
The lds.org newsroom reflects on the year gone by in the Mormon Church:
It's been a year of nauseatingly high numbers:
Sometime during 2008 the 140 millionth copy of the Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ was distributed, passing another milestone in the book’s history. Since it was first published in 1830, the Book of Mormon has been taken worldwide by over a million missionaries. It is currently available in 107 languages.
A year to celebrate tolerance that the church agreed to only under pressure from a world disgusted at their racism:
On 9 June 2008, thousands packed the Salt Lake Tabernacle to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the revelation in June 1978 to extend the lay priesthood to men of all races. Church leaders and members, including many who are African American, spoke to those attending the gathering. A video was also produced to celebrate the event.
And a year to celebrate the intolerance that much of the world still deems acceptable:
Recognizing the importance of marriage to society, the Church encouraged members in California and Arizona to support broad-based coalitions to define marriage as between and man and a woman. Both ballot measures passed in November.
Sadly, the blog post doesn't allow comments, so there's no way to leave my prediction for the Mormon Church in 2009: I predict that, in keeping with the Mormon Church's history, the LDS church will find new and disgusting ways to hate next year, and they will somehow retain their tax-free status even while they do it.
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