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Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith
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  • Jon Krakauer
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    Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith (2003) examined a 1984 double murder committed by polygamy-practicing Mormon fundamentalists against the background of Mormonism’s violent past. The book was criticized by several members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS).…

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    Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith (2003) examined a 1984 double murder committed by polygamy-practicing Mormon fundamentalists against the background of Mormonism’s violent past. The book was criticized by several members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS).…

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