SWC Mourns the Loss of Pastor Jack Hayford
The Simon Wiesenthal Center notes with sorrow the passing of Rev. Jack Hayford. Pastor Jack, who was the founder of King'sUniversity and the...
Mormon Church apologizes for posthumousbaptisms The parents of Nazi hunter Simon Wiesenthal received the rite, which was also sought for relatives of Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel.Critics note that Mormons agreed in 1995 to stop baptizing Jewish victims of the Holocaust. Wiesenthal Center Denounces ‘Baptisms’ of Simon Wiesenthal’s Parents in Mormon Temples February 9, 2012 The Simon Wiesenthal Center denounced the recent posthumous “baptism” of the parents of Simon Wiesenthal in Mormon temples (see image from website below -click to enlarge). “We are outraged that such insensitive actions continue in the Mormon Temples. Throughout his life,Simon “We note that these rites were undertaken and confirmed in Mormon Temples in Utah, Arizona, and Idaho. Furthermeetings with Church leaders on this matter are useless. The only way such insensitive practices would finally stop is if Church leaders finally decided to change their practices andpolicies on posthumous baptisms, a move which this latest outrage proves that they are unwilling to do. We are grateful to activist Helen Radkey for exposing the latestoutrage.” The Simon Wiesenthal Center is one of the largest international Jewishhuman rights organizations with over 400,000 member families in the United States. It is an NGO at international agencies including the United Nations, UNESCO, the OSCE, the OAS, theCouncil of Europe, and the Latin American Parliament (Parlatino). For more information, please contact the Center's Public Relations Department, 310-553-9036, join the Center on Facebook, www.facebook.com/simonwiesenthalcenter, or follow @simonwiesenthal for news updates sent direct to your Twitter page ormobile device. From The Huffington Post: |