Your numbers don’t add up.
Scientologist 45,000 inside the US.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints reports 6,700,000 inside of the US.
We are used to being hated. I don’t hate you for hating us though. I just think you are misguided.
1. Members of the Church of LDS are counted as members until they are over 100 years old. Even if they are known to have died.
2. Members who relocate from one church to another are counted on BOTH membership roles until the over 100 is reached.
3. According to the website mormoncurtain.com and several others the actual membership of the church is 2-4 million in the US. I have reviewed census numbers for the last census and by doing some simple math using the figures of people who indicate they are Mormon I can not get a membership number of more than 2.65 million in the US.
4. If all of the above is true. How are we suppose to treat a church that goes so far out of it's way to exaggerate members?
5. Lastly, I have been told by Mormons that they consider Jesus their "brother". Is that standard Mormon doctrine?
I ask with all due respect in search of the truth.
fallingwater,
you wrote... “We are used to being hated. I don’t hate you for hating us though. I just think you are misguided.”
Newsflash: just because someone disagrees with you does not
mean they hate you.
ampu