Religious Intolerance

[mtomm]

It's not common knowledge, but thanks for educating me on it.

I guess it's common knowledge for people like me. But I also think it is common outside of the church, meaning the church isn't the only large corporation that does this. But don't quote me on that.

[LeSellers]

I guess it's common knowledge for people like me. But I also think it is common outside of the church, meaning the church isn't the only large corporation that does this. But don't quote me on that.

It is quite common across the board. Many Fortune 1000 companies do it.

The rationale is as I explained in message #22.

Lehi

[mtomm]

Thanks, Lehi, yes.

Random acts of vandalism do not equal religious intolerance. I see (literally) a larger problem with welfare fraud against the church than vadalism and yet no one would think those are perpetrated as religious intolerance. If someone could show how these acts of vandalism are all being orchestrated under one "movement" then they'd have something to write a story about. Otherwise these are just random knucklehead law-breakers.

[consiglieri]

I am deeply disturbed to think that the time might come when our church buildings will look more like fortresses than peaceful places where we go to worship God.

Too late.

All the Best!

--Consiglieri

[Sky]

I just came across this article (almost a week old now) regarding the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) expressing sympathy to the LDS community in response to the recent vandalisms of Church meetinghouses. This is exactly the kind of response I like to see!

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 1, 2010 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today expressed sympathy to members of the Mormon community after the suspected arsons of two Church of Latter Day Saints churches in South Salt Lake City, Utah. The South Salt Lake City Police Department arrested a suspect, Patrick Ehat, who has been charged with two counts each of arson, criminal mischief and burglary, and reportedly has confessed to having set the fires.

"We support our friends in Utah who have been impacted by these disturbing incidents. The South Salt Lake City Police Department should be commended for their responses to the arson of these houses of worship," said Daniel S. Sandman, Director of ADL's Central Pacific Region, which includes Utah.

"We expect the police will conduct a thorough investigation into the individual arrested, and if it is determined that hate was a motive in these crimes, we urge that hate crime charges be brought in this case. The torching of religious buildings is simply intolerable."

The Anti-Defamation League, founded in 1913, is the world's leading organization fighting anti-Semitism through programs and services that counteract hatred, prejudice and bigotry.

SOURCE Anti-Defamation League