Criticism of Mormonism/Books/American Massacre/Chapter 5

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A FAIR Analysis of: American Massacre A work by author: Sally Denton

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Claim
The author notes that several new federal officials fled the Utah Territory because they felt threatened.

Author's source(s)

• House Exec. Doc. 25, 15 quoted in David L. Bigler, Forgotten Kingdom: The Mormon Theocracy in the American West, 1847–1896 (Logan, Utah: Utah State University Press, 1998), 59. (bias and errors) Review

Response

• This claim is also made in One Nation Under Gods: p. 227-228 . Both authors rely upon the same source for this claim.
• For a response, see: Threats to early federal officials?

Claim
Blood atonement

Author's source(s)

• Gunnison, 83.

Response

• For a detailed response, see: Mormonism and doctrine/Repudiated concepts/Blood atonement

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|claim= The author claims that apostasy and adultery were punishable by beheading. |response=

• For a detailed response, see: Utah/Crime and violence/Crimes critics allege to have been "worthy of death" in the 1800's

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• Gunnison, 72.

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|claim= Brigham is claimed to have said that the revelation on polygamy said that "all worthy men" should cleave to as many women as possible. |response=

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• According to the author, this was said by Brigham Young at "an emergency conference of Young's apostles organized in August 1852."

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|claim= Brigham said that Adam was God and was a polygamist. |response=

• For a detailed response, see: Mormonism and doctrine/Repudiated concepts/Adam-God

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• According to the author, this was said by Brigham Young at "an emergency conference of Young's apostles organized in August 1852."

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|claim= Brigham is said to have threatened to "unsheathe" his bowie knife against the Gladdenites. |response=

• Although the author provides no source, this reference is found in Brigham Young, Journal of Discourses 1:83. Brigham says,

I say, rather than that apostates should flourish here, I will unsheath my bowie knife, and conquer or die. [Great commotion in the congregation, and a simultaneous burst of feeling, assenting to the declaration.] Now, you nasty apostates, clear out, or judgment will be put to the line, and righteousness to the plummet. [Voices, generally, "go it, go it."] If you say it is right, raise your hands. [All hands up.] Let us call upon the Lord to assist us in this, and every good work.

• For a detailed response, see: Brigham and "unsheathing the bowie knife"

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• No source provided.

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