Thanks to the TomKat divorce, we've been hearing a lot about Scientology and whether it's a "cult" or a "religion" and what is the difference between the two anyway? Certainly, Scientology has its bizarre and fantastical beliefs and teachings -- but so does every religion, when you think about it.
But cults never seem to take it lightly when a member of their "church" wants to leave. Maybe they stalk you or harass you or bug your phones or won't let you talk to your friends or family anymore. Or maybe, just maybe, the cult sends you a live cat encased in cement! Reportedly, this is the despicable, disgusting, horrific act that the polygamous Mormonist organization called The Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (FLDS), headed up by convicted child rapist Warren Jeffs, is being accused of doing.
I'm not going to get into the history of religion, but I do know that all types of religions are behind all types of atrocities. I've been to the Torture Museum in Amsterdam. People were tortured primarily over RELIGION.
But I'm talking about HERE AND NOW. I'm talking about a "religion" that supposedly encased a helpless, live cat in a cement block and sends it to a former member as some kind of threat. The leader of this "religion," Warren Jeffs, is already serving a life sentence because he likes little girls, so obviously this cult has its issues.
The man who found the cat, former FLDS member Isaac Wyler, said he and his friend tried to save the animal by chipping it out of the cement. They then rushed it to a local rescue group, but it died a few days later. Wyler also says when he reported the incident to the sheriff, who also belongs to FLDS, he laughed it off.
I have no idea if the cat was ACTUALLY placed in cement by members of FLDS. All I know is that people who harm animals would have absolutely no problem harming children, or adults, or anyone. Studies have proven this. Animal cruelty laws need to be MUCH stricter. Unfortunately, the most sick and cowardly people will often take out their inhumanity on helpless creatures who can feel pain but who cannot fight back. Cruelty is everywhere, including in "religion." But a true religion is based in love, not horror.
What do you think of religions that use animal cruelty as scare tactics?
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I don't care who you are. If you are religious or atheist, ANYONE that inflicts torture on animals is a disgusting low life and I personally feel the only way they can ever understand how wrong it is would be for someone to do the same to them. These sickos are so selfish and don't have the ability to care about others. They only would in a slight way if someone performed the same torture to them. You are so right in saying that people who have the capability to harm animals in such a horrific way can and will do the same to humans. I am a huge animal lover, but regardless of how much you like animals, it definitely beneftis society to have strict animal cruelty laws because often that's how we can catch future serial killers and other criminals.
Is it possible that this was a accident?
Is it possible that the cat climbed in on it's own and could not get out?
Cats have been known to climb into things like that and get trapped.
Powerful Mormon legislatures and law enforcement in Utah and Arizona won’t lift a finger to stop corrupt polygamists in their communities. And they won't lift a finger to help the victims either. The FLDS patriarchy have been marrying underage brides, killing animals, casting out their young sons, and living off taxpayers for nearly a hundred years. And powerful Mormons in Utah/AZ couldn't care less! In fact, powerful Mormons enable corrupt polygamists! The problem has gotten so bad that recently Utah's Judge Lindberg ordered Utah's attorney general, Mark Shurtleff (a Mormon) to pay 5 million in debt for the corrupt FLDS and their UEP Trust. Here's a link:
http://www.rickross.com/reference/polygamy/polygamy1306.html
The Department of Justice should investigate Mormon legislatures for supporting polygamy in their states. There are over a hundred polygamous sects in Mormon controlled states where tens of thousands of women and children are stripped of their human rights –sexually, physically, and emotionally abused. The question must be answered: How will a Mormon president protect the rights of women and children in the U.S.? The American public deserves to know! Google "Banking On Heaven" for more info.