ABSTRACT Shortly after Joseph Smith founded the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the group left its New York roots in search of space to practice their faith in peace. They moved to Missouri in 1831, settling near Independence and Liberty. But conflict rose between the newcomers and those already settled in the area, leading to violence and death. This study examined how selected commercial and religious newspapers represented Mormons and the conflict that ultimately ended when Governor Lilburn Boggs issued Executive Order 44, which forced the Mormons from the state. Textual analysis drew out five themes—theology, politics and patriotism, theocracy, legal processes and First Amendment rights, and war and conflict—while showing how the selected commercial newspapers portrayed Mormons, how the selected religious newspapers portrayed Mormons, and how coverage differed between general circulation and religious newspapers.

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密苏里州摩门教徒斗争的商业和宗教新闻报道，1831-1838年

摘要约瑟·斯密（Joseph Smith）成立了耶稣基督后期圣徒教会之后不久，该组织就在纽约扎根，寻求空间以实践对和平的信仰。他们于1831年搬到密苏里州，在独立和自由附近定居。但是，新移民与已经在该地区定居的移民之间的冲突加剧，导致暴力和死亡。这项研究调查了精选的商业和宗教报纸如何代表摩门教徒，以及冲突在州长利伯恩·博格斯发布第44号行政命令后最终结束，该命令迫使摩门教徒退出该州。文字分析得出了五个主题：神学，政治和爱国主义，神权政治，法律程序和《第一修正案》权利以及战争与冲突，同时展示了精选商业报纸如何描绘摩门教徒，