Had an interesting email from our High Priests Group Leader this morning.

He said that one of the group had volunteered to make DVD copies of 'The Mormon Candidate' for anyone at church who was interested.

For something that has been labelled 'problematic', I wonder if they think:

a) It must be good (i.e. they haven't actually watched it yet);
b) As High Priests, there's nothing there for us to be worried about;
c) It's good for us to be prepared?

There was a facebook status made this morning by the official LDS in the UK page, it said:

Comment on BBC documentary
The following short statement was issued this morning by the Church, following the broadcast of a TV documentary on Tuesday evening (27th March) purporting to represent Church beliefs and practices:
"This wasn’t a documentary about the Church we know. An opportunity was missed in providing a balanced and informed perspective. Those wanting to know more about the Christ-centered beliefs and practices of the Church can find out more on mormon.org, or they can drop into any of our Sunday services."


Following a few debates I've had on FB this morning I'd say that members feel like the church has been misrepresented and that it was biased and an unfair attack, made worse by the fact that the BBC is supposed to be neutral.

"High Priests Group ... volunteered to make DVD copies for anyone at church" Bishop agrees to say stuff it to the BBC copyright then? ha ha.

Excuse me, but the "church they know" is not the church I knew.

The Church they know is not the church of tomorrow. A church with no doctrinal leadership (won't answer doctrinal questions) is hardly one to claim they have been misrepresented.

They themselves are the biggest misrepresenters of the Mormon Church. Who could top GBH on Larry King?

No doubt asking Larry's question, "Do Mormons believe that a man can become a god?" would be reframed as a biased and unfair attack.

The media is the message.


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The people the intiverwer asked the hard questions are the people that should have the ansers. The fact they dont or are flipfloping is a massive kick in the teeth to the church.

I totally agree.