Posted by:
Elder Berry
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Date: April 03, 2019 11:48AM
I read this just now and I physically shuddered.
"does not expect other people to accept and agree with it, but that it would suffice if they just respect the nation in the same way that it also respects them."
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/lgbt-community-flees-brunei-following-inhumane-new-stoning-laws/ar-BBVvNpN?ocid=spartandhpSaid by a government getting ready to stone people.
The reason I shuddered was because not only is it terrifying that in their intent to kill people brutally and barbarically they expect their people to respect them in doing it. And then I had an aha moment.
It sounded so familiar. A dictatorial appeal for respect. Where had I experienced that the most. Ah, The Mormon Church. It could disrespect people's relatives in baptizing their names. It could intrude onto people's property with their religious canvasing. It could meddle in government. It could play power politics. It could do whatever it wanted in the name of doing it with a higher power and demand respect in so doing.
I think The Mormon Church expects respect. They won't stone gay people but they sure as Hell don't care much for them and expects people to respect their disrespect for the dignity of humanity regardless of human category.