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| <onlyinclude> | | <h1><b>Disciplining Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints</b></h1> |
| =[[Mormonism and Church discipline]]=
| | Click the links below for faithful answers to questions about and criticisms of how The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints disciplines its members. |
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| | * [[The Purpose of Discipline in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] |
| *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 Strengthening Church Members Commitee]] |
| *The LDS Church prosecutes "many more of its members" than other religious groups. | | * [[Alleged Punishment of Scholars by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] |
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| ==={{Criticism source label English}}===
| | [[es:El Mormonismo y disciplina de la Iglesia]] |
| *{{CriticalWork:Ostling:Mormon America|pages=354}}
| | [[pt:Mormonismo e Disciplina da Igreja]] |
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| |summary=What is the purpose of Church discipline?
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| |link=Mormonism and Church discipline/"Court of Love"
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| |summary=Critics often refer to a Church disciplinary council as a "Court of Love." Where did this term originate and what does it mean?
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| |summary=Critics claim that the Church excommunicates or disfellowships scholars who publish historical information that is embarrassing to Church leaders. It is often claimed, despite the fact that these disciplinary actions are carried out by local leaders, that they are in reality instigated by general authorities. Critics also claim that the Church is silencing honest people for telling the truth.
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| |link=Mormonism and Church discipline/Publicizing excommunication
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| |summary=Why does the Church not publicize the reasons for excommunication?
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| * {{Ensign1|author=M. Russell Ballard|article=A Chance to Start Over: Church Disciplinary Councils and the Restoration of Blessings|date=September 1990|start=12}} {{link|url=http://www.lds.org/ldsorg/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=2354fccf2b7db010VgnVCM1000004d82620aRCRD&locale=0&sourceId=edc72150a447b010VgnVCM1000004d82620a____&hideNav=1}}
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| * {{Ensign1|author=James E. Faust|article=Keeping Covenants and Honoring the Priesthood|date=November 1993|start=36}} {{link|url=http://www.lds.org/ldsorg/v/index.jsp?hideNav=1&locale=0&sourceId=248a425e0848b010VgnVCM1000004d82620a____&vgnextoid=2354fccf2b7db010VgnVCM1000004d82620aRCRD}}
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| * {{Ensign1|author=Dallin H. Oaks|article=Sin and Suffering|date=July 1992|start=70}} {{link|url=http://www.lds.org/ldsorg/v/index.jsp?hideNav=1&locale=0&sourceId=f47594bf3938b010VgnVCM1000004d82620a____&vgnextoid=2354fccf2b7db010VgnVCM1000004d82620aRCRD}}
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