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Originally Posted by jay santos
If Joseph Smith received a revelation saying that serious sinners had to run around the block naked in a snowstorm three times to receive forgiveness from the church, then we would now be arguing over that instead of excommunication. Tex would be making the same argument that because it is God's policy, it is the only way. Excommunication is arbitrary. There is nothing inherently vital about it, other than it's an official church policy.
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Wrong. I view it as neither arbitrary nor perfunctory.
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Originally Posted by jay santos
Heinous sinners will not escape justice or the serious consequences for their sins, no matter if they are excommunicated or not.
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Which is why discipline is not about exacting justice.
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