worst, sexually repressed eccentrics who at least made nice furniture. A more common view saw them as quaint or even idyllic. There remain small elements of the Christian countercult movement that still hold Shakers as an example of a cult. Robert S. Liichow links it more to real or perceived New-Age cults. Lastly, some find the term "Shaker" itself a pejorative one and that the proper term is "The United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing," although as with the Quakers, that issue appears largely to have ebbed. As part of its open canon of Doctrine and Covenants, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints retains an 1831 revelation of Joseph Smith that denounces Shaker beliefs. References Other sources Shaker Quarterly, ISSN 0582-9348 External links University of New England article on research on Anti-Shakerism Shakers at Religious Movements site Shaker documents site Review of a book about Mary Marshall Dyer Shakers