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What makes an informer such a bad word if he is just telling the truth? It's bad for the person caught. I believe that if people knew someone will inform leaders about their activities they'd be less likely to be in the wrong path.

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Brother dbackers what about the love we should have for one another? Isn't our responsibility to help those who needs us? If our sister or brother is doing something wrong isn't our job to help them by encouraging them to talk to the bishop?

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Yes people may do less bad actions if people knew others would inform on them. But the question is do we want people to be in fear always looking behind their backs, and not trusting their brothers and sisters? Do we want people to be good by compelling them through fear? I think not. For some reason this does not feel Christ like to me. I guess what is the reason for informing? Is it to see another punished or get caught? Or is it to make them better. In reality going to your leaders for help should be done by the individual unless their is violence or harm to another. They should go when they are ready. All that we can do it support and hold them up until they are ready to do what is right. I just always question motives of those who snitch, when there is no violence or harm to another involved.

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Geez, so hurting themselves isnt a good reason for you to at least suggest the bishop to talk with the person in question without telling the whole story?

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I am not sure what you mean by "hurting themselves" are you talking physically,or that they are being hurt by another? If it is a physical life and death, then I think I would go to someone else other then my Bishop, because Bishops are not trained professionals. If you are referring to spiritual matters then it depends on the person, his/her situation, but generally as a rule I would say no, because in my expereince with such things people have to be willing to make a change, I would support them and maybe urge them, but I would not overstep my trust and confidentiality that they have in me. Most likely the Bishop has an idea anyway. People have to be 'ripe" in order to have their lives changed. All we can do is help ripen them. It is hard to generalize such situations to put a blanket statement on it.

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I see...so what about if this friend is a Bishop? He is smoking, drinking and recently you discovered he is committing adultery, you fully know it....you would still think the same way?

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We can say what if all day long. I am not sure how this has escalated to a bishop. What if my friend was a general authority and so on. As I said each case obviously is different, but as a general rule, I would still stick to my guns. Adultery is different in that there is harm to another, by definition it is a form of violence. But even if he was a bishop I would urge him to do the right thing for himself and his ward. I do not think I would go busting down the Stake President's door. Being a Bishop I would hope that he had that spiritual maturity to do what was right at the very least to step down. I guess my question is why would you go tell your Bishop? Is there any satisfaction you get from it personally?

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Satisfaction? dont be ridiculous. If I was in a situation like that I would try to encourage the person to talk to their bishop and if they dont do it and they're in a position of leadership that may cause harming others definetely I would speak up! I actually have BLOOD in my veins...

Edited: SuzieSu on 26th Jul, 2009 - 1:17am