Gospel Topics: Religion vs. Violence

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Religion vs. Violence Sections: Overview; Are religious people more likely to be violent?; Do the teachings and culture of Latter-day Saints foster violence?; What do Church leaders teach about political violence and vigilantism?; How do we make sense of instances of violence in the scriptures?; What led to the “Mormon-Missouri War” in the 1830s?; What is “blood atonement,” and was it a Church teaching?; What was the Mountain Meadows Massacre?; Why did some early Latter-day Saints in Utah commit acts of violence against Indigenous Americans?; What is the Church’s position on capital punishment?; What is the Church’s policy on guns and gun ownership?; What is the Church’s position on war and military service?.