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{{misinformation|Even if this was a doctrine that was implemented (of which there is scant evidence), the Fancher party cannot have been subject to it, since none were Mormons whose "calling and election" had been "made sure."}} | {{misinformation|Even if this was a doctrine that was implemented (of which there is scant evidence), the Fancher party cannot have been subject to it, since none were Mormons whose "calling and election" had been "made sure."}} | ||
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Critics are inconsistent in their treatment of the supposedly violent society in Utah when compared to the massacred immigrants. | Critics are inconsistent in their treatment of the supposedly violent society in Utah when compared to the massacred immigrants. | ||
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==Response to claim: 77 - The author credits the story of Judge William W. Drummond of the Mormons' complicity in the death of Judge Leonidas Shaver, John Gunnison, and Almon Babbitt== | ==Response to claim: 77 - The author credits the story of Judge William W. Drummond of the Mormons' complicity in the death of Judge Leonidas Shaver, John Gunnison, and Almon Babbitt== | ||
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Author credits the story of Judge William W. Drummond of the Mormons' complicity in the death of Judge Leonidas Shaver, John Gunnison, and Almon Babbitt. | Author credits the story of Judge William W. Drummond of the Mormons' complicity in the death of Judge Leonidas Shaver, John Gunnison, and Almon Babbitt. | ||
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==Response to claim: 98 - Critics who wish to exploit the Mountain Meadows Massacre to attack the Church frequently cite an anonymous source signed "Argus"== | ==Response to claim: 98 - Critics who wish to exploit the Mountain Meadows Massacre to attack the Church frequently cite an anonymous source signed "Argus"== | ||
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Critics are often less than selective in their use of historical sources. Critics who wish to exploit the Mountain Meadows Massacre to attack the Church frequently cite an anonymous source signed "Argus." | Critics are often less than selective in their use of historical sources. Critics who wish to exploit the Mountain Meadows Massacre to attack the Church frequently cite an anonymous source signed "Argus." | ||
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==Response to claim: 114 - Dimmick Huntington's journal discusses Indians raising "allies" to help in the massacre== | ==Response to claim: 114 - Dimmick Huntington's journal discusses Indians raising "allies" to help in the massacre== | ||
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{{disinformation|Huntington's journal entry for 1 September 1857 actually says they were "afraid to fight the Americans & so would raise ''grain.''}} | {{disinformation|Huntington's journal entry for 1 September 1857 actually says they were "afraid to fight the Americans & so would raise ''grain.''}} | ||
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==Response to claim: 117 - The author draws on dreams, anonymous sources, family traditions, folklore and other such speculative or dubious evidence to condemn the Church== | ==Response to claim: 117 - The author draws on dreams, anonymous sources, family traditions, folklore and other such speculative or dubious evidence to condemn the Church== | ||
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The author draws on dreams, anonymous sources, family traditions, folklore and other such speculative or dubious evidence to condemn the Church or its members in the matter of the Mountain Meadows Massacre. | The author draws on dreams, anonymous sources, family traditions, folklore and other such speculative or dubious evidence to condemn the Church or its members in the matter of the Mountain Meadows Massacre. | ||
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It is claimed that Jacob Hamblin's son Albert raped two women at the Mountain Meadows Massacre, and Jacob was later to blame these on John D. Lee. | It is claimed that Jacob Hamblin's son Albert raped two women at the Mountain Meadows Massacre, and Jacob was later to blame these on John D. Lee. | ||
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==Response to claim: 196 - A gift of salt given to Johnston's army by Brigham which he is presumed to have implied was poisoned== | ==Response to claim: 196 - A gift of salt given to Johnston's army by Brigham which he is presumed to have implied was poisoned== | ||
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{{misinformation|Brigham did not try to poison the army, and his behavior was not suspicious enough to keep the troops from using the gift.}} | {{misinformation|Brigham did not try to poison the army, and his behavior was not suspicious enough to keep the troops from using the gift.}} | ||
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[[Category:Mountain Meadows Massacre]] | [[Category:Mountain Meadows Massacre]] |
Index of claims | A FAIR Analysis of: Blood of the Prophets: Brigham Young and the Massacre at Mountain Meadows, a work by author: Will Bagley
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The author claims that Brigham Young and others taught blood atonement for the "unpardonable sin," which set the stage for the Mountain Meadows Massacre.
Critics are inconsistent in their treatment of the supposedly violent society in Utah when compared to the massacred immigrants.
Author credits the story of Judge William W. Drummond of the Mormons' complicity in the death of Judge Leonidas Shaver, John Gunnison, and Almon Babbitt.
Critics are often less than selective in their use of historical sources. Critics who wish to exploit the Mountain Meadows Massacre to attack the Church frequently cite an anonymous source signed "Argus."
The author claims that Dimmick Huntington's journal discusses Indians raising "allies" to help in the massacre at Mountain Meadows which he claims Brigham is orchestrating.
The author draws on dreams, anonymous sources, family traditions, folklore and other such speculative or dubious evidence to condemn the Church or its members in the matter of the Mountain Meadows Massacre.
It is claimed that Jacob Hamblin's son Albert raped two women at the Mountain Meadows Massacre, and Jacob was later to blame these on John D. Lee.
Critics mention a gift of salt given to Johnston's army by Brigham which he is presumed to have implied was poisoned.
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