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Mormon Country (Wallace Stegner)

The Worthy House (Charles Haywood)

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The Rise of the Mormon Church in America

Dreher sees block teachers as Angels of Mercy, able to offer food and opportunities. Dreher: Those who fall too far outside the main seam of American thought will always be persecuted. Since Benedict Optionees believe in Christian orthodoxy, he says, they won't be left alone. When soon enough it is a crime to think wrongly, "the only solution will be more guns"

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