{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Sisters Not Wives","title":"The Untold History of Why Early Mormons Believed In Blood Atonement | Sisters Not Wives #17","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/4d4c1898\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":4049,"description":"In this episode, we uncover the chilling truth behind why early Mormons believed in Blood Atonement: one of the most disturbing doctrines to ever emerge from 19th-century American religion.\nWe explore how this belief shaped the foundations of early Mormon history and how a culture of fear, guilt, and divine punishment took hold during the Mormon Reformation. In a time of famine, natural disasters, and desperation, many early Saints believed that shedding blood could restore their purity before God, a terrifying example of how faith and fanaticism can collide.\nJoin us as we dive into the untold history of how spiritual panic, charismatic leadership, and apocalyptic thinking led ordinary people to justify the unthinkable all in the name of redemption.\n#MormonHistory #BloodAtonement #LDSChurch #ExMormon #Mormon #ReligiousExtremism #MormonReformation #AmericanHistory #CultDocumentary #FaithAndFear #DarkHistory","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/MSk0iQvT_NjlOE8KSR2V26pX6qR4p4UJjgoGv3kra6o/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9kNjFl/M2FmNDgzNjc5ODcx/YzQ4NjI5MTExYmU1/N2RiNi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}