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Concerning why I am writing this (and I hope this is the right place to do so), I was curious as to whether others have often heard it said that Mormonism is a peaceful religion. I have heard it said, in addition to the peaceful nature of Mormonism (supposedly), that the religion is highly respectful of those who are Native Americans since it was believed that the Hebrew people came to the Americas and were the "other sheep" (John 10) that Jesus spoke on.
However, in doing the review historically on the matter, I am very concerned with the misrepresentation that does not seem to be addressed when it comes to Mormons.....groups which have been noted to be semi-Christian even though there is an extensive history of violence in the camp and much of it is based on the idea that Christianity is apostate. One hundred fifty years ago, the U.S. Army marched into Utah prepared to battle Brigham Young and his Mormon militia which did damage to countless people after harming others:
Many are not aware of information present on how those in Mormonism actually waged war in the history of Utah when it came to the U.S - and the people they claim were the Biblical Hebrews (Native Americans) in how they actually treated them when it came to expanding into the Western Frontier.
Mormon war on Native Americans (Black Hawk War between Natives and Mormons) - YouTube
A lot of that is simply a reflection of Manifest Destiny - connected with American Exceptionalism ideals that often justified eradication of minority groups in the name of God condoning it. . This is similar to what happened with the Puritans when they came over (at least in certain camps) when they initially came over and later felt it was God's calling for them to treat Native Americans and Blacks in negative ways because of God backing it (even though other Puritans felt otherwise ) - more shared in Utopian Promise as well as Perry Miller's "Errand into the Wilderness" alongside Puritans | Sects and Violence in the Ancient World and The Puritan Origins of Black Abolitionism in Massachusetts | Christoper Cameron - Academia.edu (if wishing to learn on ways that the Puritan tradition was used positively) as well as Civil Religion and the Anglo-and African American Jeramaid
Going back to the original point, of course, I am very surprised at how much it seems the idea of Mormonism is presented as Christian and peaceful when the history does not bear out. Has anyone else here witnessed this and in agreement - or do you feel that it is not what it seems?
Concerning why I am writing this (and I hope this is the right place to do so), I was curious as to whether others have often heard it said that Mormonism is a peaceful religion. I have heard it said, in addition to the peaceful nature of Mormonism (supposedly), that the religion is highly respectful of those who are Native Americans since it was believed that the Hebrew people came to the Americas and were the "other sheep" (John 10) that Jesus spoke on.
However, in doing the review historically on the matter, I am very concerned with the misrepresentation that does not seem to be addressed when it comes to Mormons.....groups which have been noted to be semi-Christian even though there is an extensive history of violence in the camp and much of it is based on the idea that Christianity is apostate. One hundred fifty years ago, the U.S. Army marched into Utah prepared to battle Brigham Young and his Mormon militia which did damage to countless people after harming others:
- -"The Brink of War | History | Smithsonian" ( The Brink of War | History | Smithsonian )
- -"Utah War 1857-1858: Mormon Militarism & the War for Deseret " ( The Warfare Historian: Utah War 1857-1858: Mormon Militarism & the War for Deseret )
Many are not aware of information present on how those in Mormonism actually waged war in the history of Utah when it came to the U.S - and the people they claim were the Biblical Hebrews (Native Americans) in how they actually treated them when it came to expanding into the Western Frontier.
Mormon war on Native Americans (Black Hawk War between Natives and Mormons) - YouTube
A lot of that is simply a reflection of Manifest Destiny - connected with American Exceptionalism ideals that often justified eradication of minority groups in the name of God condoning it. . This is similar to what happened with the Puritans when they came over (at least in certain camps) when they initially came over and later felt it was God's calling for them to treat Native Americans and Blacks in negative ways because of God backing it (even though other Puritans felt otherwise ) - more shared in Utopian Promise as well as Perry Miller's "Errand into the Wilderness" alongside Puritans | Sects and Violence in the Ancient World and The Puritan Origins of Black Abolitionism in Massachusetts | Christoper Cameron - Academia.edu (if wishing to learn on ways that the Puritan tradition was used positively) as well as Civil Religion and the Anglo-and African American Jeramaid
Going back to the original point, of course, I am very surprised at how much it seems the idea of Mormonism is presented as Christian and peaceful when the history does not bear out. Has anyone else here witnessed this and in agreement - or do you feel that it is not what it seems?
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