In the latest news in and about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, we talk about the controversies surrounding temple steeples; the cost of the Kirtland Temple purchase; LDS civil rights; same-sex LDS couples; and the call for an apology for the church's former priesthood/temple ban.
Also: Why the Kirtland Temple was worth the price; the case for a Latter-day Saint civil rights group; the perils of “leadership roulette” for same-sex couples; and pushing for a church apology.
website, took a satirical stab at these vertical vexations, producing a parodic “Proclamation on the Steeple,” patterned after the faith’s Truth be told, of course, that while steeples may seem like staples on Latter-day Saint temples, they are hardly required. After all, members view their spire-less edifices in Mesa, Arizona; Cardston, Alberta; Laie, Hawaii; and Hong Kong as just as heralded, just as hallowed and just as holy as the iconic six-steepled Salt Lake Temple or Thailand’s nine-spired Bangkok Temple.
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