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  response to  Daniel Brook's post The Mormons Are Coming!

  The actual good

  While Ophiolite questions whether the Mormon Church deserves a spot in “Good”, I believe they do, but not an article like this. As a Mormon who served a mission, I question the intent of this article. Is it political? Is it in here merely because Mitt Romney is running for President? (P.S. I’m not voting for him!)
  Although it looks like the author did a fair amount of research and most of things are accurate, unfortunately there are also many errors and false statements.
  It is too bad that this article focused on making missionaries appear like robots/militants rather than focusing on the actual good of the church. To Ophiolite who thinks the Mormon Church does no good, I’d like him/her to find another church that donates more money or time to humanitarian causes. The Mormon Church has sent relief to victims of over 150 disasters since 1986 alone. Aid is provided regardless of any consideration, including religion, ethnicity, and nationality, and is valued in the tens of millions of dollars annually. In the last 20 years, 200 million pounds of food, clothing, and medicine were donated in 147 countries, almost all to members of other faiths.
  So, although I found this article quite interesting, I encourage anyone curious about Mormons to talk to an actual Mormon.

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  Commented on August 22, 2007 by - bevsmev