"And when you die, you are placed in your temple clothes, which is all white clothing and it's very sacred,” Nielsen said.
""We’re angry. We’re furious. We’re hurt,” Nielsen said. But she said that an apology isn’t enough, and she wants Gomez to resign.
"She took something that was very sacred to our religion and put it out there,” she said.
"If Gomez doesn’t resign, a group has already started a recall that’s already gained support of some council members.
Seriously??? So they think they can bully someone into resigning from their political office? Despicable! They just don't want their cult exposed anymore than it already has been. Tssc cannot handle the age of the internet.
Remember, they have no problem baptizing the dead of other religions.
Mormons, welcome to having your ridiculous Mickey Mouse Club secrets honestly shown in the same way you invade the pretend Mickey Mouse Clubs that have different "sacred" beliefs. Baptism for the dead is far more disrespectful of other Mickey Mouse Club beliefs.
Your sacred temple clown suit is a belly laugh at worst, or a curious oddity at best. Maybe when you run for public office you need to explain the rules of your cult.
The only outrage should be if that woman loses her job because she didn't understand the Mormon Mickey Mouse costume is supposed to be protected from the light of day.
Wasn't Monson's funeral televised?? I'm guessing it was closed-casket.
Hey, if they will 'allow' nevermos to a Mormon funeral, then they are seeing it for their own eyes anyway. What's the bfd? Oh right...because once things are online, they tend to stay there forever.
For me the real problem was that she made a video of an open casket. I would think that it's common sense not to do that in order to respect the family's feelings.
However if Mormons are sensitive to having their temple clothes on public display, then don't put them on public display. A mayor's viewing is bound to attract lots of nevermos.
My friend's mom was a pioneering female politician in San Diego County. When she died, they had to hire security to keep the politicians she hated away
laperla not logged in Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I don't understand why anyone would do that.
The mayor was apparently well-liked in the community. The funeral was at a mormon chapel, and space was limited. This woman may very well have thought the community that couldn't come to the funeral would appreciate one last look at their well-liked mayor, since they couldn't be there in person.
Had this been anyone but a mormon in temple clothes in the casket, there may have been a bit of "not sure that was appropriate" discussion about the post. Or there may not have been. The community at large may have appreciated it.
But it's the super-secret magical temple clothes that make it "offensive" to mormons. It wasn't the fact that a video of the mayor lying in the casket was posted that "offended" -- it was the fact that the (gasp!) temple clothes were shown. Oh, the horror!
I didn't see any of the pictures. There should be more than white clothes. There should be a sash and a green apron too, and oh yeah, a stupid little baker's hat.
I just had a thought: while I think it *is* bad taste to video a funeral like it's a junior high graduation, my experience with (at least SoCal) Hispanic culture is that it would not be a big deal; when my dad died the visiting nurse had her two kids stay in the room with him while she took care of some business. Maybe it's a Catholic thing--wakes are famous for food and drink while the deceased is lying right there in the parlor.
OTOH, maybe the lady *is* a clueless jerk and *did* do it for political reasons...I dunno...
At that dreadful politician funeral I mentioned, the opposing (and crooked pols) came early and grabbed the front seats so they could be seen. They did get kicked out so the family could sit there. They waited outside and shook hands of all the folks coming out.
It made a terrible time even worse for the family.
When you only care about yourself, you may do something hurtful.
Come to think of it the first and only time I have ever seen the temple clothes in person was at a funeral. I was about 14 or 15. Without asking questions I somehow knew what the deceased person was wearing. I remember standing over the open casket in awe and my mind filled with questions. It was strange.