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| − | |claim= | + | |claim=The author states, "N. Eldon Tanner, 1st Counselor in the First Presidency, gave a First Presidency Message in the August 1979 Ensign that includes the following statement: “When the prophet speaks the debate is over.”<br><br> |
| + | Some things that are true are not very useful + It is wrong to criticize leaders of the Church, even if the criticism is true + Spying and monitoring on members + Intellectuals are dangerous + When the prophet speaks the debate is over + Obedience is the First Law of Heaven = Policies and practices you’d expect to find in a totalitarian system such as North Korea or 1984; not from the gospel of Jesus Christ. | ||
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| + | *President Tanner is speaking about several specific ''moral'' issues, which he outlines in his talk. He is not advocating that one should not think for themselves: | ||
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| + | To gain these riches many engage in the debates on moral issues. The alcohol and tobacco industries and dealers in pornography are accumulating great wealth at the expense of the people and to the detriment of their health. With all the evidence of child pornography, it is deplorable that any parent would allow any child to be so exploited. Some children are being neglected and abused because their mothers are seeking worldly pleasures and careers outside the home. Many fathers are more concerned with their financial success than with the welfare of their wives and children. | ||
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| + | We must turn all this about. We cannot serve God and mammon. Whose side are we on? <span style="color:blue">When the prophet speaks the debate is over.</span> | ||
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A FAIR Analysis of the online document Letter to a CES Director section "Other Concerns & Questions"
- Response to section: "Church’s Dishonesty and Whitewashing Over Its History" [Work in Progress]
- Response to section: "2013 Official Declaration 2 Header Update Dishonesty" [Work in Progress]
- Response to section: "Zina Diantha Huntington Young"[Work in Progress]
- Response to section: "Brigham Young Sunday School Manual" [Work in Progress]
- Response to section: "Church Finances"
- Response to section: "Tithing"
- Response to section: "Names of the Church"
- Response to section: "Some things that are true are not very useful"
- Response to section: "Criticizing leaders" [Work in Progress]
- Response to section: "Researching 'unapproved' materials on the internet"
- Response to section: "Going after members who publish or share their questions, concerns, and doubts" [Work in Progress]
- Response to section: "Strengthening the Church Members Committee [Work in Progress]
- Response to section: "'When the prophet speaks the debate is over'" [Work in Progress]
Response Section
Church Finances
Tithing
Names of the Church
"Some things that are true are not very useful"
Researching “unapproved” materials on the internet