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Of course, if there had never been polygamy, there would have been nothing to "expose", and therefore less likely that JS would have destroyed the press. One of the lessons of the whole thing is that when someone is out for your scalp, don't do anything that gives them license over you. |
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Incidentally, I heard lots of stories about Carthage, but never once was I told growing up about the Nauvoo Expositor's destruction.
I think that's why its mention touches so many nerves. We realize that we were never told the whole story. We were never told about Joseph marrying other men's wives, we were never told that Joseph was accused by William Law of trying to seduce his wife, thus leading to his disaffilation and starting the Nauvoo Expositor. It's much more messy than we were ever told. |
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Do you want history to be accurate as well?
We would have no heroes like George Washington and Abraham Lincoln if you knew all of the truth.
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First amendment, heck what about the second? We can't even agree what it says or means.
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I say the first should be the Easter Bunny. I always thought that was a farce.
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basically none of the bill of rights would pass today and there are every day examples of the government trying to ignore pretty much all of them. The second amendment is possibly the best example of that. The current administration doesn't like the 4th or 5th too much, but they are ok with the 2nd and haven't bothered the 1st for the most part. Liberals tend to have a problem with religion in the first, as well as the entire second, but they have a slightly better record with the 4th and 5th.
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