MURDER AMONG THE MORMONS

The Dangers of Bias: Why “Murder Among the Mormons” Should Worry Us All

Netflix’s recent three-part documentary, Murder Among the Mormons, is just the latest in a long line of mainstream media attacks against religion which perpetuate harmful stereotypes. Unfortunately, such stereotypes fuel “other-ness” and hate against minority groups.

“Murder Among the Mormons” Spoiler Alert: It Wasn’t the Mormons

It’s tempting as a filmmaker to go for the low-hanging fruit—to play on people’s fears of the “out” group and reinforce those stereotypes to get some more clicks. But it’s unacceptable.