Jana Riess: ‘Under the Banner of Heaven’ raises the question: Are Latter-day Saints dangerous?
If the TV series undermines its own credibility by only presenting the horrific side of Mormonism’s founding, the contemporary LDS Church undermines its credibility by ignoring the dangers of religiously inspired violence.
(Michelle Faye | FX) A flashback in "Under the Banner of Heaven" shows the destruction of the Nauvoo Expositor.