1 Nephi 1-5: why Nephi killed Laban
. Chapter 1: 1 Nephi 1- 5 . Mormonism saw itself involuntarily drawn into the wider debate of fundamentalism and religious motivated violence by Krakauer’s book “Under the Banner of Heaven: the Story of a Violent Faith” published in 2003. At the core of Krakauer’s argument lies the double murder committed in 1984 by Ron … Read more
To Renounce War and Proclaim Peace
written by Conor Boyack at LDSFreemen.com Fifty-six years after the Declaration of Independence was signed, the Mormon community in Missouri was viciously attacked by a mob consisting of their disgruntled neighbors. Speaking of this event, the Prophet Joseph Smith wrote: July, which once dawned upon the virtue and independence of the United States, now dawned … Read more
violence threatens LDS church efforts in Nigeria
As an example to my article on ‘Proclaiming the Gospel and Human Security’, please find below a report from deseret news on the indefinite closing of the Aba Nigeria Temple because of violence. Violence threatens the plan of happiness – again! Violence and crime in Aba, Nigeria, this summer caused The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day … Read more
