Planned Utah park honoring Book of Mormon, U.S. founding raises talk of Christian nationalism

Backers hope the Heber City attraction will teach visitors young and old that this nation is a promised land with a divine birth and destiny.

(Monument of the Americas) The proposed "Monument of the Americas" park includes plans for a visitors center and amphitheater.

(Monument of the Americas) The proposed "Monument of the Americas" park includes plans for a visitors center and amphitheater.

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