Inconsistent Application of Church Discipline - Why?

[SoonerCoug]

Originally Posted by BigFatMeanie

To answer your specific question - no, the hand book does not have specific disciplinary guidelines for certain behaviors.

I wonder if they'll ever develop mandatory sentencing.

[Jeff Lebowski]

Originally Posted by SoonerCoug

Here's another example:

My dad was a bishop in a BYU ward, and he would often relate this story to us, without revealing identities of the parties involved.

A couple is engaged and ready to be married. However, in their temple recommend interviews, they confess that they have committed sexual sin, and their marriage is delayed for an entire year.

After waiting an entire year to get married...within days before their wedding, they came to my dad (their bishop) and confessed that they had, in a single instance, engaged in some "dry humping" and light petting and were feeling guilty about it. My dad told them to stay away from each other between that moment and the wedding, but that because they had tried so hard for an entire year and already delayed their marriage for so long, and because they felt so penitent about their mistake, that he felt like it was OK for them to go ahead and get married in the temple if they could control themselves for the remaining days.

The Stake President about killed my dad, but the SP let them go ahead and get married in the temple anyway.

Arbitrary enforcement? You bet. Sometimes it's a good thing, and sometimes it's not. I guess it depends on your perspective and your attitude toward sins, guilt, forgiveness, and punishment.

So, did your dad literally use the expression "dry humping"?

[SoonerCoug]

Originally Posted by Jeff Lebowski

So, did your dad literally use the expression "dry humping"?

Yes. He and the stake president had a huge argument over dry humping.

[Indy Coug]

Originally Posted by SoonerCoug

I wonder if they'll ever develop mandatory sentencing.

I seriously, seriously doubt it.

[SoonerCoug]

Originally Posted by Indy Coug

I seriously, seriously doubt it.

I know a certain someone who made out with the Elders Quorum president in her underwear (standing up), and she was given a three month sentence. EQ president got two weeks and remained in office.

[JohnnyLingo]

Originally Posted by SoonerCoug

I know a certain someone who made out with the Elders Quorum president in her underwear (standing up), and she was given a three month sentence. EQ president got two weeks and remained in office.

How do you know this? Someone told you?

[Indy Coug]

Originally Posted by SoonerCoug

I know a certain someone who made out with the Elders Quorum president in her underwear (standing up), and she was given a three month sentence. EQ president got two weeks and remained in office.

There's always more to the story, and in the absence of that, your Parade of Singles Ward Sexual Misadventures are pretty meaningless.

[SoonerCoug]

Originally Posted by Indy Coug

There's always more to the story, and in the absence of that, your Parade of Singles Ward Sexual Misadventures are pretty meaningless.

How is it meaningless? The party involved is VERY close to me, I assure you.

[RC Vikings]

Originally Posted by SoonerCoug

I know a certain someone who made out with the Elders Quorum president in her underwear (standing up), and she was given a three month sentence. EQ president got two weeks and remained in office.

Sounds like nothing was spilled.

[Jeff Lebowski]

Originally Posted by SoonerCoug

How is it meaningless? The party involved is VERY close to me, I assure you.

Perhaps it was because she was in her underwear and you were fully clothed.

Don't listen to Indy. Keep the stories coming. I am giving this thread five stars.