The LDS Abomination Play

LDS Church Deploys  Abomination to cover up sex abuse

 

In answering and responding to recent allegations of tolerance of sex abuse in the Mormon church via the LDS sex abuse hotline, the church returned to a well scripted, and in times of trouble, oft called on-field play that has worked for them many times. (one of many articles regarding sex abuse cover up here)  Metaphorically, “the play” is the church’s equivalent to and reminiscent of a Lavell Edwards coached BYU football team long bomb late in the fourth quarter for a come-from-behind win.  Only problem is the ball is still in the air and we’re not yet sure which team will catch it.  The kind of play they, the church, has called is often referred to in football as “trickeration” – a play purposefully meant to be deceptive, a little sleight of hand intended to fool the opposition.  I don’t think it’ll be effective because the defense saw it coming and was prepared for it, but they called it anyway.  The play? -- The ABOMINATION play.  What is it?  The use of religion to suppress truth or impose a false form of truth.  It involves religious justification of wrongdoing.  Something becomes abominable when it is motivated out of a false form of religious justification because of religious error. It’s a well-worn, battle-tested play left over from the ole Polygamy era play book. I’d like to say I wish them well with it, but I do not.  This kind of repeated behavior in the church over time inculcates into the souls of its members a willingness to overlook things that should not be and cause them to transgress.

 

 Both “sin” and “transgression” are used when describing “offending the laws ordained before the foundation of the world.” However, transgression is used primarily when the offense is done in innocent ignorance. Sin is used primarily when the offense is done deliberately, knowing that an eternal law is being violated. Transgression requires repentance, just as does sin. However, repentance from transgression involves recognition, understanding, and change; whereas repentance from sin requires sincere soul searching, confession, and recognition that the deliberate violation of an eternal law is a serious character flaw requiring greater self-control, discipline, and commitment to follow Christ.  So, it is apparent that comparing transgression to sin would be like comparing a misdemeanor to a felony with transgression being somewhat benign and easily repaired once discovered.  But repeated transgression causes a problem in the body of saints.  The angel that appeared to ATY (Alma the younger) put it this way.  Speaking for the Lord the Angel said, “This is my church, and I will establish it; and nothing shall overthrow it, save it is the transgression of my people.”  It would appear the Lord was/is warning that transgression would be fatal in destroying a church or “my people.”  A slow, simmering, festering, smoldering type problem, “transgression,” would do more damage than overt, blatant and easily recognizable sin.  “My people” in scripture describes and refers to a people with whom the Lord has an active covenant. The LDS church no longer enjoy the “my people” covenant status or classification in the Lord’s kingdom so that’s not referring to them but still, it’s a bit ironic to me that they repeatedly insist upon using abomination to introduce transgression as the drug of choice by injecting it into their own veins to their everlasting destruction.  Those are street drugs, quit it!  Next needle coming soon.

 

Signed    

 

John The-Not-So-Beloved       (abomination)     (transgression)