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http://edition.cnn.com/2017/04/26/polit ... index.html

Here is this brief they filed
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bxii2w ... FZOUE/view

Well, this is interesting.
It mentions Nate Oman as an attorney involved in filing the suit. Per Nate's Bio on Wikipedia, It appears he is active/believing, but likely is rather familiar with the In's and Out's of LDS history/doctrine. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathan_Oman It says some but not all of the writes are Mormon.

Reviewing this brief, it seems like the 19 guys that participated went to pretty good schools and aren't do-do's. My mind is trying to wrap around this. They seem to present a myopic view regarding the reasons the mormon church was persecuted for the first 100 years of its existence.
I hate to start conspiracy theories, but it sounds like DHO had a hand in this.

I agree with the brief that Muslims shouldn't be persecuted simply for being Muslim, but the parallels it attempts to establish seem pretty flimsy to anyone with a non-correlated understanding of LDS history.

Why would they write this? This seems very odd as is it has underlying intentions.

The answer to this question is probably the same answer to why we reenact pulling handcarts across the plains. It is a reflection of our past experience. Religious persecution. Also, they want to be on Oaks good side for when he becomes president of the church.

2bizE wrote: ↑Thu Apr 27, 2017 5:56 am Also, they want to be on Oaks good side for when he becomes president of the church.

This may be the central problem. They are interested in being on Oaks' good side, and less worried about being on Jesus' good side.

Trump travel ban? You mean Muslims not being allowed in the U.S.? (Sorry, I don't keep up on politics unless I have to.) If so, why would the Church fight that? I mean, converted Muslims are likely to get killed (no matter what nonMuslim religion they join).

It's not the church per se, but a group of LDS scholars and lawyers writing a "friend of the court" brief in support of stopping the ban. It's a strange thing to see many Mormons (not those filing this brief) support Trump and intolerance towards certain religions given their history. What short memories we have.

fh451

fh451 wrote: ↑Fri May 12, 2017 3:13 pm It's not the church per se, but a group of LDS scholars and lawyers writing a "friend of the court" brief in support of stopping the ban. It's a strange thing to see many Mormons (not those filing this brief) support Trump and intolerance towards certain religions given their history. What short memories we have.

fh451

Okay, thanks for explaining.

I think things got really strange since Trump took office.