Investigation Starting into Mormon Church and Mormon Congressmen Over Personal Use of US Diplomats

[notgarystu]

Salt Lake City, UT - The Mormon church has once again gotten its hands caught in the cookie jar. Political watchdogs are calling for an investigation into the Mormon Church as well as Mormon members of Congress for using US Diplomats to further their religious agenda

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[theartema]

Sounds like some bullshit to me, I'm glad there'll be an investigation. The Mormon Church continues to astound me with their invasive assholery. They're probably still posthumously baptizing Holocaust victims despite demands to stop, too.

[theartema]

Also it's bs that they essentially got carte blanche to spread their religious beliefs on the dime of the American taxpayer. If a high-profile atheist tried to do this, oooooh the shit would hit the fan. And I say this as a Christian. :|

[archon_mentha]

Wow. I'd never heard of the posthumous baptism before. That's a special level of douchery.

[brewsternorth]

I think it's the main reason why the websites that will tell you if a person has died, and if so, where and when, are oftentimes run by Mormons.

And agreed, it is offensive.

[notgarystu]

Essentially. Mormons are also huge on doing genealogy specifically for the purpose of submitting the names of their ancestors for posthumous dunking.

[tmlforsyth]

It also seems counterproductive to missionary work. If the dead can be baptized, there is less incentive to get someone to join while alive. I would agree that it seems more likely to upset surviving relatives.

[roseofjuly]

And the thing that was so fucked up about that...they weren't just baptizing the victims, they were baptizing the perpetrators along with them. Anne Frank and Adolf Hitler. What the fuck people.