massacre at Mountain Meadows, by Will Bagley," Mormon Historical Studies (Spring 2003): 154.