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Still many Protestants—and early feminists—considered Mormons “moral lepers.” More than 3 million people signed petitions encouraging what became a two-year Senate investigation into whether Mormonism imposed “an obligation of hostility to the United States.”
I know from 1847 until his death Brigham Young HATED the US Government. He believed the Mormons would convert the Native Americans in the west who would then join forces to overthrow the US Government which would usher in the 2nd Coming and open up Missouri for Jesus's world rule.
If you read the article Smoot had some protectionist similarities with Trump and ended up being booted during the New Deal ear.
Still many Protestants—and early feminists—considered Mormons “moral lepers.” More than 3 million people signed petitions encouraging what became a two-year Senate investigation into whether Mormonism imposed “an obligation of hostility to the United States.”
I know from 1847 until his death Brigham Young HATED the US Government. He believed the Mormons would convert the Native Americans in the west who would then join forces to overthrow the US Government which would usher in the 2nd Coming and open up Missouri for Jesus's world rule.
If you read the article Smoot had some protectionist similarities with Trump and ended up being booted during the New Deal ear.
My understanding is that the "Oath of Vengeance" that was once part of the temple ceremony could probably be considered an "obligation of hostility":
You and each of you do covenant and promise that you will pray and never cease to pray to Almighty God to avenge the blood of the prophets upon this nation, and that you will teach the same to your children and to your children's children unto the third and fourth generation.
"The truth is elegantly simple. The lie needs complex apologia. 4 simple words: Joe made it up. It answers everything with the perfect simplicity of Occam's Razor. Every convoluted excuse withers." - Some guy on Reddit called disposazelph
Spicy McHaggis wrote: ↑Tue Jan 31, 2017 9:54 amIf you read the article Smoot had some protectionist similarities with Trump and ended up being booted during the New Deal ear.
In fact, he was the Smoot of the "Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act" of 1930.
Not Buying It wrote: ↑Tue Jan 31, 2017 10:47 am
My understanding is that the "Oath of Vengeance" that was once part of the temple ceremony could probably be considered an "obligation of hostility":
You and each of you do covenant and promise that you will pray and never cease to pray to Almighty God to avenge the blood of the prophets upon this nation, and that you will teach the same to your children and to your children's children unto the third and fourth generation.
I keep learning about more and more changes to the temple over the last 170 years. Sure is a lot of revision for something that is supposed to be eternally true. [I hate the temple so much.]
