I think Quinn was exed for pride--thinking he knew more than the anointed ones who have been called up and chosen to lead the LDS church.
Right it is drummed into LDS minds:
NEVER CRITICIZE our leaders even if it is true!
"It is one thing to depreciate a person who exercises corporate power or even government power. It is quite another thing to criticize or depreciate a person for the performance of an office to which he or she has been called of God. It does not matter that the criticism is true."
" As Elder George F. Richards, President of the Council of the Twelve, said in a conference address in April 1947, 'when we say anything bad about the leaders of the Church, whether true or false, we tend to impair their influence and their usefulness and are thus working against the Lord and his cause.' ... The Holy Ghost will not guide or confirm criticism of the Lord's anointed, or of Church leaders, local or general. This reality should be part of the spiritual evaluation that LDS readers and viewers apply to those things written about our history and those who made it." Dallin H. Oaks, "Reading Church History," CES Doctrine and Covenants Symposium, Brigham Young University, 16 Aug. 1985, page 25. also see Dallin H. Oaks, "Elder Decries Criticism of LDS Leaders," quoted in The Salt Lake Tribune, Sunday August 18, 1985, p. 2B
That historian or scholar who delights in pointing out the weaknesses and frailties of present or past leaders destroys faith. A destroyer of faith particularly one within the Church, and more particularly one who is employed specifically to build faith places himself in great spiritual jeopardy. He is serving the wrong master, and unless he repents, he will not be among the faithful in the eternities. ... Do not spread disease germs!"
- Boyd K. Packer, "The Mantle is Far, Far Greater Than the Intellect", 1981, BYU Studies, Vol. 21, No. 3, pp. 259-271
- Boyd K. Packer, "The Mantle is Far, Far Greater Than the Intellect", 1981, BYU Studies, Vol. 21, No. 3, pp. 259-271
WATCH HOW LDS PUT THE SCRIPTURE ON IT'S HEAD:"Any who are tempted to rake through the annals of history, to use truth unrighteously, or to dig up facts with the intent to defame or destroy, should hearken to this warning of scripture:
The righteousness of God [is] revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith. For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness. (Rom. 1:17-18.)
"I repeat: 'The wrath of God is against all who hold the truth in unrighteousness.'"
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
In a message dated 7/27/2005 2:17:20 P.M. Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:So because he was EXed his scholarly work should be ignored? Is that what you think?Because he was EXed he can never be a reliable source as a HISTORIAN?Does being EXed effect other areas too? Would you avoid hiring any EX for jobs?Never mind that man behind the curtain, look over here!I have at least two very good friends who were exed, both are sincere people. But they were exed for morality reasons. I think Quinn was exed for pride--thinking he knew more than the anointed ones who have been called up and chosen to lead the LDS church. I have not read quinn's book, but I am pretty sure that although he may have gotten his facts right, his conclusions were either inspired of the devil, as yours often are, :>) Kevin, or he just plain got into a power struggle and had too much pride to admit he might be wrong. He stood in his own light, rather than the light of revealed orthodoxy. So, he fell, as did Satan, for much the same reasons. Pride cometh before a fall, as the saying goes.Blainerb
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