Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the News

[SteelBlue]

cuckoo for cocoa puffs.

You guys also have that super weirdo Christian school up there too.

Yep, The Bethel School of Supernatural Ministry. We call it Hogwarts.

[Pelado]

Yep, The Bethel School of Supernatural Ministry. We call it Hogwarts.

Supernatural Ministry? Is that for real?

[Jeff Lebowski]

Wait, what? We need some details here.

[SteelBlue]

Here's an introduction:

God, masks and Trump: What a coronavirus outbreak at a California church says about the election - Los Angeles Times (latimes.com)

[BigFatMeanie]

https://bssm.net/

[Pelado]

That is messed up.

[Maximus]

Looks fun!

https://www.sltrib.com/religion/2023...honoring-book/

[Northwestcoug]

Looks fun!

https://www.sltrib.com/religion/2023...honoring-book/

Well he's a better artist than McNaughton I'll give him that. But it still sounds pretty kitschy:

Based on the famous World War II photo of Marines raising the flag on Iwo Jima, this statue shows Moroni holding the “Title of Liberty,” a declaration of freedom taken from the Book of Mormon, while George Washington and U.S. soldiers offer support. Once complete, it will measure 25 feet.

And talk about failing to read the room:

Other textual sources he plans to feature include the Mayflower Compact, as well as several he discovered through the writings of Tim Ballard. Neal said he does not agree with all the conclusions Ballard draws in his books, which have been panned by historians. Nonetheless, he said, he feels “indebted” to the embattled anti-human-trafficking activist for introducing him to historical documents dating back to the Colonial and Revolutionary War eras that have helped shape the way he thinks about U.S. history.

[Green Monstah]

Mormon leaders accused of 'covering up' a decades-long 'epidemic' of sexual abuse and INCEST that rivals scandals in Catholic church: Victims say perpetrators are protected - but the abused are forced to forgive their attackers | Daily Mail Online

This article was on drudge over the weekend. I've spoken before about how I know a disproportionately high number of Mormon sexual predators. Much of this article is bombast. But I was surprised to see Dr. Farley included in the article.

He was the bishop in the third area of my mission a few years before I got there. Dude prescribed me prescription strength anti-fungal cream for athlete's foot. Everyone in the ward sent their family to him.

I have no doubt that what he did was upsetting to his patients. It's a bad sign that his license was revoked. It's a good sign that a grand jury and law enforcement have not charged him. It has undertones of the Michigan State gymnastics doctor.

FWIW, dude did not give me creeper vibes. He provided free health care for missionaries and was well liked.

[smokymountainrain]

Mormon leaders accused of 'covering up' a decades-long 'epidemic' of sexual abuse and INCEST that rivals scandals in Catholic church: Victims say perpetrators are protected - but the abused are forced to forgive their attackers | Daily Mail Online

This article was on drudge over the weekend. I've spoken before about how I know a disproportionately high number of Mormon sexual predators. Much of this article is bombast. But I was surprised to see Dr. Farley included in the article.

He was the bishop in the third area of my mission a few years before I got there. Dude prescribed me prescription strength anti-fungal cream for athlete's foot. Everyone in the ward sent their family to him.

I have no doubt that what he did was upsetting to his patients. It's a bad sign that his license was revoked. It's a good sign that a grand jury and law enforcement have not charged him. It has undertones of the Michigan State gymnastics doctor.

FWIW, dude did not give me creeper vibes. He provided free health care for missionaries and was well liked.

seems you can say something similar about most bad guys, charlatans and the like. they do various nice things for certain people and are often well liked by many.

[RC Vikings]

Mormon leaders accused of 'covering up' a decades-long 'epidemic' of sexual abuse and INCEST that rivals scandals in Catholic church: Victims say perpetrators are protected - but the abused are forced to forgive their attackers | Daily Mail Online

This article was on drudge over the weekend. I've spoken before about how I know a disproportionately high number of Mormon sexual predators. Much of this article is bombast. But I was surprised to see Dr. Farley included in the article.

He was the bishop in the third area of my mission a few years before I got there. Dude prescribed me prescription strength anti-fungal cream for athlete's foot. Everyone in the ward sent their family to him.

I have no doubt that what he did was upsetting to his patients. It's a bad sign that his license was revoked. It's a good sign that a grand jury and law enforcement have not charged him. It has undertones of the Michigan State gymnastics doctor.

FWIW, dude did not give me creeper vibes. He provided free health care for missionaries and was well liked.

A panel of medical professionals found he forced 'numerous' young girls to undergo unnecessary pelvic examinations and photographed children's breasts and genitalia under the guise of conducting a 'puberty study'.

That is pretty creeper.

[Green Monstah]

A panel of medical professionals found he forced 'numerous' young girls to undergo unnecessary pelvic examinations and photographed children's breasts and genitalia under the guise of conducting a 'puberty study'.

That is pretty creeper.

I agree. My point was that my interactions with him didn't indicate he was creepy.

[Moliere]

I agree. My point was that my interactions with him didn't indicate he was creepy.

I’m surprised he didn’t seem to want to examine your pelvis.