[habaes corpussel]

"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."

Everthing always looks simple and harmless. One has to wonder why LDS even got involved in a federal program like this in the first place.

[hchutch]

Why would they get involved?

Perhaps because our country was attacked, and this a way we can help our country protect itself. Pure 100% patriotism. If you can't handle that, it ain't my problem.

[Grig]

"One has to wonder why LDS even got involved in a federal program like this in the first place."

I was considering posting a joke about digging up the file we have on you, but I think you would take it seriously.

If you don'thave something more than paranoid innuendo to throw around stop wasting bandwidth and go buy yourself some more tin foil.

[Illbay]

One has to wonder why LDS even got involved in a federal program like this in the first place.

"Federal programs"? Have you been sniffing glue?

It's called "public records." The LDS have simply been collating and organizing what is out there. We do it for our own religious purposes, yes, but no favors have been given. And we've also "given back" in terms of making all this information, in its organized form, freely available.

Most people I know call this civic-mindedness. They consider it a valuable service. Only someone who is suffering from drug-induced abnormal paranoia would see anything nefarious in any of this.