Posted on 11/25/2023 9:15:11 AM PST by Morgana
Mormon families who tried to expose cases of sexual abuse within their communities have alleged they were 'silenced' and threatened with disciplinary action by church leaders, DailyMail.com can reveal.
In one instance, two Idaho members claim they were warned they could be punished after the pair alerted others in their congregation to the fact that their former bishop faced child sex abuse charges dating back 10 years.
In another case in Minnesota, a church member and social worker claims he was stripped of his positions within the church after he spoke out about a registered sex offender who had been placed in a leadership position.
On both occasions, the dissidents felt compelled to raise the alarm after church leaders allegedly kept the abuse under wraps.
It comes after DailyMail.com revealed that victims have accused Mormon leaders of hiding an 'epidemic' of sexual abuse that rivals scandals within the Catholic church.
Around a dozen victims have taken the brave decision to tell their stories of abuse within the church, exposing decades of alleged cover-ups.
Meanwhile, the Utah-based religion faces a bombshell lawsuit in which it is alleged to 'maintain a pattern and practice' of 'concealing' sexual abuse from the police in a bid to avoid costly legal action and protect its reputation.
Today, DailyMail.com can reveal police records suggest church leaders failed to report a bishop who had confessed to sexually abusing a minor.
The church allegedly allowed him to remain an 'active member of the church' months after they had been made aware of the allegations against him, the records show.
Members of the congregation - known as a ward - in Nampa, Idaho, who tried to speak out about the case claim they were threatened with disciplinary action.
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This is easy: depart the LDS.
Problem solved.
Easy for us we are on the outside looking in, but not so easy for them.
Whether the subject is religion or politics, those with absolute (or close to absolute) power have a very high probability of becoming as corrupt as a Democrat.
Daily Mail.....where oh where is “SHOCKING!” in the headline? You guys are falling down on the job.
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We have friends who left the LDS and like any other cult the LDS predictably acted like a cult when they left.
Unlike “leaving the Methodists”, leaving LDS is more like leaving islam. That is because it is a kinship structure as well as being a system of belief, which itself is thoroughly entwined in kinship: past, preset and future.
It can be done, though; but at great emotional cost.
Seems like...
When there’s a power structure...there’s also an abuse structure.
Religious “leaders” suppressing the enforcement of civil/State/Fed laws for any reason is Sharia.
Yes. Most leaders start out with good intentions. But the years in power corrupts them. One easy way to limit this corruption is to have term limits. Term limits for politicians. Term limits for church leaders. Term limits for union bosses. Etc.
Of course we’ll never see this happen.
LDS is a cult. A whole state in the U.S. basically under the regime of a cult. Those tangled up in a cult usually need deliverance and prayer.
Pick your religion and affiliations carefully.
When your whole family and most friends and probably your employer or business contacts are in, and are required to shun you if you leave,it gets complicated.
What is it with religion and Sex Offenders ?
There is a Joseph Smith quote where he states he is the Mohammed of his day. So considering its scriptures questionable origin at that quote it is an apt comparison.
I was wondering if I can get a copy of the golden tablets maybe on E bay? Carigslist?
Funny or not story..I worked with a lady..that once told me..she would agree to a second wife to her husband..to help with all the housework. And they were not Mormon.
mention names and places, sometimes people believe the rumors
Pretty much the same as public schools. Or boy scouts. Or therapists. Or sports coaches. Human beings are involved.
She wasn’t serious.
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