05-15-2008, 03:49 PM | #1 | |
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with the LDS handbook brouhaha. Apparently wikileaks, via scribd, posted a pdf of the handbook online in mid-April of this year. The LDS church claimed copyright infringement and scribd removed the material:
http://www.scribd.com/word/removal/52827 According to this article, the handbook was still available two days ago (May 13) but it doesn't seem to be the case anymore. A search of the site only turns up the 1999 edition of the handbook. http://www.wikileaks.org/wiki/Mormon..._over_handbook The article compares the LDS complaints with complaints received from the Chinese government, a Swiss bank, and the Scientologists. Quite the ensemble of provocateurs. I wonder how the church convinced wikileaks to take down the page, in light of this quote: Quote:
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I think they don't want it to be fodder for discussion. And they don't want members to be able to say "Our Bishop is not following the handbook" because this might undermine faith and support. |
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They have the 1999 handbook on their site.
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Several points. There is one more recent edition.
And the Church is concerned with trade secret information, which they must protect in order to maintain their rights thereunder, and they don't want the procedures which change from time to time, as fodder. However, any member can go in and review the sections with permission from the Bishop and/or State President. I have reviewed them on many occasions. The Church will probably sue and there will probably be an agreement at some point.
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