I think this is what the police call: a clue.
You are right. This is not the first time mormons have been attacked. I also posted another thread where mormons were targeted. I can see it happening more and more as coverage of the lds church increases. Of course the internet does not help the issue at hand. If people can shout out negatives and heresays about the lds church and by doing so, influence people in their behavior toward mormons, well such attacks will happen more and more.
The problem of course was that they were asked if they were mormons and then they were beat on. And that makes all the difference.
It makes a difference only in that this was these particular allegedly drunken moronic Nazi sympathizing dorks at this particular time. People that inflict random violence on others use excuses to act it out, or just act it out and then come up with an excuse if they are caught. It is wrong and illegal and I hope they are brought to justice. But I do not think this is the beginning of some sort of massive Mormon persecution. You don’t think that’s the case, do you?
Seriously, you need to stop being so paranoid. As does teancum. This idea of being “leary” is just silly, and somewhat egotistical, as it implies that Mormons think they are important enough to have the world after them. You’re not.
let’s not forget all the british laws against catholics that were imposed throughout the UK for years. you can find all kinds of persecution of catholics in India, china and even Mexico. all mormons really had to deal with was there own disgruntled members and those who who opposed their illegal activities. (polygamy, bank fraud) these days there isn’t much notice given to mormons much less targeted persecution. anticatholics like why me search constantly for evidence to fuel the LDS persecution complex that helps them feel unique and special. You want to see persecution against gods chosen people? look at what the Jews have had to endure. mormons have it pretty easy.
Talk about ignorance. Granted what the Jews have dealt with was on a much larger scale, but it’s only been 1976 when the official kick out of kill all Mormons order was removed in MO. I’ll not even get into the practice of making a practice illegal and than locking up people for not letting their families starve. Mormos are far from the only ones to be attacked for their beliefs, but pretending that it’s their fault is shallow and ignorant.
I think this is a first, I find myself agreeing with you on something. This type of violence happens to individuals of various groups by the misguided form time to time. I do think the media does play to it’s demographic for sales, and controversy makes money in the news business. I disagree with you however, with your suggestion that this is trivial story, when you’re a member of the group that is affected you tend to be more interested in the story, for example the over 14,000 views on the LDS vandalism story on this forum.
I agree that there is interest in what interests you.
you can choose to ignore the facts all you want but if you study your churches history. you see a different version than what is presented in sunday school. you certainly have exaggerated the MO case (and conveniently ignored the rest of that story of how it got issued to begin with) when was polygamy legal? let’s also not forget that back then LDS scriptures called polygamy a crime and declared that the LDS didn’t practice it. that was in the D&C…canonized! so perhaps if these people wouldn’t have been building up harems they wouldn’t have been locked up. Starve? you really need to read more Brigham Young. his teachings basically had the women producing in numerous ways while the men went on missions to bring back more women. there is no pretending here. the tarring and feathering incident(and many others) that are taught as the result of JS testimony were mainly the result of people outraged at his propositioning their wives and daughters. (not to mention the shady financial dealings and secret combinations to get gain) go read william laws last interview, todd compton’'s book, michael quinn or any of the other BYU historians who had access to the facts and got run off for revealing them. the shalloe ignorant view here certainly isn’t mine.