(February 10, 2015 at 10:08 pm)Minimalist Wrote: Well, they threw him out. The lucky bastard.
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2015/02/promi...-apostasy/
Quote:Prominent Mormon activist John Dehlin excommunicated over ‘apostasy’
Guess that means he saves 10% of his income.
Yup. Ex'ed for advocating an open approach to investigating the LDS church's history and for making public the many doubts of believers and why the church troubles them.
Meanwhile, here's a list of the people who have NOT been ex'ed:
https://exploringmormonism.com/crime-and-punishment/
Quote:Jodi Arias killed her former boyfriend Travis Alexander on June 4, 2008. He was killed at his home in Mesa, Arizona. He had been shot in the face and stabbed some 27 times, his throat slit from ear to ear...
Jason Derek Brown shot an armored car driver five times in the head in 2004. He then stole $54,000. He is still one of America’s Most Wanted...
Mark Hacking reported his wife missing on 19 Jul 2004. Her body was found three months later (01 Oct 2004) in a Salt Lake landfill. His trial happened on 18 Apr 2005...
A 63-year-old suspect/Davis County man wanted for an alleged scheme that took tens of millions has his set for an initial court hearing in July in Salt Lake City used the cachet of two Utah institutions — the LDS Church and the Boy Scouts of America — to bilk his victims...
Gary Sheets was acquitted on 45 counts of fraud because “he was just a poor manager” and lost the $23 million due to poor investments...
Allen and Wendell Jacobson reported by Federal Agents to be the single largest fraud ever in the state of Utah. Wendell was excommunicated prior to the investigation. Allen was not excommunicated ever. Wendell oversaw excommunications of members for supporting the ERA back in the 70’s.
Quentin L. Cook, sued for civil fraud, made an apostle shortly later. Faithful members created websites to point out the issues...
Paul H. Dunn lied to members for personal profit..
Richard Roswell Lyman committed adultery while an apostle, was excommunicated, and then had all of his blessings restored later.
Dehlin should count himself lucky to be kicked out of that club.
Teenaged X-Files obsession + Bermuda Triangle episode + Self-led school research project = Atheist.
