When Mormon missionaries were murdered, the moderators were kept busy pulling jubilant posts off the thread. When Elizabeth Smart was abducted from her home, we contended for months with posters who appeared to be motivated by religious bigotry doing all they could to smear the family and accuse the father.
People were happy young people were murdered? I find it sooooo hard to believe. Elizabeth / father probably because it is generally the father who does these things, not because they are lds.
You are correct, regardless of the religion or lack thereof, the father/husband is the number one suspect, if something bad happens to a child or a spouse. The reason you cited is why they are the suspect.
“People were happy young people were murdered? I find it sooooo hard to believe.”
I was there, I saw it. Some freepers were quite happy that there were two less Mormon missionaries around and said so loud and proud.
“Elizabeth / father probably because it is generally the father who does these things, not because they are lds.”
Oh it went way, way beyond that. There was a concerted effort to transform the story into a scandal for the church via the father. Again, I was there and saw it myself, as did many others.
When the President of our Church - whom we consider to be a Prophet of God - died a few months ago, I learned the hard way just how vicious the anti Mormon posters could be. And the Scripture “Mourn with those who mourn” came to mind as the anti Mormons poked fun at our loss and pain. I started pushing the abuse button and had to push it several times. I will never ever forget how it felt to be pilloried during a time of grief. On the bright side, the next morning, a member of the Catholic Church said, “Oh, Saundra, I am so sorry to learn about your Church leader passing away.” She made tears come to my eyes and I really appreciated her compassion and concern. Meanwhile back at FR the Mormons haters were having a field day.