If you will read my posts, I think you will see that I am not really discussing the validity of Mormon beliefs so much as the way in which Christian evangelizers deliver the message.
As I’ve said before, I think Christ calls us to be a bit above harsh recriminations when expressing our beliefs and our concerns about others’ beliefs. Since you were called over at the end of the thread, I will tell you that I have cited a number of passages of Scripture to illustrate why I feel that way.
I feel every soul is very precious, misguided or not, and I would never want to be responsible for doing something negative that would push someone further away from conversion to Christianity. I think it’s perfectly effective to explain Christianity and our differences without sarcasm, name-calling, condemnation or ridicule. The internet isn’t the only thing that’s tone deaf!
Thanks for your input.
That's about all I was relating to. If you take the time, you will notice that there is a "history" between certain "anti's" and mormons. It gets heated at times and prior to my understanding, I was like you. The delivery of the message is what caused me consternation.
Since I posted against the "anti's" I was drawn into some discussions and after a while pulled back and lurked. It was then that I started to truly comprehend the intent and meaning behind the postings and started investigating further. Which then led me to abandon the lds religion.
I have to acknowledge that these folks posting know what they're talking about. They will help any lurkers who are in the throes of questioning the lds religion and provide guidance and resources.
As noted on some websites and I believe here, the vast majority of mormons who leave the lds religion actually go agnostic or atheist. Abandoning God altogether because they can't reconcile what they've been taught all their lives with the truth.
I've sinced figured out that it's not the delivery that one needs to be concerned with. It's the content in the delivered message that's important. There will always be those whose feelings are hurt because they wear their heart on their sleeve. That's immaturity imo. If you're going to debate, you need to be able to look at your opponents point of view as well.
Most, if not all, of the posters have continually affirmed that they do NOT have a problem with individual mormons. Their fight is against mormonism and its false doctrines and teachings.
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Now it's a BIT?