Background
So, the hater's main topic was Mountain Meadows massacre. Just some background for readers that don't know, the massacre happened in Utah in 1857, when some mormon militia members slaughtered a group of settlers along a wagon trail.
From what I understand (and I admit that I got most of my information from Wikipedia and the recent PBS special), the relationship between the Utah territory and the US government wasn't so great at the time, and the mormons in Utah were (rightfully) afraid of further persecution and of losing their sovereignty.
So, apparently a group of militia members from southern Utah disguised as Native Americans, along with some actual Paiutes, (unrightfully) attacked a wagon train with the aim of getting them to turn back and leave Utah (possibly with Brigham Young's consent).
That isn't the most awful part yet. While they had the wagon train surrounded, one of the settlers got a good look at one of the mormons, presumably realizing that he was a white man, and not a Paiute. When the rest of the mormons were informed that their disguise had been found out, they decided (premeditated, in group meeting) to cover up their action by killing every member of the wagon train that was old enough to tell the tale. They met with the settlers, feined a truce, and then led them off and executed them.
The mormon participants swore to each other to keep secret what they'd done. Later an investigation uncovered the event and the militia officer that led the attack was tried and executed.
Discussion
So, with that all as background, this is the string of comments from Kelly's blog (just to provide context and separate the argument from the unrelated post):
Now, my two cents. First, I in no way want to condone or justify the Mountain Meadows massacre. When I found out about it and just what happened, I felt sick. It was a horrible crime, and yes, it is shameful.
That said, why is it that people continually use this event as a reason for hating our religion and organization? The anonymous commenter claims, "I love Mormons, but I do indeed hate Mormonism." I think you have that backwards. You haven't said anything at all about Mormonism, but rather you've used the inhumane actions of these militia members, who were, sadly, members of our faith, to justify a belief that "all Mormons" condone, support, or "are OK with" murder.
You say that "to this very day the Mormon Church has not accepted one ounce of responsibility". As recently as this PBS special Church leaders express deep regret and sympathy for what happened. You might point out that this is not the same as accepting responsibility for the massacre, but the fact is that the Church is not responsible: those that attacked, plotted, and murdered are responsible. If you knew anything about the doctrines of the Church, you could see that the Book of Mormon teachings against secret combinations condemn the plot and oath and murder done to cover up what these men have done. Mormonism condemns what happened more explicitly than any other philosophy of which I'm aware.
Mormonism didn't cause the murder of those innocent people. So why persist in attacking the Church, and members of the Church, over this? It doesn't make sense to continue to hate mormons, or Mormonism, because of the sins of those murderers. I guess I don't actually expect a change from you or anyone else, but (maybe for my own benefit and for that of my friends) I wanted to point out the problem with this hateful line of thinking. I can at least hope that we'll eventually develop a hate-free zone for discussion.
Count your blessings, you got off easy. You could just as easy been one of the poor innocent victims at the Mountain Meadows Massacre. You lucked out and they didnt. They got shot in the head at close range by a bunch of crazed blood-thirsty Mormons. The young children got their skulls bashed in with a rifle butt weilded by the "good" Mormons of Utah. I dont ever want to see the Mormon Welcome Wagon heading my way.
So, anon, I'm wondering what your motivation is here. It's quite apparent that you're anti-mormon. It seems random, though, that you start spouting on this post. Your comment has virtually nothing to do with any of the discussions on this page. So it would seem that you simply want to spread some of the ugly history about the mormon church around wherever you can. Is that right? I really have always been curious about the motivation of anti-mormons. Please, if you'd like, do fill me in.
Actually I love Mormons, but I do indeed hate Mormonism. The historical account of the Mountain Meadows Massacre is well documented. I know most Mormons will tell you it never happened just like Nazis will tell you that they never ever killed a Jew. Come to think of it Mormonism and Nazism have many things in common but I wont bore you with the details because you wouldnt believe me anyway. My real goal is to educated everyone in the world about Joseph Smith. Joseph was one of the most evil men to ever walk the face of the earth. He was a pathological liar, a cheat, a scoundrel, a child molester, an adulterer, a thief, a murderer, a castrater, and all around bad person. Im glad you asked. And if you want to know Brigham Young wasnt much better.
I think my post was right on the money. You lost a radio. So what, someone will buy you a new one. The innocent victims of the Mountain Meadows Massacre lost their lives and to this very day the Mormon Church has not accepted one ounce of responsibilty. That is shameful. But apparently you are OK with it as are all Mormons. Shameful, just shameful.