Posted on 03/04/2014 10:46:18 AM PST by greyfoxx39
In order to enter a mormon temple, members MUST answer the following questions:
1 Do you have faith in and a testimony of God the Eternal Father, His Son Jesus Christ, and the Holy Ghost?
2 Do you have a testimony of the Atonement of Christ and of His role as Savior and Redeemer?
3 Do you have a testimony of the restoration of the gospel in these the latter days?
4 Do you sustain the President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as the Prophet, Seer, and Revelator and as the only person on the earth who possesses and is authorized to exercise all priesthood keys? Do you sustain members of the First Presidency and the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles as prophets, seers, and revelators? Do you sustain the other General Authorities and local authorities of the Church?
5 Do you live the law of chastity?
6 Is there anything in your conduct relating to members of your family that is not in harmony with the teachings of the Church?
7 Do you support, affiliate with, or agree with any group or individual whose teachings or practices are contrary to or oppose those accepted by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints?
8 Do you strive to keep the covenants you have made, to attend your sacrament and other meetings, and to keep your life in harmony with the laws and commandments of the gospel?
9 Are you honest in your dealings with your fellowmen?
10 Are you a full-tithe payer?
11 Do your keep the Word of Wisdom?
12 Do you have financial or other oblgations to a former spouse or children? If yes, are you current in meeting those obligations?
13 If you have previously received your temple endowment:
Do you keep the covenants that you made in the temple?
Do you wear the garment both night and day as instructed in the endowment and in accordance with the covenant you made in the temple?
14 Have there been any sins or misdeeds in your life that should have been resolved with priesthood authorities but have not been?
15 Do you consider yourself worthy to enter the Lord's house and participate in temple ordinances?
Ping
Don’t give Obama any ideas. Could be a lucrative source of new tax revenue.
I’m not LDS but I hope they win this one. It’s a question of what is right, and discriminating against good people because of their church rules is a terrible idea.
Don't laugh, UnderArmour is a big business.
This will happen right after all the 401 accounts are confiscated by the IRS.
I'm confident that Valarie is currently working on an executive order in ObamaCare aimed at adding a requirement for religious tax exemptions to be done away with.
They are just waiting until after the November election.
“Only the most devout members of the church, who hold a “recommend” status, are entitled to enter the temples. “
I see that only the most devout members hold this status and can enter the mormonic temples. Do you have a temple recommend teppe?
If you do not, I’m not sure I can discuss this with you. It is restricted information.
So, do you think it is right to discriminate against church members who do not pay a "full tithe" which is required in order to take part in the arcane mormon temple rituals which are necessary to gain "exaltation" (the mormon term for salvation)?
Only 15% of mormons currently are "worthy" of entering these temples...the rest are doomed to eternity in "lower" kingdoms in mormon doctrine. No salvation for them.
Not always that I agree with the courts. This is one of those times.
Other religions and their properties are open to all (at least that I can think of). This is as it should be.
part of the worldwide Mormon church,
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the Worldwide Church of Mormon ???
JOE!!!
“DEWEY CHETEM & HOWE” LOLOLOL
Whether I think their rules are right is irrelevant. LDS is a real religion, and they are good neighbors. It is not the place of a mere government to judge them.
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