lorelaihc

The nutshell of this article bothers me so much. Throughout my childhood and upbringing, the Church prided itself on being the one and only true church of Christ. I was raised to believe that those doctrines were directly related to my ability - and that of every other person in the world - to reach the highest level of acceptance in the heavens. Being taught that belief from a young age had a marked influence on my entire life, in every aspect and realm of my environment. In recent years, the Church has increasingly, slowly, stepped back from its claim of being the only source of truth in the world. Now, as evidenced in your article, it's apparently irrelevant that the Church isn't true. Now, what simply matters is that the Church is good. I cannot convey how much I resent that sentiment. For twenty years, my whole life revolved around the Church's claim of absolute truth. I lived and breathed it. Since it's no longer convenient for the Church to make such a bold claim - since it's hitting such large backlash - its changing tune. I am angry with you and other members that think this is acceptable. Articles such as this continue to perpetuate the ideology that we must aimlessly follow the Church's hypocritical lead.