Comments on: President Gordon B. Hinckley dies at age 97

By: Sina

Sina — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 21:26:57 +0000

To so call Editor, if that is your real name..
shame on you, I’m not an LDS member or anti-Mormon, I love all people it
doesn’t matter who they are, we are all human beings…what did this servant of God did to you or your family?
I can see you are full of hate. Why don’t you go and discuss these issues
with the members of the LDS church, instead of voicing your hatred and your
ignorant comments on this blog?
We all make mistakes! we are all sinners including you! Move on sister!
Clean your own backyard first before you throw in your holier-than-thou
attitude on this blog…

My condolences to the family and LDS church for the passing of this
faithful servant of God.

Sinner

By: Christene Macklin

Christene Macklin — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 11:20:13 +0000

Dear,
Editor, ExposeRomney,
First, I would hardly place my trust in someone who can not be recognized by there given name. Secondly, if the LDS church is so unjust and wrong, why don’t you spend less time on a MORMON blog and more time searching for what you belive to be true. Truly honorable people do not waist so much time trying to destroy the hope and beliefs of others, but work on becomeing better people themselves.

By: Francoise

Francoise — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 12:02:09 +0000

President Hinkley had been a great man of God.He has given his time ,showned his love for each of us .I have great respect for him and a great example for me and in my family.All his talks had been a guidance in our family and in my life.He will miss us.

By: Rob

Rob — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 17:48:59 +0000

A great man has died. Believe him or not just look at what he had done for mankind in general. Anyone with a half sense of dignity should put away their attacks for at least a day out of respect for the loss of those who loved him. Suppose the Mormons are really wrong; at least they have a heart.

By: Editor, ExposeRomney

Editor, ExposeRomney — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 14:53:31 +0000

You can delete the links and references to all outside information (as you have) and you only prove that the LDS membership is closed to facts and truth; you fear that exposure will shake your faith. And you are correct, it will. At the very least we can prevent others from falling prey to the lies of missionaries and the LDS leadership.

Go ahead and remove the link. Let your people wallow in darkness. Education, facts, history… all optional in the LDS Church. Better to give faith promoting rumors, because as the LDS leaders told us “All that is true, is not useful.”

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By: David H. Sundwall

David H. Sundwall — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 14:43:03 +0000

Okay.

Please move the arguments elswehere.

The Anti-Mormons have had suffiecient opportunity to exploit the death of our beloved leader. Despite what they claim, there is nothing new that has been said and why they need to come to this blog now of all times is pathetic. This is not the place nor the occasion for you to vent your hatred towards the Church.

This blog has never needed a comment policy before, but I will have to come up with one.

For this post, all further anti- comments will be deleted.

By: Editor, ExposeRomney

Editor, ExposeRomney — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 13:00:47 +0000

Hatred or accountability? We merely insist on the later. To TBM’s he is a honorable and honest man, though I would recommend that due a thorough analysis of Gordon B. Hinckley’s interviews with the media. You will clearly and repeatedly observe an intent to decieve both non-LDS members and LDS members into thinking the LDS church was blameless, all its doctrines were of God, and anywhere there was obvious error or bigotry… to just simply forget and move on. There was never accountability with LDS leadership. Example: Although the LDS Church finally allowed black men to hold the priesthood, nothing was ever done to reject the racist statements of the previous prophets OR to publicly censure and retract the doctrines that kept people of color from holding the priesthood in the first place. Dark skin was always associated with sin or lower stature in the LDS Church, imagine that according to the LDS prophets God is a racist too. The LDS church never rejected the many outright racist and bigoted statements of Brigham Young, especially those he insisted were prophetic counsel.

When Hinckley was asked about such topics on Larry King, all he stated was “I don’t know, it’s here now, let’s move on.” Again, why did Hinckley not take this opportunity to reconcile and admit racism crept into its doctrines as the prophets were mere men and this frequently influenced what they “deemed” to be from God. Is this a small matter? Absolutely not, because if the the prophets have erred, then what are we to do with all the statements in the D&C?

Why is this important? The LDS Church has 50,000 missionaries often targeting developing nations or the poor, places where they feel they have better chances at converts. Even in major European cities, the recent poor, often uneducated immigrants are targets. They make it look as if the LDS Church is blameless, yet if many of these potential converts (often now people of color) could see the racist doctrines that God supposedly ordained on Earth, no doubt they would have serious questions regarding the LDS Church’s authenticity. If Mormon missionaries have no issue converting people by in effect trying to convince them that their religion is WRONG, then what is wrong with other groups identifying issues with the LDS Church? You cannot remain an atheist, Buddhist, Catholic, Protestant, Jew, Hindu. Muslim, etc. if you are to listen to the missionaries - your previous religion is wrong. If believe Joseph Smith, our non-LDS religions are an abomination in God’s eyes. So if it’s a great time in a young man’s life when he gets to travel to other places and convert people by telling them that the LDS Church is the only true religion, then why is any statement that is critical of the LDS religion considered bigoted and “anti-Mormon.” No difference. Once again, the LDS leadership in their quest to control thoughts and opinions have only created what we refer to as indeed rightous people, but under the thumb of an oppressive organization.

By: Steven

Steven — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 08:13:34 +0000

Sir,

If LDS members (in your own words) are “righteous” then how is it that they have been deceived?

I do believe in independent, critical inquiry. I would not, however, in my own dialectical search for information, trust the opinion of anyone so cruel and bitter that they would ridicule the death of a revered leader…. From what little I know about Mr. Hinkley, it appears that he was an honorable, honest man. For some to knowingly cause pain through caustic comments is reprehensible.

If individuals so inclined are associated with your efforts, then shame on them and shame on you for allowing such vitriolic hatred.

By: Editor, ExposeRomney

Editor, ExposeRomney — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 08:02:15 +0000

We are not criticizing the morality of LDS members, we are criticizing a church leadership that has since its inception deceived its righteous members. We hope for change and transparency when they select the next LDS prophet. This is echoed by many progressive LDS members who wish to raise the church up to a position in which is can be respected by all people, not just the faithful members. This is an opportunity to reconcile and not run away from our past.

Again, this is clearly articulated in the articles on [link kindly deleted by A Soft Answer]. The articles were originally meant to force Mitt Romney to embrace the LDS doctrines in front of the media, but the issues are not limited to that candidate.

We encourage people not to take our word as law, but to research our statements thoroughly and come to your own conclusion. We provide recommended books (both LDS and non-LDS), online videos, and we welcome any corrections. Google is a wonderful tool, but always check sources, we say this because there are site that will fabricate stories about the LDS Church to turn public opinion. This is neither useful or effective. Accurate scholarship and research is the only way to learn the truth.

By: Steven

Steven — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 07:40:46 +0000

I am in the army serving in Germany and saw in the headlines the announcement of the death of this man. Other than knowing some very nice people in my life who are Mormon and the current campaign of Mitt Romney, I am not all that familiar with the life and leadership of President Hinkley.

What I do know is that the low class exhibited by hateful intruders in this blog site is reprehensible and in the most shameful, poorest taste. Regardless of your personal issues with the Mormon faith, it is sick to ridicule a man who obviously means so much to so many.

My condolences for the loss of this leader.