mentalgymnast wrote:The fact is, the church is operating and moving along just fine, and the stewardship of the Brethren can be said to be running in tandem with the will of God. But again, that's a matter of perception/bias on the part of those that believe.
I can see why/how you might think otherwise.
Regards,
MG
MG, you asked earlier about the ability of the leadership to both admit ignorance while assuming they have something special in the form of the priesthood. Above, you essentially say that you are assuming they are operating "in tandem" with the will of God.
How exactly does this avoid the problem of their claiming special knowledge (of the will of God, implied in your statement above) on which your allegiance is predicated? But they may also admit to being ignorant of the will of God at the same time? (i.e. God's will when it came to issues you recognize don't make sense. Perhaps the priesthood ban is an example you acknowledge. Or pick one if not that one.)