No statement of condemnation for the invasion. No day of prayer or fast.
As usual, the prophet/church will remain silent and stand on the sidelines, while other religions make a stand.
Reminds me of the church on slavery, civil rights, etc.
The church leaders will make hundreds of statements and spring into action at the drop of a gay hat. Prop 8 anyone?
Sorry, I’ll get off my soapbox now. I’m just disgusted.
Gay = Bad
War = Meh
The Church Remains Silent On Ukraine
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The Church Remains Silent On Ukraine
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Re: The Church Remains Silent On Ukraine
Evacuate the missionaries from Russia first. Speak out, they disappear.
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No LDS missionaries have been allowed in Russia since 2016. Two LDS 'volunteers'' supposedly giving social service to existing congregations were deported in 2019.
Russia to deport LDS church volunteers found guilty of violating immigration laws
There is really nothing stopping the CoJCoLDS leadership at least making some kind of general expression of a wish for the invasion to stop. I suppose they are waiting for Jesus to turn up in Temple Square with a placard saying 'Blessed are the peacemakers - yes, I really meant it'.
Maksutov:
That's the problem with this supernatural stuff, it doesn't really solve anything. It's a placeholder for ignorance.
Mayan Elephant:
Not only have I denounced the Big Lie, I have denounced the Big lie big lie.
That's the problem with this supernatural stuff, it doesn't really solve anything. It's a placeholder for ignorance.
Mayan Elephant:
Not only have I denounced the Big Lie, I have denounced the Big lie big lie.
Re: The Church Remains Silent On Ukraine
They pulled the missionaries from Ukraine last month. https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.or ... es-ukraine
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When I go to sea, don’t fear for me. Fear for the storm.
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Re: The Church Remains Silent On Ukraine
Thankfully. If I had been a parent of a missionary there I would have lost my mind.Res Ipsa wrote: ↑Thu Feb 24, 2022 6:57 pmThey pulled the missionaries from Ukraine last month. https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.or ... es-ukraine
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Res Ipsa wrote: ↑Thu Feb 24, 2022 6:57 pmThey pulled the missionaries from Ukraine last month. https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.or ... es-ukraine
Of course the bolded bit is what really matters.We pray for a peaceful resolution to the tensions in Ukraine and look forward to when the missionaries may return.
Maksutov:
That's the problem with this supernatural stuff, it doesn't really solve anything. It's a placeholder for ignorance.
Mayan Elephant:
Not only have I denounced the Big Lie, I have denounced the Big lie big lie.
That's the problem with this supernatural stuff, it doesn't really solve anything. It's a placeholder for ignorance.
Mayan Elephant:
Not only have I denounced the Big Lie, I have denounced the Big lie big lie.
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Re: The Church Remains Silent On Ukraine
It's probably equal odds that Jesus would turn up in Red Square as Temple Square.Chap wrote: ↑Thu Feb 24, 2022 6:01 pmNo LDS missionaries have been allowed in Russia since 2016. Two LDS 'volunteers'' supposedly giving social service to existing congregations were deported in 2019.
Russia to deport LDS church volunteers found guilty of violating immigration laws
There is really nothing stopping the CoJCoLDS leadership at least making some kind of general expression of a wish for the invasion to stop. I suppose they are waiting for Jesus to turn up in Temple Square with a placard saying 'Blessed are the peacemakers - yes, I really meant it'.
"I'm not crazy about reality, but it's still the only place to get a decent meal." Groucho Marx
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The best lack all conviction, while the worst//Are full of passionate intensity." Yeats
"The truth has no defense against a fool determined to believe a lie." Mark Twain
The best lack all conviction, while the worst//Are full of passionate intensity." Yeats
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Re: The Church Remains Silent On Ukraine
Ah, thanks! I did not know this.Chap wrote: ↑Thu Feb 24, 2022 6:01 pmNo LDS missionaries have been allowed in Russia since 2016. Two LDS 'volunteers'' supposedly giving social service to existing congregations were deported in 2019.
Russia to deport LDS church volunteers found guilty of violating immigration laws
There is really nothing stopping the CoJCoLDS leadership at least making some kind of general expression of a wish for the invasion to stop. I suppose they are waiting for Jesus to turn up in Temple Square with a placard saying 'Blessed are the peacemakers - yes, I really meant it'.
Re: The Church Remains Silent On Ukraine
I ran into a man and woman who used to be in my ward at the store last week. Their son had been called to Russia, but had been in Seattle for a year. I asked if he had ever gotten to Russia (not believing that he had), and they said he had been there for about six months, but that they had all been sent home, so he's finishing his mission back in the Seattle mission.
I'm not sure how soon after Covid restrictions lifted that American volunteers nee missionaries have been back in Russia before the invasion, but it was at least six months ago.