TheTechnician272d ago

TIL the US state of Missouri's governor signed a Mormon extermination order in 1838 which wasn't formally rescinded until 1976

https://lemmy.world/post/44799030

TIL the US state of Missouri's governor signed a Mormon extermination order in 1838 which wasn't formally rescinded until 1976 - Lemmy.World

Missouri Executive Order 44 (eat your heart out, George) was signed by Lilburn Boggs on October 23, 1838, and ordered that Mormons in the state be “exterminated” or exiled. This destroyed Boggs’ political career, but the order wasn’t formally rescinded until 1976 as a goodwill gesture by Governor Kit Bond. Zombie laws and orders are a hell of a drug that I imagine keep lawyers up at night.

Show threadThePowerOfGeek2d ago
Might also be interested to read how in 1857 Mormon militia murdered a bunch of settlers traveling west through Mormon territory - the Mountain Meadows Massacre. And only one person was ever convicted for the death of between 120 and 140 people.
Show threadWataba

I had left the church by the time I learned about it, but this completely solidified for me that my entire upbringing was a horrific sham of lies and manipulation.

I’m still struggling to unfuck my brain from the absolute twisted mess they left me in.

Mar 28 at 9:18amWeb
Show threadWhats_your_reasoning1d ago
Have you watched any of Alyssa Grenfell’s videos on Youtube? She’s a former Mormon who makes videos about it from her perspective. I knew the church was fucked up, but the rabbit hole is so much deeper than I expected.
Alyssa Grenfell

I gave up eternal life for coffee

YouTube
Show threadGalacticGrapefruit1d ago
It’s awful. The shit that a lifetime of lies will do to you, and the things you end up digging out years later. You have my sympathy, friend.