[Logophile]

My main argument is that the original article is ridiculously biased, casting Smith as vastly superior to Lincoln, if not Christ Himself.

Perhaps I read a different article than you did. As I recall, the article nowhere states that Smith was "vastly superior" to Lincoln, only that both faced similar difficulties over their antislavery stance. Moreover the article makes no mention of Jesus Christ at all. (No believing Mormon would suggest that Joseph Smith is superior to Jesus Christ.)

But even if that were your main argument, you actually wrote something else. When asked whether the Mormons were mistreated in Missouri and Illinois, you wrote

I think they were mistreated. I also believe that they mistreated others.

That seems to suggest that you believe the Mormons were as guilty as those who drove them out of Missouri and Illinois. Is that what you believe?

[muawiyah]

There were a lot of folks who missed out on the battles in Kansas and felt guilty later on. This led them to be definitely "hawkish" when it came to responding to the Souvrn' attack on federal forts.

Only those who volunteered to fight hand to hand with slavers in Kansas can claim the moral highground.