The Politics of American Religious Identity: The Seating of Senator Reed Smoot, Mormon Apostle

by Kathleen Flake

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Between 1901 and 1907, a broad coalition of Protestant churches sought to expel newly elected Reed Smoot from the Senate, arguing that as an apostle in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Smoot was a lawbreaker and therefore unfit to be a lawmaker. The resulting Senate investigative hearing featured testimony on every peculiarity of Mormonism, especially its polygamous family structure. The Smoot hearing ultimately mediated a compromise...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0807855014

ISBN13:9780807855010

Release Date:March 2004

Publisher:University of North Carolina Press

Length:256 Pages

Weight:0.86 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 6.4" x 9.2"

Related Subjects

Christian Books & Bibles Constitutional Law Education & Reference Law Legislative Branch Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Mormonism Political Science Politics & Government Politics & Social Sciences

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