[Sherman Logan]

I’m not trying to blame the Church as a whole, not even the 1857 Church, much less the LDS Church of today.

With a little digging you can find bloody episodes in almost every religion’s history. The only difference generally being how far back you have to go.

BTW, here’s a link to an excellent short even-handed discussion of the MMM.

http://www.youknow.com/chris/essays/misc/mtnmeadows.html

[tantiboh]

“BTW, here’s a link to an excellent short even-handed discussion of the MMM.

http://www.youknow.com/chris/essays/misc/mtnmeadows.html “

Thanks, Sherman, that was a pretty good article; I learned several things from it.

One inaccuracy that bears mention, though, is the idea that Young advocated the concept of so-called “Blood Atonement.” Here is a full refutation of that idea by a prominent LDS authority:

http://www.shields-research.org/General/blood_atonement.htm

It is possible, I suppose, that if Young discussed this concept in theoretical terms, that some overzealous renegade members could have taken it too far. It’s all speculation, though.

Thanks again for the great link.