Comments on: Mormons say polygamist sects a headache

By: LDS Art Collector

LDS Art Collector — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 22:14:49 +0000

Great Post

By: Take2nonasprin

Take2nonasprin — Sat, 24 May 2008 11:58:51 +0000

I was raised in the LDS church, and all of this sickens me. The LDS church believes in respecting and honoring the laws of the nation in which they reside.

These freaks are criminals disgusting… maybe misled… but still sick

Let the court system return the children to the compound, and at the same time arrest every single one of the “adults” and so called “leaders”, the “Fathers”, the “husbands”, and yes even the Mothers as they are as much pedophiles, and are as guilty of child endangerment, sexual assault, and abuse as any of the other adults.

By: darla

darla — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 02:51:56 +0000

The mainstream Mormon church renounced polygamy over a century ago, but it says the breakaway sects that practice plural marriage are giving it a public relations headache.

My temple sanctioned LDS church practiced polygamy and no one was excommunicated and I am no where near a century old. So from my point of view the LDS just decides to say whatever fits the moment not necessarily the truth. I no longer am in this church. I joined a very nice Christian Church.

By: Sherry

Sherry — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 07:10:42 +0000

I really hope that the state actually stays on this. And that the media will continue with the coverage and the pressure…. I grew up in a home that as a girl … “if you wore pants” you were going to hell”, and it takes many years to get past that sort of thing….. plus in all of the news footage …. where are the children’s toys, playground, stuffed animals …????????? They have stolen these children’s childhood in the name of their God!

By: Elliot

Elliot — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 01:54:36 +0000

According to the Book of Mormon and the Bible, polygamy is not permitted unless specifically directed by God. God has no directed it to be permitted.

By: hottamale

hottamale — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 18:03:19 +0000

Polygamy in the early church was a means to an end – It created an amazing people and church that grew in both numbers and commitment like no other. It ran its course and became a hinderance. Don’t get the principle confused with the doctrine of eternal marriage. Lukeair2006 – you’re just hoping…

By: lukeair2006

lukeair2006 — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 10:45:39 +0000

You have to understand that the LDS church still believes in plural marriage (polygamy). Its part of LDS scripture(D&C 132). The church discontinued the practice because the US government would have destroyed the church if the practice had continued. Its mockery of God and a betrayal of the founders of the church, Joseph Smith, Brigham Young etc. to say that we’re opposed to this practice – especially in a day when the government approves of men marrying men and women marrying women. I’m a mormon (LDS) and I believe in plural marriage. I just don’t practice it.

By: kiki

kiki — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 03:07:43 +0000

The Mormon church denounced plural marriages years ago, but there is no denying that the leaders demanded plural celestial marriages.It also denounces the discrimination of blacks, who were deemed not good enough to be full members of God’s Temple. My feelings are that when the secular society judged polygamy and racist discrimination distasteful, then the church leaders get “revelations” to ban them. So now that their stepchildren, the Fundamental LDS are in trouble they want to declare they are not related, distancing themselves like treating lepers.
This definitely is not a church pleasing to God!

By: don barker

don barker — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 21:15:29 +0000

There is no such position as spiritual elder in the Mormon Church…. unless God has just
created a new office in the priesthood now that we have a new Prophet…