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==Criticism== | ==Criticism== | ||
− | + | *Critics charge that the LDS Church penalizes members for "merely criticizing officialdom or for publishing truthful—if uncomfortable—information," and "shroud their procedures with secrecy." | |
+ | *The LDS Church prosecutes "many more of its members" than other religious groups. | ||
===Source(s) of the Criticism=== | ===Source(s) of the Criticism=== | ||
− | {{ | + | *{{AntiBook:Ostling:Mormon America|pages=354}} |
==Response== | ==Response== |
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Paul, who had suffered much, observed in his epistle to the Hebrews: "Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby." (Hebrews 12:11.) - Neal A. Maxwell, Notwithstanding My Weakness (Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret Book Company, 1981), p.67
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