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}} | |sublink1=Response to claim: 222 - The author claims that a "Jack Mormon" is one "who is not devout but not apostate" | ||
|sublink2=Response to claim: 224 - The "Mormon euphemism for blood-atoning murders" was to be "put away" | |||
|sublink3=Response to claim: 227 - John D. Lee denied that Brigham Young ordered the massacre because he believed that Brigham "would protect him from harm" | |||
|sublink4=Response to claim: 228 - Young fully realized that the Mountain Meadows Massacre would continue to plague him until someone was held accountable for the crime | |||
|sublink5=Response to claim: 230 - John D. Lee chose to be shot rather than beheaded as "a clear signal to the faithful that he rejected a spiritual need to atone for any sins" | |||
|sublink6=Response to claim: 233 - Before he is executed, Lee makes a statement against Brigham Young, saying that "I do not agree with him. I believe he is leading the people astray..." | |||
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Index to claims made in American Massacre: The Tragedy at Mountain Meadows
A FAIR Analysis of: American Massacre: The Tragedy at Mountain Meadows A work by author: Sally Denton
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This is an index of claims made in this work with links to corresponding responses within FairMormon Answers. An effort has been made to provide the author's original sources where possible.