The curriculum Murray decried in his postings was developed by evangelist Bill Gothard as part of The Institute in Basic Life Principles. The Bible-based curriculum is contained in “Wisdom Booklets” — 3,000 pages of instruction that “views academic subjects through the grid of Scripture,” according to the institute’s website.
The man who went on a killing spree inside a pair of Colorado churches Sunday had been baptized recently into The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
The LDS Church confirmed Wednesday that Matthew Murray had joined the faith, being baptized a little more than a year ago.
“Our records show that Matthew Murray, from Englewood, Colo., has been a member of the church for a little over a year,” LDS Church spokesman Scott Trotter said in a statement to the Deseret Morning News. “Our hearts and prayers go out to all those affected by this tragedy.”
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should the headline read, “…recently baptized LDS”?
So — will he go to the terrestial kingdom or the telestial kingdom in the theology of the Mormons?
I didn’t realize this, Ryan.
Further in the Des News story:
Sounds like he was more of a troubled lost soul. He was baptized over a year ago and soon never came back.
That seems inaccurate and unfair to label him as LDS and associate his horrific actions with the LDS Church.
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