Theos-Talk Archives (December 2002 Message tt00192)

--- In theos-talk@y..., Larry F Kolts <llkingston2@j...> wrote:
Missouri was for
> years a seat of rabid, seething turmoil. 

A really inspiring religious movement, that one. First they p[ublish 
chloroform in print, then have some liars attest to its authenticity, 
then stir up hatred in the area.

> Young was no where around during Smith's final days.

Well, yes, but when Al Capone ordered bootleg wars in Chicago then 
went to Florida. When the bootleg wars started in Boston, Joseph P. 
Jennedy parked his family in New York Cty snd went to Hollywood. 
Nobody seriously believes these guys were innocent. Making sure you 
are out of town when you start some trouble is an old tactic.

> There IS some evidence that
> Young did revive the Danites or Avenging Angels in Utah

Actually, all I said was that Young benefited from the murders which 
conveniently removed all the obstacles to his advancement, and Ithink 
everyone would agree that is true. The fact that he is credited with 
running a murder organization later suggests either (1) he was 
involved in planning the murder of Smith et al, or (2) that he 
learned from that experience that murder could be quire useful to an 
ambitious man such as himself. I would have a hard time believing 
Young was innocent of much of anything.

> I still get riled over what should be a dead issue. I

It would be a dead issue if Mormonism were dead, but unfortunately it 
is not dead.