Mormon Dilemmas 9
While doing some research on a project for the ministry it dawned on me that the Mormon Church contradicted itself in the Articles of Faith; in particular #12. It says;
“We believe in being subject to kings, presidents, rulers, and magistrates, in obeying, honoring, and sustaining the law.”
The LDS Church proudly cries out their “poor” prophets had to go underground while living in polygamous marriages in order to evade the feds on charges of co-habitation and violating the Edmund-Tucker Act of 1887. One example is Wilford Woodruff and his first wife Phoebe.
http://lifeafterministry.com/2011/05/29/polygamy-and-mormon-church-leaders-3-2
Now we can call this a dilemma, but really the only dilemma there is in this kind of thing is trying to figure out how they justified the lies to the government while proclaiming they’re picked on and at the same time telling everyone they obey the laws of the land.
My, what a tangled web we weave…