First Presidency on the Qur'an buring.

[UtahDan]

September 8, 2010

As a people who experienced religious persecution, we are alarmed by the growing tide of religious fear, intolerance, and violence evident throughout the world. We join our voices with other religious leaders to denounce any religious persecution and specifically anti-Muslim actions, such as Dove World Outreach Center in the USA, which plans to burn the Qur’an on September 11. Such attitudes, behaviors, and actions reflect hatred rather than Christ’s example of love; divide rather than break down walls that separate people; and ignore Christ’s call for his disciples to be peacemakers, ambassadors of reconciliation, and advocates for justice.

We challenge you to speak out against religious intolerance and actions that damage relationships and are contrary to Christ’s example of love and mutual respect. Led by the Holy Spirit, members and friends of Community of Christ must work with God and others to restore peace to creation and create communities of Christ’s peace and justice in our families and congregations and across villages, cities, tribes, and nations.

THE FIRST PRESIDENCY

Bravo.

[All-American]

Bravo.

High five, tMo.

[Jeff Lebowski]

September 8, 2010

As a people who experienced religious persecution, we are alarmed by the growing tide of religious fear, intolerance, and violence evident throughout the world. We join our voices with other religious leaders to denounce any religious persecution and specifically anti-Muslim actions, such as Dove World Outreach Center in the USA, which plans to burn the Qur’an on September 11. Such attitudes, behaviors, and actions reflect hatred rather than Christ’s example of love; divide rather than break down walls that separate people; and ignore Christ’s call for his disciples to be peacemakers, ambassadors of reconciliation, and advocates for justice.

We challenge you to speak out against religious intolerance and actions that damage relationships and are contrary to Christ’s example of love and mutual respect. Led by the Holy Spirit, members and friends of Community of Christ must work with God and others to restore peace to creation and create communities of Christ’s peace and justice in our families and congregations and across villages, cities, tribes, and nations.

THE FIRST PRESIDENCY

Wait a minute.... Which First Presidency?

[Non Sequitur]

Very well done.

[All-American]

Wait a minute.... Which First Presidency?

Darn it. I bit. I looked for it in the LDS newsroom and only found an article on how the MoTab has been recording for 100 years now.

Well done indeed.

[Sleeping in EQ]

Excellent. Way to represent, CoC.

[falafel]

Hidden in plain sight.

Led by the Holy Spirit, members and friends of Community of Christ

[Jeff Lebowski]

Hidden in plain sight.

Hack.

[falafel]

Hack.

I missed it even after reading your post.

[Green Monstah]

I guess the persecution complex is not unique to the LDS brand of Mormonism.

[pellegrino]

Bravo.

You toy with us UD, you and that progressive CoC First Presidency.

[LiveCoug]

http://newsroom.lds.org/ldsnewsroom/eng/news-releases-stories/church-statement-on-the-burning-of-the-koran

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, through a spokesman, issued the following statement today in response to news media inquiries:

“A key tenet of our faith is to accord everyone the freedom to worship as they choose. It is regrettable that anyone would regard the burning of any scriptural text as a legitimate form of protest or disagreement.”



CoC's was better.

[Indy Coug]

A tersely worded "What Would Jesus Do?" press release would have sufficed.

[Katy Lied]

or CoC style, WWbJD?

(what would Bruce Jenner do?)

[creekster]

http://newsroom.lds.org/ldsnewsroom/...g-of-the-koran

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, through a spokesman, issued the following statement today in response to news media inquiries:

“A key tenet of our faith is to accord everyone the freedom to worship as they choose. It is regrettable that anyone would regard the burning of any scriptural text as a legitimate form of protest or disagreement.”



CoC's was better.

Interesting, as I can think of times that burning a scritpural text might be a suitable protest. Just not htis time.