Bybee was confirmed as a federal judge in 2003 – before the torture memos became public. Salt Lake Crawler April 2009
Claims of bishops sexually abusing children and closed door meetings asking young people questions related to sex, a Houston Mormon says this practice must stop and he is demanding change. You first met Sam Young here on the Factor Uncensored Monday night. On Tuesday he laid out details of the allegations at a press conference. This comes as the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints remains silent about the charges saying no comment.
It’s a process that many of us who are not Mormons and members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints aren’t very familiar with, the question is: are you worthy? It’s asked of young people or members of the church who are hoping to enter the priesthood or the temple during a worthiness interview.
‘It is an approved practice in my church for bishops and other local leader to take children behind closed doors all alone and pose questions of a sexual nature to the child,’ former bishop Sam Young said. Fox26 online article 6th February 2018, ‘Closed Doors at LDS’
90% of Provo rapes not reported to police. Deseret Morning News 17th October 2003
Woman’s primary place is in the home, where she is to rear children and abide by the righteous counsel of her husband. Bruce R McConkie, Mormon Doctrine p844
Loss of virtue is too great a price to pay even for the preservation of one’s life – better dead clean, than alive unclean. Many is faithful the Latter-day Saint parent who has sent a son or a daughter on a mission or otherwise out into the world with the direction: ‘I would rather have you come back in a pine box with your virtue than return alive without it’. Bruce R McConkie, Mormon Doctrine p124
Church members who are involved in pregnancy out of wedlock are encouraged to go to their bishop. By virtue of his priesthood office and calling, he can counsel with them as they make important decisions that affect their own well-being and that of the child. He also can help them begin the process of repentance. Because of the social and emotional issues inherent in such situations, the bishop should consider referring the unwed parents to LDS Family Services (where available) regardless of whether they choose to marry, place their child for adoption, or keep the child without getting married.
... When the possibility of a successful marriage is unlikely, unwed parents should be encouraged to place the child for adoption, preferably through LDS family services ...
Unwed parents who do not marry should not be counseled to keep the infant as a condition of repentance, or of an obligation to care for one’s own family. Generally, unwed parents are not able to provide the stable, nurturing environment for the baby’s well-being. First Presidency letter 15th June 1998
Let me warn the sisters in all seriousness that you who submit yourselves to an abortion or to an operation that precludes you from safely having additional healthy children are jeopardizing your exaltation and your future membership in the kingdom of God. Ezra Taft Benson, God Family Country p224
When a husband encourages or insists that his wife work out of the home for their convenience, ‘not only will the family suffer in such instances ... spiritual growth and progression will be hampered’. Howard W Hunter, Ensign November 1987
There is no true Latter-day Saint who would not rather bury a son or daughter than to have him or her lose his or her chastity — realizing that chastity is of more value than anything else in all the world. Heber J Grant, seventh president
I have observed that there is a certain type of Mormon woman who wields the righteous Priesthood ideal viciously like a club to control and manipulate her husband. This type of Mormon female is an expert at guilting her man into compliance with her demands. She is relieved from all responsibility for making the family work – it is all up to the man. Nothing can ever be HER fault, now can it? If there is not enough money to buy the finer things – all HIS fault (although she refuses to work outside the home). If the kids are ill-behaved or get into trouble at school – all HIS fault since he is not acting as a proper Priesthood role model (never mind that she is the one who is home all day and who has the most interaction with the kids). If she is miserable, bored, unfulfilled – all HIS fault since it is his job to make her happy (don’t pay attention to the fact that she elected NOT to attend school, never bothered to developed a career and has no way to keep herself occupied).
... In the long run, systematic subjugation of women hurt males. Lucyfer, board post 31st July 2006, ‘Mormon Male Dominance Harms Men as Much as Women’
Where are their mothers? Gathered in the kitchen of our home! What are they doing? Making large batches of homemade doughnuts! And when we return home, we will feast on those doughnuts. While we enjoy them, these mothers, sisters, and daughters will listen intently as each of us speaks of things he learned here tonight. It’s a nice family tradition, symbolic of the fact that everything we learn and do as priesthood bearers should bless our families. Russell M Nelson, article Ensign May 1999, ‘Our Sacred Duty to Honor Women’
The Mormon Church of today is still clinging to the beliefs of the nineteenth century; ideas which are becoming more outmoded every day. A few women in the Mormon Church are trying to make a difference but they are usually swiftly excommunicated ...
Feminists are described as ‘the Pied Pipers of sin who have led women away from the divine role of womanhood down the pathway of error’.
Obviously, the Mormon Church is not going to alter its views on women in the immediate future. It is questionable whether it is even possible for Mormonism to equalize the roles of men and women because the oppression of women is so integral to the religion. Jessica Longaker, The Role of Women in Mormonism
The underlying message about sexuality is that you will give your life to keep from being raped. The worthy, honorable thing to do, if sexual assaulted, is to fight to the death to preserve your vagina from dishonorable intrusion. Often, an honorable Mormon father teaches his daughters that he would rather see her dead than violated. It is worth noting, however, that this not a concept solely held by Mormonism.
Mormonism has found the key to controlling generations of its members. It is a typical ploy of religiosity since time began; control the sexuality of the female and control of the family for generations to come is maintained. This also solidifies the influx of money ...
Their whole wardrobe and their sense of their bodies is determined by the temple garment that is to be worn next to the skin as a protection and placed on her body in a ritual in the temple. It is also seen as a protection against her sexuality being defiled or assaulted in any way. She is told she is to remain chaste and worthy in thought and deed with the temple garment a constant, even Mosaic reminder that she is a daughter of Heavenly Father and this is what is expected of her. Again her sexuality is given a place before her life. SusieQ#1, board post 23rd July 2007, ‘The Role of Women in the Mormon Church’
Mormonism became intolerable when it became an fanatical controlling parent. It controls its adherents by keeping them in a child-like state governed by an authority figure that is a domineering parent. The teaching of ‘I am a child of God’ is taken to a level that does not allow for anyone to become a real adult.
I don’t know about the rest of you, but I found that Mormonism is designed for children – there is no place for a grown up, mature, actualized adult who can function on their own. Instead, it’s all about pleasing Heavenly Father. Yup. THE FATHER FIGURE! And don’t you dare mention heavenly mother/s. She is never to be talked about, except when authorized. One hymn is enough!
The religion dictates what you cannot eat, cannot drink, what you can wear, not wear (no flip-flops in church!), how you spend your time, your money, your leisure time, and on and on. The more controls one obeys, the greater the reward. Even the women often speak in a child-like tone of voice. A soft tone, a soft voice is one thing, but that syrupy, overly sweet, tone is not it!
The Brethren (GAs) and often local leadership most often speak/talk to the members in that condescending drone. How to describe it. You know it when you hear it! The GA Drone, often with that Utah lilt-accent. It’s a tone used to talk to children, not adults. When do adults talk to each other like that?
Living Mormonism reminded me of when I was a little kid and my mother would check to see if I had on my undershirt, or my galoshes, or my coat, or ate a proper breakfast before going to school, or out to play. Mother controlled my diet as she knew what was best for a child to eat.
Mormonism can and does become that parent (Heavenly Father) that takes the position that they know what is best for you like you were three years old: tells you what he wants you to wear, eat, drink, where he wants you to go, not go, what to read, not read, what movies to see, not see, what kinds of jobs are OK, what to do and not do on the Sabbath, and on and on and on, because: the first law of heaven and earth is ... (drum roll) ... OBEDIENCE! Then says Heavenly Father is not going to command in all things! :-)
When I finally realized that Mormonism was keeping me a child turning the screws so to speak to get compliance and obedience, with the constant demands for how I lived my life, leaving it was like getting off of a Merry Go Round – like a kid trying to grasp that gold ring, I could never reach! SusieQ#1, board post 5th June 2009, ‘Mormonism: The Dominating Parent, Demanding Obedience’