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Originally Posted by non sequitur
Suppose, hypothetically, that Warren Jeffs -- another fringe, religious zealot and self-proclaimed prophet, who became a fugitive and was ultimately incarcerated -- was killed in his jail cell tomorrow. By the definitions I'm hearing, it seems he would no less a martyr than Joseph Smith.
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The LDS in Illinois were no fringe group, but the largest or second largest city and starting to create significant political momentum. So your analogy fails.
Jeffs is a person without political power or ability. The same cannot be said of JS.