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Reader responses regarding "The Mormons" PBS series

Published: Thursday, May 3, 2007 12:10 a.m. MDT
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I thought that the documentary showed the view of people who were not members and their opinions of Mormons as well as members who have left the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Their views are those of someone who is not main stream Mormon and as such provided a tainted view to the viewers. I believe there was too much time given to polygamy and the Mountain Meadows Massacre. There should have been more time given to the extermination orders and murders in Missouri which I felt was washed over. The presentation made it seem like the Mormons caused the uprising and not that the people wanting to steal land, homes, furnishings and developments from the Mormons. The fact that the residents feared the Mormon population was growing too fast and that they could become the leadership in these areas was skimmed over. Now it looks like the rebuttal or follow up will be more of the same people and still not present and accurate picture. I am glad that this view will not be the view of members or of those who truly investigate the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I think it is very interesting that this aired at the time an active Mormon is in the presidential race. — John Gray

There were very few complete positive explanations of our teachings, and too much time spent on polygamy, Meadow Mountain and a woman who had an ax to grind. Her true colors came out, if she was truly exed for no good reason she would never make light of sacred things. The Lord will use this for furthering his cause. — Jeff, Seattle, WA

I was not impressed. There were so many errors and accuracies. First, the church does not baptize dead members. Second, If Joseph just let his imagination run away from him, what about the witnesses that actually handled the Gold plates. No mention of that. This production went to out its' way to cast doubt on the teachings. It spent way too much time with polygamy and the Mountain Meadow Massacre and way too little time on the atrocities in Missouri and Illinois. Why wasn't the Mormon battalion talked about? Having sat on several church courts, not one was as Ms. Toscano represented. The process was totally misrepresented. The critique could go on and on. This was nothing more then an effort to give church dissidents a platform that they don't deserve. — Dennis Peterson, Oklahoma City

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