NOI and Mormons

Submitted by John Miller (United States), Feb 25, 2005 at 11:07

Hello:

I once read that Mormonism had a paramilitary group similar to the Fruit of Islam, but perhaps more secretive. It is my understanding that the Mormon group was known as "The Avenging Danites" and are reputed to have committed the Mountain Meadows massacre on, of all dates, September 11, 1857. For one and a half centuries it remained the biggest terrorist massacre committed on American soil. What do you know about the secret society of the "Avenging Danites"?

Sincerely,

John Miller
Eugene, Oregon

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