Re: Calling To Christ Robert Davis Smart
Harriet Wehrenberg
There are a couple of reasons. You had the rise of evangelical Christianity in politics, and for conservative Protestant Christians, Mormons are not Christians; Mormons are a cult. So you had an increase in the amount of anti-Mormon propaganda coming out of religious communities.
I would argue, vulgarity aside, that they have one of the most sympathetic and understanding perspectives on Mormons of contemporary representations. They never talk about polygamy, because they see it as ancient history, which it is.
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The difference is in the fact that polygamy can be damaging to society. In a polygamist society there would be a dangerous number of unmarried men which tends to increase crime and is unfair. There are high rates of depression in societies with demographic gender imbalances, as with too many men in China and too few in Russia. Polygamy creates problems in parts of Africa as well.
I disagree with GC that only polygamy can be damaging to society. Same sex marriage can be equally (if not more) destructive. Think of it this way, if the entire human race suddenly paired up in to same sex couples, this shift in society would result in the extinction of the entire human race whithin at least a century.
We generally are completley accepting of people from all reaces and sexualities. We beleve that marrage should be between a man and a woman, since that is what our scriptures say, and that you should remain pure untill married, but we have no problem with people being made the way they are. Everyone is perfect in the eyes of God.
very very small amounts of LDS followers (Mormons) are polygamists as a Mormon I can say that only some were and that is because of their personal decisions and it being socialy acceptable at the time the only difference is we belive different things how is that any different from orthodox christians and catholics why are we being discriminated against for no reason?
Also in utah the church tells members not to read the news or nonfiction anything that will make them smart. Or think for themselves or give them autonomy. Theyre totally controlled through cameras that are everywhere, you cant go to the mall w/o them taking your picture unauthorized if you cross a public bridge but sinceits in slc, ut everything is private property your car will get booted even if you park an inch or 1/8 an in. Out of a line 24 hrs to pay a tow man who wants 100/15min. Goes through a police auction
The men gang up on the women here even if the woman is right if its a mormon theyll seem nice at first but as soon as you defend yourself to their disrespect all the others anyone around whos male they gang up on the woman. You can watch a woman and kids be beatup here and noone does a thing its sick and disgusting
The white dispatchers will take a report but mexicans wont
Aubrey, the same constitution that prevents your religion from dictating how people outside your church regard marriage also protects your religion from being forced into doing anything it does not believe in. So long as Church and State remain separate, no Mormon bishop will ever be forced to conduct a same sex marriage. So long as we ALL have the freedom of religion (and freedom FROM it), no government or special interest group will ever be able to force same sex marriages within your temples.
Additionally, with similar laws, religious schools will likely be forced to turn down federal funding, as has happened in the past, and incl Canada, which will create an uneven playing ground as well. I dont like govt/ subsidization in the first place since it often leads to this (as well as artificially higher prices), but that is besides the point.
You should be afraid if youre not a member. read under the banner of heaven by j. krakauer to know why
also any members church leaders think and believe and teach there authority is above the law they dont honor the constition theyre prophets are against it.
they want control of the world which does not inc education for women its all men in their world. also read a mormon america by ostlers
However, I think you would be severely hard pressed to find a modern Mormon that was interested in bringing the practice back to the Church. In fact, we are asked in an interview by our congregational leaders every other year if we support polygamous groups. It is not a supported opinion.
Anonymous. And others. Apparently all of u are not aware of the real beliefs of LDS. You truly have the FLDS mixed up with LDS. Latter Day Saint men respect and love their spouses. Would never degrade them the way you are talking about. Whether it be in UT or any other state. You want to know the truth, contact the missionaries. They can set you straight and maybe you might even feel the spirit tell you that what you are hearing is correct
I disagree that this article is thoughtful or intelligent, it reflects a completely false view of Mormons and asserts that they are victims of untruths related to historical facts. Come live here in Utah ans see the manipulation and interference in our community by the LDS and the rest of the ignorant followers. If this lady got her PHD then it should be invalidated.
I appreciate the acknowledgement that a lot of what Americans think they know about Mormonism is wrong. If you have questions or want to learn more information DIRECTLY from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, follow the link. It will only let me post one or hopefully two. ; =eng
By all means, go to mormon.org and lds.org to hear, see and read what they have to say about their new and improved 21st century organization. Then visit exmormon.org to get the rest of the many missing chapters to a rebranded Mormon storyline.
I am a Mormon (cultural or middle-way), and I recommend mormonthink.com, it is a good subjective source. There are many different belief levels of Mormons. Obviously, most ex-mormons will have a negative bias, and most actively practicing Mormons will have a positive bias. Many Mormon fans of Mormonthink.com are viewed negatively by ex-Mormons and active Mormons.
For example David likes to breath heavily and thrust himself up and down upon children.
Creeper right?
But what if David is a life guard performing CPR on a child who is not breathing after nealry drowning?
You control the pace of the research, and if you do not like it or get uncomfortable, you can leave at anytime. But at least you will know much more than you ever will just by reading the opinion of others.
The reason why my church got so involved is because prop 8 was a moral issue. We push for anything that betters the community morally. But what we do not get involved in is political parties. The reason why we are against gay marriage and gay acts in general is because we believe that marriage is a very sacred covenant towards god and the between the spouses. And should only be done between a man and a woman. We also believe in a pre-mortal life and when were spirits we had a gender already with us.Thus a man acting like woman or woman acting like man is wrong and is a mockery to god. I cannot over state how sacred marriage is to our religion. We do not hate gays we hate the sin not the person. For more information try this website. Mormon.org
If The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (please note the real name of the Mormon Church) were to present itself as Christian, and not actually be Christian, how many converts do you think would stay in the Church, after finding out they were duped into thinking the Church is Christian?
I am a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In other words, I am a Mormon. I have learned many things about Jesus Christ while attending meetings there, and one day after partaking the emblems of the Sacrament I wrote the following.
I do not respond to belittle you. In fact I have a great amount of love for you and I want you to find freedom in a world without legalism. Don take my word for it. please study yourself there are a number of really good mormon resources that confirm what Mormonism is all about. I will name a few of your own. Richard Bushman, Todd Compton, Grant Palmer.
Last, you are telling me that god almighty could not preserve the words of his prophets and Jesus so he had to have a court documented occult treasure hunter lead a restoration that still has only 10 million members (4 million active). Please study and research your faith and its history.
Romans 8:16 The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:
17 And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.
Romney and Mormons want to be considered Christian to gain the right wing Christian vote. They cannot do that if they are show for what they really are which is no different than the branch dividiens.
I also might add that we are commanded to defend the faith. I have no anger with you or any other but will defend the faith. I am not sure what a two-bit pastor is, but please study the Bible and research any faith that takes away from the bible and you will see that they just dont hold any weight.
The apostle Paul understood the importance of apologetics in his ministry to the Gentiles. Paul was not only ready to preach the gospel, but he was ready to defend the gospel as well (Phil. 1:17). In this context, Paul is in effect saying that he is ready to stand up for the true gospel amid some who were preaching Christ with selfish, insincere motives. Like Paul, it is incumbent on us as Christians to be ready, willing, and able to defend the true gospel of Christ albeit many have embraced a distorted gospel of Christ that cannot save (Gal.1:6-9)
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