Posted by:
Krampus!
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Date: March 17, 2014 04:31AM
I asked the following question on lds.net. I wonder how they will respond.
Do you think governments should turn a blind eye to deception and fraud if it is conducted in the name of religion? I'm not talking about the LDS church specifically, but with other organized religions, if it is provable that they are giving a false persona and have false motives, and/or are provably saying things which the leaders of the organized religion know is false or unlikely, for their benefit, another's benefit, or for undue control through half truths, false promises, and exaggerated negative consequences that elicit unneccesary thoughts of fear, over-riding rational thought and agency (much like a sex offender manipulating under age youth or the mentally unstable). Another thing to consider is that this fraudulant conduct would also have a negative impact, whether intentional or unintentionally, on the mental welfare, monetary welfare, and on the security of those not involved as adherrants of the fraudulent faith, through the culture instilled.
http://www.lds.net/forums/general-discussion/59033-do-you-think-governments-should-turn-blind-eye-deception-fraud.html#post802606