The top ten most evil acts perpetrated by the LDS Church

[Analytics]

10. Orderville
9. United Order
8. Harry Reid
7. Glen Beck
6. The passive triplet
5. green jello with shredded carrots
4. Praying that junkfood will nurish us
3. BYU
2. BYU Idaho
1. Saturday's Warrior


Edited to correct "passive triplet".

[_MrStakhanovite]

Bob Crocket

[_Sethbag]

I will interpret "by the LDS Church" to include acts perpetrated by its leaders, whether they would pass BC's definition of "official" or not.

10. Book of Abraham fiasco
9. Kirtland Safety Society
8. Danites
7. the Salt Sermon
6. Joseph's secret polygamy, and the deception it involved
5. introduction of the masonic elements to Mormon worship, ie: the death oaths, handshakes, etc.
4. massively exaggerated emphasis on things like masturbation
3. Brigham Young-era theocracy in Utah
2. prop 8 and similar crap
1. whitewashing history

These were listed not in any particular order. They're also just things I pulled off the top of my head, stopping when I got to 10. There are many more things that could have made the list.

[_lostsheep]

Converting my ancestors so that i would be raised a Mormon

Teaching my children to praise the man who communed with Jehovah

Trying to pass off Missouri as the Garden of Eden

Forever associating the beautiful state of Utah with Mormonism

[_moksha]

6. The tripple passive

What is this?

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Saying God was the author of a racial or geographically racial discriminatory policy certainly was a big mistake.

Also not staying with the Mountain West Conference.

[_asbestosman]

6. The tripple passive

What is this?.

Words were said.
Eyes were rolled.
Snores were heard.

[_Runtu]

Words were said.
Eyes were rolled.
Snores were heard.

It's called the "passive triplet."

[_asbestosman]

I will interpret "by the LDS Church" to include acts perpetrated by its leaders, whether they would pass BC's definition of "official" or not.

10. Book of Abraham fiasco
9. Kirtland Safety Society
8. Danites
7. the Salt Sermon
6. Joseph's secret polygamy, and the deception it involved
5. introduction of the masonic elements to Mormon worship, ie: the death oaths, handshakes, etc.
4. massively exaggerated emphasis on things like masturbation
3. Brigham Young-era theocracy in Utah
2. prop 8 and similar crap
1. whitewashing history

These were listed not in any particular order. They're also just things I pulled off the top of my head, stopping when I got to 10. There are many more things that could have made the list.

Ah man. You're serious. If I changed it from "evil" to "Problematic" and interpreted "LDS Church" to mean significantly associated with the church members, I would put things like:

MMM (probably #1 although I do not blame Brigham Young)

Polygamy in general

Denying the priesthood to people based on race--gender may become more problematic in the future too.

Book of Abraham translation

Unorthodox concept of God and godhood.

Proposition 8.

[_The Dude]

If I changed it from "evil" to "Problematic" and interpreted "LDS Church" to mean significantly associated with the church members, I would put things like:

MMM (probably #1 although I do not blame Brigham Young)

Polygamy in general

Denying the priesthood to people based on race--gender may become more problematic in the future too.

Book of Abraham translation

Unorthodox concept of God and godhood.

Proposition 8.

(If you were to be serious about this) Why the qualification about "things significantly associated with the church members" vs a straight-up "LDS Church"? All the extras in your above list should be on the table as responsibilities of the LDS Church. Don't tell me denying the priesthood was just a thing associated with some church members and not the LDS Church. Same for the Book of Abraham translation, the godhead, and polygamy. I think Prop 8 only passed because of LDS Church support, and the decision to support undoubtedly came from the highest levels. Maybe MMM could be qualified as you propose, but that's the only one where the "problematic of evil" is not fairly and squarely on the shoulders of the LDS Church.

[_asbestosman]

Why the qualification about "things significantly associated with the church members" vs a straight-up "LDS Church"?

Easy. I'm not ready to be excommunicated for apostasy just yet. That's also why I changed "evil" to "problematic". I'm not going to criticize the brethren, prophets, etc. unless I'm ready to apostatize. Also, while I see nothing "evil" in LDS theology, it is problematic to gaining converts.