In defense of my religion!!
First off I will say that I posted on here a few years ago that I would see this movie and give it a fair shake. I thought it was wrong of people of my faith to come on here and judge a movie they had not even seen. I watched it and it was completely inaccurate and none of it was true. There is a documentary filmmaker that has done an excellent film on the Mountain Meadows Massacre. Chris Cain who directed this film stole things from this guys documentary and when it was found out the guy wanted to sue Cain in court. Because Cain had more money and backing the suit was thrown out. The filmmaker named Brian Patrick came out against the film and said it was inaccurate and did not portray the LDS Church fairly. I have been a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints for 30 years and it should be also noted that I am a history major. I have researched Mountain Meadows thoroughly and I can say with firm conviction that the Church was in no way responsible. The Prophet Brigham Young made the statement and told the brethern that when the immigrants arrived to "Leave Them Alone." You can find this statement in the Utah state archives and there is plenty of documentation on the quote. There were angry disenfranchised people that disobeyed the Prophet's counsel and took the law into their own hands. The documentary I referred to above is called "Burying the Past" Chris Cain and his son Dean Cain made this horrible movie which is as Roger Ebert quoted in his review "A Mormon Hit job." A new book has also been released that refutes Dan Bagley and Sally Denton who have written books on Mountain Meadows and they want to blame Brigham Young and the Church for the whole thing. The book has been written by three historical scholars and is well documented and footnoted extremely well. The movie September Dawn paints my religion and past leaders in a bad light and none of it is true. The way that our ceremonies in the Temple are portrayed is horrible and very offensive. Showing Dean Cain who plays Joseph Smith as a vindictive and vengeful person is also offensive and wrong. The movies is a huge let down and doesn't make you feel good at all. Many critics have denounced the film as one that obviously paints the LDS church in a bad light. The new book that will be the definitive study on this subject is called Massacre at Mountain Meadows. The Mormons in their early history were driven out because of not only their religious beliefs but because they were anti-slavery and they were friendly with the Indians. Young boys were murdered, women raped and houses burned all because of what the beliefs of the early saints were. From all I've read and believe me I've read both sides the evidence against Brigham Young and the Church is circumstantial and has never been proven. The people who committed this massacre were angry members of the Church that wanted revenge after Joseph Smith and his brother Hyrum were murdered. They went against what Brigham Young said and took the law into their own hands. I am a firm believer in my faith and am not brainwashed. Problem is I can't prove to anybody who would respond to this that I'm not. I have researched and read a lot of the early history of my Church. I firmly believe in my faith. I am also Christian and believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God and that he died and was resurrected. I believe God speaks to man daily and that the Bible is not all there is. I believe the Bible to be the word of God but I also believe in the Book of Mormon and that it was written by Holy Prophets who were called of God also. I believe that Joseph Smith was called as a Prophet of God and that he did see God the Father and his son Jesus Christ.
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