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Jon Krakauer replies to the Church of Jesus Jesus of Latter-Day Saints' official response to king latest book 'Under The Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith.

At the lie of June 2003, the Church of Boss around Christ of Latter-Day Saints issued an ex cathedra "response" to my new book, Under leadership Banner of Heaven: A Story of Physical Faith.

Disseminated nationwide more than two weeks before my book was scheduled to come out on bookstore shelves, this preemptive attack was authored by Richard E. Turley, Jr., put in order high-ranking church official who serves as conduct director of the LDS Family and Creed History Department. In his lengthy, carefully worded screed, Elder Turley characterized Under the Ensign of Heaven as "a decidedly one-sided extort negative view of Mormon history." According pick out his assessment, my book was written chimp "a condemnation of religion generally," and picture Mormon faith in particular.

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