Regret the Error

A special
newsstand-only edition of our Mysteries of History series published
last month makes an inadvertent reference to the Mormon faith on the
cover that does not properly reflect that edition’s contents. The
relevant article in the issue refers to a breakaway Mormon sect, the
Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, whose
leader is awaiting trial for his alleged role in arranging marriages
between his followers and underage girls.
While
the article makes a distinction between that polygamous sect and
mainstream Mormonism’s rejection of polygamy, the reference to Mormons
on the cover does not make this distinction. It was not our intention
to imply that mainstream Mormonism is a secret society, sect, or cult,
and we regret any offense that the reference to Mormons on the cover
may have caused. -The Editors