Church poohbahs have a habit of requiring belief in all manner of scripture, dogma, strictures, rules commandments and edicts for members to remain in good standing. Until the policy was changed (by executive fiat, BTW) there was nary a peep of dissent from the Mormon pew warmers, wouldn't silence confer assent ?
And more fodder for mockery:
An absolute requirement for LDS membership is NOT believing Joseph Smith's handwritten by HIS OWN HAND (!!!) account of his first visitation as the correct version of Joseph Smith's first encounter with God and/or Jesus and/or Moroni and/or a host of angels.
And more fodder for mockery:
An absolute requirement for LDS membership is NOT believing Joseph Smith's handwritten by HIS OWN HAND (!!!) account of his first visitation as the correct version of Joseph Smith's first encounter with God and/or Jesus and/or Moroni and/or a host of angels.
The granting of a pardon is an imputation of guilt, and the acceptance a confession of it.