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Originally Posted by MysticCat
Yeah, that episode is funny, and I see that perspective to a point. But then, when we have a presidential candidate holding himself out as a good Mormon and discussing the importance to him of his faith, if that perspective is at play we get into the honesty factor.
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I don't disagree - it's just a matter of the extent to which you want to extend the Church's dictum and dogma to each individual member, which is kind of natural. Personally, I find the Mormon Church's horrifically awkward treatment of blacks, gays and polygamy (which were all virtually ignored for decades after other institutions faced them head-on) no different than some American Catholic dioceses' bizarre attempts to bury or ignore improprieties by priests or officials, in that I don't really want to extend the organization's lunacy to the individual until they show that they're "playing ball" (so to speak, oops) for the org.