[Minus_The_Bear]

The book "Under the Banner of Heaven" is a really eye opening account about the brutally violent and corrupt history of the Mormon church. As for Romney, this discussion is meaningless because no southern (and mid-west to some extent) Republican will vote for somebody who is both Mormon and a Yankee. It just won't happen.

[frgoff]

The book "Under the Banner of Heaven" is a really eye opening account about the brutally violent and corrupt history of the Mormon church. As for Romney, this discussion is meaningless because no southern (and mid-west to some extent) Republican will vote for somebody who is both Mormon and a Yankee. It just won't happen.

And you can read a good critique of the book, here.

[frgoff]

Here's an even better response to the book Under the Banner of Heaven.

[MHGinTN]

Have you read No Man Knows My Story (or History; can't remember)?

[ImpeachandRemove]

Under the Banner of Heaven is really good on the origins of Mormonism, which to an outsider has many hilarious and disturbing aspects. It is excellent in explaining the behavior of the wacky breakaway Mormon polygamists, a group that apparently flourishes because they have learned to game the welfare system. But don't count me in any "17%". To oppose a member of such a large and diverse group based solely on their religion is bigotry, and, in my book, un-American.