[RobRoy]

>>It may interest you to know that entrance to mormon temples is dictated by the issuance of a “temple recommend” and only the select members that obey all the mormon rules to the letter are given one.

I, for one, doubt the rules would be relaxed in the case of a civil emergency.<<

I firmly agree. I think it is the main point of the things.

In fact there are even parts of the temple that take further rank to enter. I remember asking why all of us non-mormons were allowed in and although I don’t remember the specifics of the reason, it had to do with something of the lines of “it wasn’t officially a ‘temple’ yet”. It had to go through some sort of ceremony or something and was still “just a building”.

[DelphiUser]

>>I, for one, doubt the rules would be relaxed in the case of a civil emergency.<<

I firmly agree. I think it is the main point of the things.

In fact there are even parts of the temple that take further rank to enter. I remember asking why all of us non-mormons were allowed in and although I don’t remember the specifics of the reason, it had to do with something of the lines of “it wasn’t officially a ‘temple’ yet”. It had to go through some sort of ceremony or something and was still “just a building”.

Temples are just a building until they are dedicated to the Lord. A Temple has many areas that are not "off limits" most have waiting rooms, cafeterias and laundry (usually in the basement) and in an emergency I am sure those would be the safest places and available.

Attributing base motives is not Christlike behavior.