Is an unbiased treatment of the Mountain Meadows Massacre possible?

Question

Seems there's to be a new movie about Mountain Meadows.

I searched Q/A for what's been said about the event and found this:


http://answers.yahoo.com/search/search_result;_ylt=AsOgzASqHIHJ5_t0jP8.g5yHxQt.?p=Mountain+Meadows+Massacre

Seems there's a determination on the part of the hmmm Christian? Gentile? community to take it as an isolated event trapped in a span of time of a month or less.

Meanwhile, Mormons have squirmed and locked it down with secrecy since 1857.

The massacre can't be understood without an understanding of the horrid sufferings by Mormons at the hands of Christians for a couple of decades.

It also can't be defended, in any sense.

But Mormons are already battening down the hatches for another attempt at cover-up, while Mormon-haters are savoring it as another excuse for their favorite hatred.

Mountain Meadows is the work of men long-dead. So are the events leading to it.

I wonder if either of the two will ever get justice?

Answer 1

Yes it is possible. Check out the book by McGlashen "Give Me a Mountain Meadow" ... he gave a VERY fair approach to the issue

Answer 2

I don't understand why people say the church is covering it up! They have been very open about it. A group of people acting on their own accord performed a terrible act. The church condemned it, people were excommunicated. Others were brought to trial and held responsible. What else do you want?

It is just another attempt by the haters to try and find a weakness in the church.

God is perfect, people are not. Let the past be and lets move on.

Answer 3

No, it is not possible, but that's because there is no such thing as an unbiased account of any event. Every account must chose what to include and what not to include. No account can include the thoughts or motivations of those involved. No account of materials written by the participants can determine what those materials "mean." All words are biased, all meaning is contingent.