POLITICO Magazine

He simply could not accept that a police officer, a white female, would kick a detained person right in the face and then lie about it. Archhives of General Psychatry No wonder he was trying to stop Johnny's investigation. Local LDS congregations heavily pressured authorities to investigate, acting under the auspices of a very right-wing political organization, which was then called the Idaho Allied Civic Forces but is currently known as the Idaho Allied Christian Forces; LDS congregations in Idaho are still heavily involved in this organization, as listed prominently on the masthead of the group's newsletters. A lawyer, Bruce Taylor moved to Oregon following his "private conversation" with Smith about his sexuality and after his father's death in , Bruce seems to have lost all connection with his prominent LDS family and the religion of his childhood, remaining in Oregon until his death. Then, after having achieved some credibility among online listeners and readers, he tried to discredit me with vicious lies and slander. And Bennett turned disloyal, publicly espousing plural marriage, arguably Mormonism's best kept secret during these years.