There was a time when the only markers necessary to identify someone as a Mormon were an appreciation for the Book of Mormon and acceptance of the gospel of Jesus Christ as restored through the prophet Joseph Smith. Not any longer. None of those attributes matter today unless you are willing to demonstrate, in the words of former president Gordon B. Hinckley, "uncompromising loyalty" to the Church itself, especially to The Church's leaders operating out of Salt Lake City. Today, a growing number of otherwise devout Mormons are being harshly disciplined for failing to display proper deference...
There was a time when the only markers necessary to identify someone as a Mormon were an appreciation for the Book of Mormon and acceptance of the gos...