Posted by:
baura
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Date: November 11, 2014 12:51PM
This was tacitly admitted by GA Steven Snow:
“My view is that being open about our history solves a whole lot
more problems than it creates. We might not have all the
answers, but if we are open (and we now have pretty remarkable
transparency), then I think in the long run that will serve us
well. I think in the past there was a tendency to keep a lot of
the records closed or at least not give access to information.
But the world has changed in the last generation—with the access
to information on the Internet, we can’t continue that pattern;
I think we need to continue to be more open.”
http://maxwellinstitute.byu.edu/truth-in-church-history-excerpts-from-the-religious-educators-qa-with-elder-steven-snow/Notice that the reason he gives for the new "openness" is that
the strategy of dishonesty and suppression is no longer working
because of the internet. No mention is made that hiding the
truth and lying is wrong, just that it no longer works in the
Church's favor. These people were forced to tell the truth
against their wishes. They are basically dishonest people.