I am six or seven minutes in and it has been interesting from the start.
I am going to say this. I am older than many here but I am younger than many here but I remember as a child our government having and dealing with polygamy in Utah and "shutting" it down or making an attempt to stop it and outlaw it, etc. I was a minor so I don't recall or know the actual way, truth, etc. of how it was all done or why and so forth but I recall it fairly well, better than mamy things in my childhood. I also remember our landing on the moon. But I was five or six so again, I just know it from the perspective of that age.
As an adult and now an older adult, in the cases we have seen over time with LDS, and things I have seen with people trying to leave or being excommunicated even before following crime online, love him or hate him, Dr. Phil had a few such on over the years and each time I come across a case of LDS religion, such things come to mind, the polygamy, they didn't end it by choice so what would one think would happen for instance? Those raised "old school" still in charge of course are going to still believe in it, etc. It will go underground right? Ban anything and it goes underground but at the same time the younguns having been raised that way, the parents knowing that way, etc., etc.
To get back on track, I'm not saying there aren't good people in the religion that don't know that side of it or practice the religion not following such BUT...
I think if it can be done without a problem, it is something to discuss. I can name case after case and things i have seen in them and I can cite things that hardly ever made the news but for a blip.
Like the Church of Scientology, one can't knock it right, no, we DO knock it, a large part of people in this one well I think is close to being problematic...
All religions have had cults and break offs but I think this is more than that with LDS... And they are HUGE and haev HUGE power.
This is my opinion and not about just this case but regardless, some things shouldn't be condoned. Is every church member that way, probably not. But is the church still that way silently with elders and leaders and underground with it or just don't acknowledge it, maybe so. Look at the Catholic thing and the priests. I have many close family that are Catholic. They are MOST DEFINITELY not that way but I dare say some of the ways and rules they have AND elders still in control of things well....
Yes, I've wandered but I think the root of much and such is in this case and others and plays in.
And I pray this child is safe.
