[Colofornian]

The Church did go through a systematic "cleansing" (for lack of a better word, but it probably fits) of divergent views in the 80's. My parents had subscribed to Sunstone and Dialogue. The General Authorities spoke out against them in conference and told members to not subscribe to them. Some of the articles were good. Some clearly had false religious doctrine...Much of it also promoted liberal views and feminism. So I am glad they purged the false doctrines.

The difference between my focus of Brigham and the above is that you are talking about grass roots here. I am talking about the supposed "living prophet."

BYU also has booted some feminist professors. Some history professors have been fired too....I don't see a problem with it. Most churches have some sort of mechanism for enforcing doctrinal purity. Say for example a Bishop in the Catholic church preaches in services that abortion is OK. I assume there is some sort of Disciplinary proceeding and peer pressure brought to bear. If the Bishop fails to change/repent from their heresy and sin of preaching abortion they would be booted. The Mormon church has disciplinary courts to deal with False Doctrines.

Again, now you're going to tell me that if blood atonement was an unofficial false teaching taught by Brigham that Brigham was subjected to the LDS church machinery of either being "fired" from his prophet job (like a BYU prof) or could have been run through "disciplinary courts to deal with false" teachings?

[Rameumptom]

Prophets and Apostles are not infallible. We don't teach that they are.

Peter denied Christ three times. Timthey was a little over Zealous and favored a political solution to the Roman/Jews conflict. Timothy doubted the Ressurected Lord.

If Brigham did teach one false Doctrine in a Sermon out of 50 years of Sermons I think it is in line with other Apostles who made mistakes sometimes.