[habaes corpussel]

Yes LDS is well known in many regards. Both good and bad. As far as how good it is in the information services area concerns me as a so-called religious organization. Especially when these systems are shared with the Federal Government for purposes other than religion. Additionally the Mormon influence on Capitol Hill is also known in many regards.

[SauronOfMordor]

Additionally the Mormon influence on Capitol Hill is also known in many regards.

So? There's Mormon influence on Capital Hill. There's also organized Jewish influence, Muslim influence, Catholic influence, etc.

Why shouldn't the Mormons get their share of influence? No Morman has piloted any planes into any US buildings or fired upon any US ships, and the Mormons owe no allegience to any religious headquarters outside the US, which is more than can be said about the other religions I listed.

[Missus]

The LDS "information system" is used for geneological research... hardly a nefarious plot. And, it's recognized as one of the best in the world. There is no charge to use it, and it can be accessed by anyone who wishes to use it. The LDS church will even translate records for people, copy them onto stable microfiche, and give back the records, and a stable copy, to the owner, at no charge. The LDS church volunteers were instrumental in archiving the Ellis Island records, which are now publicly (and freely) available to the world. The information database is spectacular, especially considering those adding to it are not "geeks", but volunteers for the largest part.

I can only imagine the furor that would result had a church offerred to SELL the system to the government. Wouldn't that be nifty? Then there would be a bunch of racketeering discussion, etc.

Mormon "influence" on Capitol Hill, hmmm? A: they're citizens, too. B: Sorry, they're mostly conservative... so they must not be having a great deal of effect, based on the current political situations. C: Are they now right up there with the Bilderbergers, the Illuminati, and the Jews? WOW!

As far as being a "so-called" religous organization... well, there's no doubt of the organization aspect, and it looks like they're pretty open about the religous part, too... have you been to www.lds.org ?

Regards

[Grig]

It doesn't look to me like any data is being shared, at most only the information system that is used to store and process the information. It will take some tweaking to fit it for the FBI's purposes, but if it gives them a big head start and saves them money, what is the problem? Any data the church has wouldn't help the FBI much either. Members would be among the last to pose a threat.

[Illbay]

...so-called religious organization.

There it is. I thought I smelled bias here, and you've tipped your hand.

Same kind of folks who sniff at the "Jewish" media, etc.

[Frumious Bandersnatch]

Additionally the Mormon influence on Capitol Hill is also known in many regards.

As is the Catholic, Jewish, Baptist, Atheist, tree-huggers, etc.

The point is, so what?