Saturday, May 03, 2008

Under the Banner of Heaven

Since I've been following the news about the children
Texas CPS removed from a ranch compound owned by
the FLDS (Fundamentalist Latter Day Saints), I decided
to read up on the sect. One book that was recommended
by others on a crime blog was "Under The Banner of
Heaven" by Jon Krakauer.

This book outlines the history of the Mormon church
and its leaders; it also chronicles the split within
the congregation in more recent history. The FLDS and
its "prophets" are touchedupon as well. Krakauer also
focuses attention upon a brutal murder conducted by
fundamentalist zealots, those who knew of the plot
and failed to warn the victims, including close
relatives.

I've not yet read or viewed Banking on Heaven
by Laurie Allen which documents escapees from the
FLDS sect but I'm hoping to do so. More information
about the film can be found at the link.

More about the FLDS:
Colorado City Polygamists: An Inside Look for the
Outsider By Benjamin G. Bistline

"Inside the World of Warren Jeffs,"
by Dr. Carole A. Western

Escape by Carolyn Jessop,
a memoir of life with the FLDS

Shattered Dreams by Irene Spencer
chronicles her life as a polygamist wife.

Polygamy Under Attack: From Tom Green to
Brian David Mitchell
by John R. LLewellyn

Colorado City and the Underground Railroad"
by Mike Watkiss
-- Winner of a 2005 Edward R. Murrow Award
-- Winner of a 2005 Rocky Mountain Emmy for
Best Documentary
-- The most watched, locally produced prime
time news special in Arizona history

He Loves Me -- She Loves Me Not
by Stacie Lee Hewitt

Stolen Innocence: My Story of Growing Up in
a Polygamous Sect, Becoming a Teenage Bride,
and Breaking Free of Warren Jeffs
by Elissa Wall

When Men Become Gods: Mormon Polygamist Warren
Jeffs, His Cult of Fear, and the Women Who Fought
Back
by Stephen Singular
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