I've been reading a bit about the history of the witch hunts, and this morning reading the thoughts of Buttars and Gaz, I see the same dynamic as those who felt women herbalists were of Satan and needed to be killed.
Seems some people have the very same mentality of those throughout history who blame a group of people for society's ills rather than looking at their own hearts and souls.
It is disconcerting to know there are people who find hatred and cruelty in the name of God so easy to justify completely ignoring a sense of compassion and care.
It is astounding actually. I wonder what has happened to those whose sense of humanity is so distorted.
I have the idea that LDS church leaders do not support the blatant cruelty toward the gay and lesbian population displayed by many LDS folk, yet they seem to not recognize that this sort of behavior and mindset is a result of church teachings.
Perhaps LDS leaders need to do a better job of teaching those really deep mystical topics, say like love, care, kindness, compassion, the Golden Rule, etc. etc.
~td~