| | Church SecrecyIt seems to me that if you have a religion and you claim that your religion is "true" then you don't need the keep secrets. If God is on your side, then why do you need to keep things secret? Won't God take care of things?
One common means the cult leaders use to control their followers is to control the flow of information. If you have a secret handbook that only the top leaders share, then you don't have to worry about the rank and file getting upset over what's in your secret handbook.
It appears that the LDS church feels that it needs to keep secrets. When it's confidential handbook for church leaders was leaked, they lawyered up and decided to threaten those who posted the material. They were successful in bullying the site Scribd.com. However, they've been unsuccessful in bullying WikiLeaks.
If you're interested, here's the WikiLeaks page and here's the Slashdot article about the dispute. |
| | Posted 5/14/2008 10:54 AM - 6 comments
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