================================================ Subject: Re: to go with Keith's polygamy. From: "Keith P. Mears" To: Date: Tue 21 Aug 2001 17:45:45 -0500 ================================================ Thanks Amb. I did notice in the FAQ I posted that the Church has withdrawn ALL endorsement of polygamy. I regret making my rash "widely practiced" statement, and I'd like to thank Debbi for calling bullshit and forcing me to fins the facts. ----- Original Message ----- From: "ambelina" To: Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2001 1:56 PM Subject: to go with Keith's polygamy. > I found this at lds.org go to search then confrence talks. > Lv > Amb > (and by the way I live in Utah and DO NOT practice Polygamy!!!) > There are very few Poligamists here BUT they are the ones that give Utah > a bad name!! > > Question 4: What is the Church's position on polygamy? > > We are faced these days with many newspaper articles on this subject. > This has arisen > out of a case of alleged child abuse on the part of some of those > practicing plural > marriage. > > I wish to state categorically that this Church has nothing whatever to > do with those > practicing polygamy. They are not members of this Church. Most of them > have never > been members. They are in violation of the civil law. They know they are > in violation of > the law. They are subject to its penalties. The Church, of course, has > no jurisdiction > whatever in this matter. > > If any of our members are found to be practicing plural marriage, they > are > excommunicated, the most serious penalty the Church can impose. Not only > are those > so involved in direct violation of the civil law, they are in violation > of the law of this > Church. An article of our faith is binding upon us. It states, "We > believe in being > subject to kings, presidents, rulers, and magistrates, in obeying, > honoring, and > sustaining the law" (A of F 1:12). One cannot obey the law and disobey > the law at the > same time. > > There is no such thing as a "Mormon Fundamentalist." It is a > contradiction to use the > two words together. > > More than a century ago God clearly revealed unto His prophet Wilford > Woodruff that > the practice of plural marriage should be discontinued, which means that > it is now > against the law of God. Even in countries where civil or religious law > allows polygamy, > the Church teaches that marriage must be monogamous and does not accept > into its > membership those practicing plural marriage. > > To unsubscribe or change your preferences for the Creed-Discuss list, visit: > http://www.winduplist.com/ls/discuss/form.asp > > To unsubscribe or change your preferences for the Creed-Discuss list, visit: http://www.winduplist.com/ls/discuss/form.asp