...get past the pedophilia of their church's founders, Joseph and Brigham? Especially in this day and age when it's vogue to hate child molesters more than anything else?
2007-07-06 05:03:32 · 12 answers · asked by vehement_chemical 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Oh, okay, crimson...I'll check that out, thanks!
2007-07-06 05:07:32 · update #1
16 Cursed are all those that shall lift up the heel against mine anointed, saith the Lord, and cry they have sinned when they have not sinned before me, saith the Lord, but have done that which was meet in mine eyes, and which I commanded them.
17 But those who cry transgression do it because they are the servants of sin, and are the children of disobedience themselves.
18 And those who swear falsely against my servants, that they might bring them into bondage and death—
2007-07-06 08:55:37 · answer #1 · answered by Isolde 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
What pedophilia? Yes, Joseph Smith married one 16 year old girl, Helen Mar Kimball (but never consummated the marriage, according to her own journal) and supposedly another one Fanny Alger, but there's no evidence that he ever married any others. And no evidence that he consummated either marriage.
And I don't recall Brigham Young marrying anyone under 18. In fact, a few of his wives were older than he was.
So, what is this about pedophilia?
2007-07-06 11:27:56 · answer #2 · answered by mormon_4_jesus 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
So often, people of today conveniently forget that 100, 200 years ago men took young women as wives as young as 14. The groom was usually around 16 or 17. Let me remind you: in those early years in American hardships it was most common for our young people to marry young as they did.
They possessed the stamina and courage to take on the physical hardships and the resiliency to overcome anguish.
That practice of young couples marrying was still strong in the days of Joseph Smith's time. All you have to do to understand this is to read and comprehend American history.
The practice that prevailed then is a far sight better than happens today with unwed mothers or young kids shacking up, trying one another out just as if they are ready to road-test a new car.
2007-07-06 11:17:37 · answer #3 · answered by Guitarpicker 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
But in religion your sins are forgiven. So all the wrongs they commited, and continue to commit are forgiven, so the polygamy of the mormon church, the murder of the christian past, the child molestation of the religious present is all forgiven so long as they ask for it....so why stop?
2007-07-06 10:10:45 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Molesting children is an old religious tradition. Why should the mormons be any different?
2007-07-06 05:10:42 · answer #5 · answered by ɹɐǝɟsuɐs Blessed Cheese Maker 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I think the church is more worried baout satanist who pretend to be mormons and abuse their children with SRA.
2007-07-06 15:03:14 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why are you blaming God for the Devil's work?
2007-07-06 05:17:26 · answer #7 · answered by Angel L 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Honey, thanks for your genuine (yeah, right) concern about the Mormons. I give you my permission to not worry your pretty little head about it any longer.
We're not going to fill the font and push you in.
2007-07-06 05:10:06 · answer #8 · answered by iwonder 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
YOU sound like someone else here...I just wonder if your him .....hmmm
your giving yourself away...
2007-07-06 05:10:28 · answer #9 · answered by Kerilyn 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
God did not cause it........... you can not blame God when a mere "man" sides w/ satan.....it IS the mans choice. Man screws up................man is held accountable..........
2007-07-06 05:26:43 · answer #10 · answered by darkness breeds 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋