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==Criticism==
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*Critics charge that the LDS Church penalizes members for "merely criticizing officialdom or for publishing truthful&mdash;if uncomfortable&mdash;information," and "shroud their procedures with secrecy."
<h1><b>Disciplining Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints</b></h1>
*The LDS Church prosecutes "many more of its members" than other religious groups.
Click the links below for faithful answers to questions about and criticisms of how The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints disciplines its members.
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* [[The Purpose of Discipline in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]]
* [[The Strengthening Church Members Commitee]]
* [[Alleged Punishment of Scholars by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]]
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===Source(s) of the Criticism===
[[es:El Mormonismo y disciplina de la Iglesia]]
*{{AntiBook:Ostling:Mormon America|pages=354}}
[[pt:Mormonismo e Disciplina da Igreja]]
 
==Response==
 
:'''Larry King''': Are people ever thrown out of your church?
:'''Gordon B. Hinckley''': Yes.
:'''Larry King''': For?
:'''Gordon B. Hinckley''': Doing what they shouldn't do, preaching false doctrine, speaking out publicly. They can carry all the opinion they wish within their heads, so to speak, but if they begin to try to persuade others, then they may be called in to a disciplinary council. We don't excommunicate many, but we do some.
:<small>&mdash; CNN Larry King Live, 8 September 1998</small>
 
Paul, who had suffered much, observed in his epistle to the Hebrews: "Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby." (Hebrews 12:11.)  - Neal A. Maxwell, Notwithstanding My Weakness (Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret Book Company, 1981), p.67
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==Conclusion==
 
A summary of the argument against the criticism.
 
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