Related
Translate
Previous entry: Don’t Trip!: Supreme Court Halts Hallucinogenic Tea Service
Next entry: Pakistan: Life term for blasphemous minority sect member
Get RNB via RSS
 |
RNB's RSS feed What is this? |
Get RNB via Email
 |
 Subscribe by Email What is this? |
Follow: Twitter
Most Popular
This Week:
- Guyana’s Jonestown suicide site gets plaque
- Scientology practices ‘putting people at risk’
- Recession: Muslim schools in UK under threat of closure
- World’s oldest ocean-going passenger ship, ministry ship Doulos, to stop sailing
- Scientology’s feet held to the fire in Australia: Struggle between a church and the state
- 1-year prison term for man who participated in cyber attack on Church of Scientology Web sites
- Australian police take up complaints about Scientology
- Born in U.S., a Radical Cleric Inspires Terror
- ‘World’s biggest animal sacrifice’ begins
- Pakistan Militants Bomb CD Shop For Selling ‘Jesus Film’
Mormon chief quits over personal life
More articles on this topic: RLDSThe president of the Reorganised Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the second-largest grouping in the Mormon religion, has resigned, citing “inappropriate choices” in his personal life.
After serving in the post for eight years, W. Grant McMurray’s resignation is unprecedented in the church’s 174-year history.
In his November 29 letter, he said that for “several years I have struggled with personal and family issues that have impacted my ability to function unreservedly in my office and calling”.
In an allusion to personal failings, he wrote: “I have made some inappropriate choices, and the circumstances of my life are now such that I cannot continue to effectively lead the church.”
Mr McMurray also asked that the church release him from the lay priesthood of the faith.
He also broke with tradition, which requires that the president select his successor, with the consent of other senior leaders and the general membership.
“On the matter of succession in presidency, our tradition anticipates that I would designate a successor. In my present situation, I do not feel it is appropriate to do so,” he wrote.
The Reorganised Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, also known as the Community of Christ, is the second largest of the Latter-day Saint faiths, often referred to as Mormons.
With its headquarters in Independence, Missouri, it is independent of the larger Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the US state of Utah.
Both churches trace their origins to the 19th century religious leader Joseph Smith.
They split in the mid-19th century after disagreeing over who should succeed Mr Smith following his murder in 1844.
What You Can Do From Here
|
Read More Articles On These Topics
Share, Blog About, Bookmark, or Email This Article
Subscribe
Read Another Article
Previous entry: Don’t Trip!: Supreme Court Halts Hallucinogenic Tea Service Next entry: Pakistan: Life term for blasphemous minority sect member
RNB Homepage with latest headlinesFind Related Information
Find Related Books
|
Share This Article
To share this page simply copy and paste one of these URL's:
