andros_rex to ExMormon English · 14 days agoWhat were you taught about the Mountain Meadows and Aiken massacres?message-squaremessage-square2linkfedilinkarrow-up19arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up18arrow-down1message-squareWhat were you taught about the Mountain Meadows and Aiken massacres?andros_rex to ExMormon English · 14 days agomessage-square2linkfedilinkfile-text
Never Mormon, just curious if these events are things that most Mormons are aware of/if there are some apologetics?
minus-squarePennomilinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·14 days agoI wouldn’t say most are aware, it’s never really taught about. There are always some apologetics but the majority of people would say it was a mistake of the settlers and shift blame away from the leaders of the church.
minus-squareharrys_balzac@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·14 days agoI never heard anything about this at church. I learned about it on my own.
I wouldn’t say most are aware, it’s never really taught about. There are always some apologetics but the majority of people would say it was a mistake of the settlers and shift blame away from the leaders of the church.
I never heard anything about this at church. I learned about it on my own.