Talk:Thomas Ford (politician)
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[edit] Problems with Illinois Mormon War Section
There seem to be some rather serious POV problems with this section. I know this is a small page and not many people will find it, but we still have to uphold the NPOV policy here. I have a few problems:
First, why is there a comparision from Thomas Ford to Pontius Pilate? The Pilate from the Bible and Christian culture was not acting to preserve "standard" religion from an incresingly popular "Christianity". If this statement is to remain, I think it should be reworded as to both why the compairison is apt, and how such a comparison is NPOV. As it reads to me, it seems to be sublty making another comparison that I am uncomfortable with: the comparison of Joseph Smith, Jr., with Jesus. From the point of view of an article on Thomas Ford this is uneeded and wrong.
Secondly, and I say this being an active LDS, I'm a little troubled by the blatant use of the word "murder" in the death of Joseph Smith. This word carries ugly cultural connotations. I would propose that the word be changed to "assasinate", which is more of a political term; from the point of view of Gov. Ford, the death of Joseph Smith would have been a political problem, and not a religious one.
I do not know the best way to change this information. Also, while factual in many respects, the single source for much of this information is worrying. Does anyone have other sources that could be applied? NoCoolName_Tom | Talk 21:27, 19 July 2006 (UTC)
