Censorship in the Mormon Church
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by: Joe Smith
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The Mormon Church, also known as the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, is the most well known religious denomination originating from the teachings of Jesus Christ by Joseph Smith Jr. The LDS (Mormon) church was founded in 1830 in the United States.
The Mormon Church boasts a membership of approximately 13 million members, although this number includes members which have died and those who are not active in the church. Basically, whoever has been a Mormon at one time continues to be tallied for all time. It is estimated that 65% (8.5 million) of Mormon Church members do not actively participate in the church.
Some reports indicate that as many as 250 Mormons leave their faith each and every day. Membership is dropping. In fact, the Mormon Church has one of the highest turnover rates of any faith in North America. Why then does the Mormon Church inflate its numbers? The Mormons are not honest with the public. Their main goal is to attract new members. To do this their image must be untarnished, and dishonesty and censorship is required.
No only are membership records misreported, Mormon church leaders have made many changes in the doctrines and policies of their faith. As leaders don't want their members and the general public to know about these changes, and embarrassing cover-ups, they have often altered their church records.
Censorship is dangerous. When overused, censorship is often associated with human rights abuse, dictatorship and oppression. Censorship can be defined as controlling a group of people improperly for their own benefit, preventing the group from accessing information that is required to draw accurate conclusions.
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To learn more about the original uncensored Mormon religious beliefs please visit Mormonism Beliefs or The Mormon Religion.
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