• @FordBeeblebrox@lemmy.world
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    172 days ago

    Well, that tenet only came about after all the fraud in NY, being kicked out of multiple Midwest towns for being so obnoxious no one could stand them, landing in UT with the BY in BYU immediately building a house for himself and another for all his wives next door, and Uncle Sam threatening to take away their tax exemption if they don’t allow black people in…THEN eventually god changed his mind

    It’s always been “follow the law of the land, unless god tells you different then go ahead but don’t tip off the feds”

    • @prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      1 day ago

      There have been a few shows/movies recently that have kind of explored this time and place in US history, and it’s some really interesting shit. Mormon militias and what not.

      • I can’t remember the name of the documentary I watched unfortunately but this kinda shit is still going on in northern Mexico. A bunch of Mormons packed up to Mexico when the US made polygamy illegal. They’ve got compounds and militias, and occasionally battle with local cartels.