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

[Shaka]

‘Exmo’ Influencers Mount a TikTok War Against the Mormon Church - WSJ

Not really that interesting although john dehlin gets a short shout out.

There's a lot of it on Tik Tok.

[Moliere]

‘Exmo’ Influencers Mount a TikTok War Against the Mormon Church - WSJ

Not really that interesting although john dehlin gets a short shout out.

[RC Vikings]

The 180 days is a condition of his probation. Under an indeterminate sentencing regime, once an offender is turned over to the state prison system, they control the time he spends with them. If they let him out early, they still have control through parole. With the sentence suspended and him placed on probation, the court retains control and can impose full sentence if he violates his probation. Most courts give many chances on probation violations by resetting the time, having offenders do additional jail time as a condition, etc.

I don't know the family but here at work they were saying the Dahle family is a prominent family in Blackfoot, father in the Stake Presidency kind of family. I wonder how much pull he had and what was said to whom to get that sentence. Also how does a young teenage boy end up alone with a girl 7 to 12 years old, where were the parents.

[Copelius]

I cannot imagine as a prosecutor not requiring a plea that got sex offender registration, especially for conduct like was described in the story. I think the SOR, while it may be a scarlet letter, has been instrumental at least to some degree in lowering recidivism.

[BigPiney]

I have no words.

Former BYU baseball starter sentenced for sexually assaulting young girl for 5 years

How does he get no prison time, but 180 days in the local jail?

that is horrific

[Copelius]

I have no words.

Former BYU baseball starter sentenced for sexually assaulting young girl for 5 years

How does he get no prison time, but 180 days in the local jail?

The 180 days is a condition of his probation. Under an indeterminate sentencing regime, once an offender is turned over to the state prison system, they control the time he spends with them. If they let him out early, they still have control through parole. With the sentence suspended and him placed on probation, the court retains control and can impose full sentence if he violates his probation. Most courts give many chances on probation violations by resetting the time, having offenders do additional jail time as a condition, etc.

[myboynoah]

I have no words.

Former BYU baseball starter sentenced for sexually assaulting young girl for 5 years

How does he get no prison time, but 180 days in the local jail?

[RC Vikings]

Lamanites while in Central or South America and Mexicans' once they cross the border.

[MartyFunkhouser]

Christ the classic purveyor of toxic empathy. Out there loving all those..... BROWN people.

It has been a long time since I read the Bible of the Book of Mormon, but I'm pretty sure Christ said "I hate those effing brown people, don't be nice to them."

[falafel]

Yeah those comments are wild. Someone saying "Toxic empathy in action." The hell? What nice and compassionate gesture by the LDS church there and a great way to build community.

Christ the classic purveyor of toxic empathy. Out there loving all those..... BROWN people.

[MartyFunkhouser]

Those comments! Chaff from the wheat time? Some “saints” setting themselves up for the “I never knew you” message? Or just AI bots stirring up controversy?

Yeah those comments are wild. Someone saying "Toxic empathy in action." The hell? What nice and compassionate gesture by the LDS church there and a great way to build community.

[Jeff Lebowski]

Wow. That is incredible.

[chrisrenrut]

Those comments! Chaff from the wheat time? Some “saints” setting themselves up for the “I never knew you” message? Or just AI bots stirring up controversy?

[myboynoah]

Welp, the natives are restless.

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[Moliere]

I thought the Sermon on the Mount one was funny. Maybe we should start asking if Protestants are really Christians.

Funny but not surprising. A lot of Christians (certainly not all but more than a majority) don’t read the Bible. They read verses here or there. They hear the Bible preached on Sunday. But very few seem to actually understand it or really study it. I’m not saying the LDS church is the gold standard but we actually read and study it even if we have our own way of prooftexting.