The Darker Side of Virtue: Corruption, Scandal, and the Mormon Empire

by Anson Shupe

Examines incidents of scandal, corruption, abuse of power, and murder within the Mormon Church, in a case study of virtue gone astray. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0879756543
• ISBN13: 9780879756543
• Release Date: January 1991
• Publisher: Prometheus Books
• Length: 186 Pages
• Weight: 2.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.4"

Customer Reviews

All is NOT well in Zion

Shupe's research is extremely accurate with the CIA recruitment of blindly-obedient LDS members who have been brainwashed to "follow the prophet" because "when the prophet has spoken the thinking has been done." This is a must read expose of what really goes on behind the Mormon Money-driven Empire which is devoid of spirituality or revelation by the so-called Profits [sic]/Prophets (who are not as foretold in D & C 64) Also the LDS temple ceremony prior to 1990 required the pantomine of the blood oath penalty to "suffer your life to be taken" if you revealed the dark secrets of the temple. We had to take our thumb across our throat as if slitting our throat, act like we were cutting our our heart and disemboweling our intestines. This was the "sacred" penalty if we talked about any of the masonic ritual secrets we did in the temple. Common sense would have a thinking person reflect on the simple and pure teachings of Jesus Christ who warned us to NEVER swear by heaven or earth or by our head (or neck) to "only say yea, yea, or nay, nay as ANYTHING more than this comes of EVIL." Also, investigate polygamy and masonry which Joseph Smith was warned of (D & C 3:1-11 e.g. "following his own will and CARNAL DESIRES or he would fall") and the little-known fact that Joseph Smith REPENTED of polygamy and masonry (see D. Michael Quinn's award-winning LDS research; Mormon Hiearchay of Power) just weeks prior to his MASONIC murder. An excellent resource for how it really was is contained in Eliza Ann Young's historical account of the goodness of the church prior to the infiltration and justification (for adultery) of polygamy and masonry and how evil it was afterwards. People were murdered (blood atonement preached and carried out by Brigham Young e.g. Mountain Meadow Massacre) by "Danite Warriors" for dissension and then it was blamed on the Indians. Then you can see why the Book of Mormon warns prophetically of an apostacy after the restoration. Joseph Smith had seven good years (no polygamy, masonry, priesthood for the women and blacks, and no alteration of the Book of Mormon e.g. taking out the "plain and precious truths" We've seen Monson giving a satanic masonic "sacred"? handshake with Bush as depicted in a newspaper photo (SLTribune/Deseret News) as a hint of the scandals behind the facade of "all is well in Zion." Do your research and wake up sheep of Utah; the most depressed/corrupt state in the U.S!

Very Good, Informative Book

Shupe writes about the different "suspicious" events that the Mormon Church has undeniably been a part of. I checked most of his information out and found it to be extremely accurate. An excellent, easy to read, well written book.