There's quite a bit to unpack here and could probably spend a lot of time on each one of these issues. But don't you think there is a theme of oppression and lies. I'm really not sure it gets more corrupt than this,

Doublespeak: "Doublespeak is language that deliberately obscures, disguises, distorts, or reverses the meaning of words. Doublespeak may take the form of euphemisms, in which case it is primarily meant to make the truth sound more palatable. It may also refer to intentional ambiguity in language or to actual inversions of meaning"

Moses gave some very important instructions for civil matters among the Israelites. Especially when investigating the truth, the account by a single person was considered insufficient to accuse anyone of wrongdoing.

Watch the compelling story of Lindsay Davis who defected from Bethel. This is an exclusive from the creators at Apologia Studios and is from the popular show, "Cultish". On this episode of Cultish, Jeff Durbin and Jeremiah Roberts interview about her time at Bethel. The story is shocking in many ways and needs to be heard.

God is not bound by our ability to keep covenants, baptising for our dead relatives, or becoming worthy for a temple recommend. God is speaking about being bound by his own holy nature. HIS name sake.

The LDS Church once again has bowed to the social pressures of society and has started changing doctrine on worship and temple rituals.

This time to be more inclusive of the role of women. Like the author suggests, these are GOOD things. However, when major pillars of the faith are changing to conform to the social environment, doesn't that mean perhaps the leaders of the LDS church had it wrong before?

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