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Date Posted: 21:17:41 08/10/11 Wed
Author: George
Subject: HOMEWORK FOR LEADERS -- Rationality and Integrity Test

Here is a list of questions upon which the Communitarians need to "set the record straight.

One of them I directed to Dr. Wallace B. Smith, may his name be praised! Dr. Smith checked my membership records, discovered I didn't make a whole lot of money, and consequently had not contributed much before leaving, so he decided that he didn't want me back in the church badly enough to want to discuss anything with me.

First series of questions:

1. If homosexual is all holy and wonderful and all the followers of the Divine Jesus would rush to embrace it on His say so, why has there been no revelation from Him saying so?

2. Why did the First Presidency decide to start having "same-sex shacking up ceremonies" without announcing to the church it was doing this?

3. By what right or authority did the First Presidency order these ceremonies?

4. What scripture does it use to justify them in the face of all the scripture that condemns the practice of homosexuality as sin in all circumstances under which it is practiced?

5. Why are none of these ceremonies ever mentioned in the Herald? After nearly twenty years, you'd think at least one might actually get some press time in the church's own magazine.

6. Why the intimidation used to force the congregation in Eugene, Oregon to allow (or suffer) a same-sex shacking up ceremony to be held there in May of 2003?

7. By what right did the First Presidency authorize the ordination of homosexuals?

8. By what right did the First Presidency authorize already-ordained homosexuals to keep their priesthood cars after the FP acknowledged that the rules prohibit ordination of homosexuals to the priesthood?

9. Why, after the First Presidency has spent twenty years secretly promoting homosexuality and undercutting the governing process of the church to do it, has it suddenly begun to act as if it needs permission from the World Conference to do any of this stuff? Isn't that just demanding a rubber stamp approval of something that is already over with and long-since done?

10. What does the promotion of homosexuality in the Communitarian Church have to do with the fact that several high ranking members of the hierarchy have complained that their homosexual offspring can't be ordained into the priesthood?

When the leading quorums of the church discuss finances, they come up with hard and fast answers to deal with pressing questions. With that in view, why is the only response to questions about homosexuality nothing more than "Jesus loves everybody, so it'll all work out." If that approach were taken to questions about finances, the church would be as financially bankrupt as it is spiritually bankrupt.

We're waiting for answers.

But we aren't holding our breath.

Since the First Presidency sneaked around doing all this stuff behind everyone's back for years, I have concluded that they either have no explanations, or have a pathological aversion to giving them.

I'll leave these up for a week. Then I'll post the next batch of unanswered questions. Luther had ninety-five thesis.

I surely hope that the reluctance of the Communitarian leadership to be open about anything, or actually give a 12 years old and up explanation hasn't led to the spontaneous eruption of that many unanswered questions. And I hope that everyone realizes that, since I'm not as smart as Martin Luther, the list of unanswered questions regarding obvious malfeasance in the so-called "Community of Christ" may be so great that I can't even begin to conceive of them all. AFter all, if things are being deliberately concealed and lied about, it is difficult to question them, isn't it?

George

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