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In Mormonism, a penalty is a specified punishment for breaking an oath of secrecy after receiving the Nauvoo endowment ceremony. Adherents agreed they might be submitted to execution in specific ways should they reveal certain phrases and gestures from the ceremony called tokens (handshakes), names, signs (gestures), and penalties. In the penalty portion of the ceremony participants each symbolically enacted three of the methods of their execution: throat slitting, heart removal, and disembowelment. These penalties were first instituted by Joseph Smith in 1842, and further developed by Brigham Young after Smith's death. The penalties were similar to oaths made as part of a particular rite of Freemasonry practiced in western New York at the time the endowment was developed. During the 20th century, the largest Mormon denomination, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, gradually softened the graphic nature of their penalties, and in 1990, removed them altogether from its version of the ceremony. Other fundamentalist Mormon denominations continue to have the penalties as part of their temple oaths.
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Big 1 fines Colorado $50K for anti-LDS chant at BYU football game - The Salt Lake Tribune
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Big 12 Conference slaps $50,000 fine against CU Boulder after ‘f—k the Mormons’ chant during BYU game - Denver7
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Cincinnati AD apologizes for fans' derogatory chants aimed at Mormons during BYU's win over Bearcats - AP News
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Oklahoma State fined $50K over anti-Mormon chant toward BYU - ESPN
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Big 12 fines Oklahoma State $50,000 for anti-Mormon chants directed at BYU - foxnews.com
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The moment Tyler Robinson’s dad turned him in as suspected assassin - The Times
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Big 12 fines Oklahoma State $50K for anti-Mormon chants during BYU game - The Athletic - The New York Times
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Survivors of Grand Blanc attack impacted by vulgar chants during BYU football game at Cincinnati - BYU Daily Universe
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Big 12 fines Oklahoma State for 'inappropriate chants' during win over BYU - CBS Sports
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Big 12 Program Bracing for Punishment Over Offensive Fan Behavior - newsweek.com
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Here's what we know about Tyler Robinson, the suspect in Charlie Kirk's murder - USA Today
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Judge rules LDS Church didn't interfere in death penalty case - FOX 13 News Utah
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Big 12 fines Colorado $50,000 for profane chants during game against BYU - BYU Daily Universe
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LDS Church And Investment Fund To Pay $5 Million To SEC For Failing To Disclose Equity Investments - Religion Unplugged
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Cincinnati AD apologizes for fans' derogatory chants aimed at Mormons during BYU's win over Bearcats - Yahoo Sports
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Temple Ceremony and Freemasonry: Origins & Influence - Mormon Stories
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Mormon Church fined over claim it hid $32bn of investments - BBC
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Mormon church fined for obscuring $32 billion investment portfolio - AP News
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Latest from Mormon Land: Is it time for real repentance over those anti-LDS chants at BYU games? - The Salt Lake Tribune
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Investigate the LDS Church for tax fraud, IRS whistleblower urges U.S. Senate - The Salt Lake Tribune
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How the SEC believes the LDS Church hid billions of dollars from the public since 1997 - KUTV
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‘Tax evasion appears evident’ — Watchdog group alleges the LDS Church may owe the IRS $90M - The Salt Lake Tribune
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The Mormon Church Hid $32 Billion in Assets, According to a New Government Investigation - Time Magazine
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Ask A Mormon: What’s the church’s stance on capital punishment? - FāVS News
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Big 12 Conference, coach respond to anti-LDS chants at BYU-Arizona game - The Salt Lake Tribune
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United Airlines Flight Makes Emergency Diversion to Denver After Unruly Passenger Tries to Tackle Flight Attendant While Shouting About Mormons - PYOK
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Site of Charlie Kirk killing could help Tyler Robinson defense - NewsNation
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Founder of Mormon women’s movement excommunicated by all-male church panel - The Washington Post
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