Hypocrisy

Well, folks, I don't need to belabor this one - I bet several others will opine intelligently about this particular irony, so I'll try to be brief.

The LDS Church is upset about HBO's drama, Big Love. The show is preparing to air an episode including depictions of some of what goes on inside Mormon temples. I don't agree with everything Big Love's producers do. I don't agree with the trivializing of sacred ceremonies simply because "enquiring minds want to know".

In April of last year, law-enforcement officials forced their way into a sacred temple in Texas. They made hysterical allegations about sex rituals. The media pounced on this invasion with gusto. What could be juicier than a sneak peek into what a congregation of believers cherishes as most sacred?

I know the LDS Church really deeply disapproves of anyone publicizing what goes on in a dedicated, holy temple, and especially what recently happened near Eldorado, Texas. Pictures were taken, computers confiscated, and private journals and church records were seized. Much of that material was plastered all over the Internet for hungry inquisitors to devour.

To bolster the legitimacy of the LDS Church's complaint about Big Love, I searched diligently for all of the Church's vigorous denunciations of the mistreatment of the fundamentalist Latter-day Saints since last year. Sadly, I found none. Can you spell H-Y-P-O-C-R-I-S-Y ???