The people you recall having been excommunicated for “minor” offenses were almost people who had repeated the offenses multiple times and/or lied to their priesthood leader about what they had done, etc.
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WRONG. I suppose it does depend upon your status in the ward and your Stake pres but you assume WAY too much about them.
BTW, you are NOT LDS are you? Much less a Stake Pres.
Don’t assume the LDS will tell you the truth. They will lie in order to make the “church” appear in the best light. I found that out the hard way.
No, I’m not LDS. And I’m sure there are situations where the official policy is violated and someone who is unpopular with local church leaders is excommunicated for something that didn’t really warrant it per official policy. That sort of abuse of power is hardly peculiar to the LDS Church, though. But I have to wonder if the people you cited 1) were really as innocent of other offenses as they led you to believe, and 2) tried to appeal their excommunications to a higher authority.