Shortly after 9/11, a date that will live in infamy, I heard about some FBI guys infiltrating a mosque. It might not have been an FBI agent, but I can see why government might want to find out what terrible secrets threaten the Nation’s security.
I’m not playing the blame game because some bad apples claimed the attacks were done for religious purposes. The Catholic Church and others I’m sure, have terrible things in their history. (i.e. the Spanish Inquisition.) But it doesn’t make the whole religion bad.
At any rate, Jeff Call’s book is about how a reporter was paid to basically infiltrate an LDS community. It is kind of the same idea. I mean, I wonder if some agent has ever posed to be a member and tried to find out the dirty secrets.
Probably the agent was disappointed when he found nothing threatening. Besides, it would be easier to ask someone, an active member most likely, what goes on with the Church. Anyway, it sounds like a good book. My sister liked it.
Posted by Michael at January 25, 2004 12:46 PMEven our church has a black mark on its history. Have you ever heard of the Mountain Meadows Massacre? A bunch of Mormons dressed up as indians and slaughtered a group of people who were moving to settle in California.
There are historians who claim that Brigham Young ordered the slaughter but he denied it. Obviously I believe him but there are lots who don't.
I bet it was around that period of time that people were most likely to be interested in infiltrating the church's ranks.
Posted by: Jeremy at January 26, 2004 06:55 AM