tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post8510915833317797595..comments2024-03-21T19:08:05.737-07:00Comments on Genealogy's Star: Family Tree as a repository for your genealogyJames Tannerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02989059644120454647noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post-56002682786011467292012-07-12T21:36:34.998-07:002012-07-12T21:36:34.998-07:00I am surprised to hear that Sue had "unhappy&...I am surprised to hear that Sue had "unhappy" experiences with LDS missionaries. I am not LDS and I have never met a rude missionary. Those who have come to my door and whom I have met in other venues have always been exceptionally polite and well-mannered. In my 30-plus years of doing genealogy, I can't recall a single incidence of rudeness from any Mormon in any situation, and doing genealogy, you get to know LOTS of Mormons. :) Few try to proselytize and all stop at once as soon as they see that you're not interested. "Guilt by association" is not only "unfair" and "unChristian", it's ugly prejudice and bigotry. How can one presume to judge millions of people from interactions with one or two who share the same religion? <br /><br />James, I find it truly sad that you have felt compelled to write at least 2 posts about this phenomenon of people suspicious of FamilySearch Family Tree. What in the world do they think the Mormon Church is going to do with that information?? In the old pre-Internet days, I was glad to find Mormon cousins because that meant some of the research may have already been done. I have always been very grateful to the LDS church for the wonderful free access and help provided to everyone, no matter what their religion. And as for proxy baptisms, etc., what's the problem? As a Jew, yes, I was offended by the mass proxy baptism of Holocaust victims years ago, but finding ancestors who have been baptized by distant cousins doesn't bother me at all. If I don't believe in it, how is it affecting me in any way?<br /><br />I am excited by the possibilities of Family Tree. So far, it takes a lot of effort to try to correct the mistakes, but I think in the long run, it's going to be worth it since sources can be added so easily. That should help keep at least some people from changing the corrected info back to the incorrect (I hope!).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post-21252016051456439162012-07-12T17:07:33.732-07:002012-07-12T17:07:33.732-07:00James,
I agree with your post. I have found that m...James,<br />I agree with your post. I have found that many people have a fear of belief systems other than their own. I am sorry, but it is probably true that the rest of us must just put up with those people. (By the way, I am Presbyterian — which is "less different" — but I meet such disagreements also.)<br />Unfortunately, I have had some unhappy experiences with some youthful missionaries from LDS during the sixties. In my case, I have not let this color my reactions to other people that I meet. But it may be that some of this "aversion" to Family Search may spring from people that have had such prior experiences. "Guilt by association" is unfair and probably unChristian, but people will apply it.<br />I am not condoning the adverse reactions, merely seeking to supply a different angle as we look at it.<br />Even if the first "one-eyed purple people eater" I meet is rude to me, I will endeavor to be polite to the next one, as long as they continue to be polite to me. Unfortunately, not all people are willing to be polite.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15551274264418341175noreply@blogger.com