Does any one else feel that all the publicity on warren jeffs is giving true lds people a bad reputaion.( I'm talking true Latter-day Saints, not the reorganizied poligamist ones.)
2006-11-27 09:24:01 · 13 answers · asked by jujubee5180 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
(please no Mormon Bashing!! I am a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.)
2006-11-27 10:02:29 · update #1
Yeah it's hard because people automatically associate "polygamy" with "Mormon" so they of course think we all practice polygamy. If others REALLY knew what we believed, one thing is we believe in obeying the laws of the land. Polygamy is against the law, so we don't practice it. Also, it was only practiced for a certain amount of time, which was short. People need to just get over it.
2006-11-28 07:54:17 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
he's a perverted cult chief who merits to rot in reformatory for an prolonged time (he additionally seems lots like Bob Saget, do no longer you think of?) besides the undeniable fact that he probable won't receive an rather long sentence. regrettably, from what i've got analyze Jeffs' cult, the FLDS, even his arrest won't make lots of a difference. they have contingency plans in place and so lots greater needs to take place with the intention to help the youngster brides. The close by governments, police, new child shielding amenities, and such could be lots greater proactive in cracking down in this cult. so far those government have been reluctant to help - in part because of the fact they're afraid the FLDS could substitute into yet another Waco difficulty.
2016-12-10 17:15:51 · answer #2 · answered by picart 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Beside the fact that the official LDS are highly suspect of being basically sympathetic to jeffs' position, having renounced polygamy for strictly political reasons, There are no reasons to mix up the official and fundy LDS.
2006-11-27 09:29:48 · answer #3 · answered by Svartalf 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I'm betting lots of people don't know the difference between LDS and FLDS. So, yes....Jeffs kinda hurts LDS.
2006-11-27 09:27:44 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sure, because people are looking ath Warren Jeffs and thinking, "Oh those Mormons"
2006-11-27 09:26:37 · answer #5 · answered by Mav here! 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
To the world you are seen as one in the same... Here in Utah we know there is a difference. You rejected Joseph Smith's teaching on marriage and no longer believe that a plurality of wives in a holy calling and the only way to exaltation.... Good for you guys to see Smith's errors.. Jim
2006-11-27 09:50:12 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Well originally the reorganized polygamist ones were the true LDS people.
2006-11-27 09:27:21 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Perhaps
kind of like radical extremist christians give all christians a bad name.
I'm not talking about those who are very devout, but rather those who protest funerals and blow up abortion clinics
2006-11-27 09:27:40 · answer #8 · answered by songndance1999 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
LDS people have earned a very bad reputation all on their own without the help of today's polygamists.
BTW, According to the doctrine, Mormonism is a polygamist religion, it is also polytheist.
2006-11-27 14:31:23 · answer #9 · answered by kirstycristy 3 · 3⤊ 3⤋
No, I think that most people recognize that WJ is a nutcase, and that every religion can spawn nutcases.
2006-11-27 09:27:50 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋