Mormon, Catholic doctrines can collide (No coffee, tea in polling place?)

East Valley Tribune ^ | March 1, 2008 | Lawn Griffiths

[greyfoxx39]

Religious and cultural traditions collide in odd ways.

• Is it right to tell election poll workers, assigned to Mormon church meeting houses, to not bring coffee, sodas or anything else caffeinated to refresh themselves during their long day tending to voters?

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First, let’s look at the polling place duties and sipping Maxwell House in the meeting house.

Longtime Tempe poll worker Mary Ann Hemmingson has signed up to work the polls for the March 11 election. She’ll spend her 14- or 15-hour day in a church, but no longer one that belongs to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

“I never sign up to work at a Mormon church because the board workers there are not allowed to have any caffeine on the premises,” she said. “That means no coffee in the morning and no Diet Coke in the afternoon. ... You don’t want to see what I look like without my daily dose of caffeine. It’s not a pretty picture.”

“The Word of Wisdom” portion of the Doctrine and Covenants, put forth in 1833 by church founder and prophet Joseph Smith, says that “hot drinks are not for the body or belly.” Add to that what H. Burke Peterson, first counselor in the Presiding Bishopric, said in 1975: “We know that cola drinks contain the drug caffeine. We know caffeine is not wholesome nor prudent for the use of our bodies. It is only sound judgment to conclude that cola drinks and any others that contain caffeine or other harmful ingredients should not be used.”

Advising followers to restrict what they take into their bodies is one thing, but applying that mandate to those people who perform a public job inside their buildings in a one-day stint seems to be taking things too Far.

[Elsie]

John 20:30

And many other signs truly did Jesus in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book:

As long as it's TRANSLATED PROPERLY:

And many other signs truly did Jesus in the presence of his disciples, which are STOLEN AND LEFT OUT OF this book:

[Elsie]

That is your assumption Elsie!

ASSumption my  * !

Can't you see RED when it is printed in front of your EYES??

When asked a DIRECT QUESTION;  JESUS replied these words -

John 6:29

 Jesus answered, "The work of God is this: to believe in the one he has sent."

- period.

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I know you LDS Organization® members have problems with answering a DIRECT QUESTION.

Perhaps that is why it is SO hard to figure out!

[Elsie]

About 2”, but it was moving sideways at 30 MPH!

Some pretty big drifts (3’ in places - on FLAT land) for so little snow; but it SURE IS PURTY!

[Elsie]

I had more IN my barn than ON the barn!

[Elsie]

TN I was mainstream before and it is the Bible that lead me to look for the rest of it!

It was your LACK OF KNOWLEDGE OF the Bible that got you where you are today.

Joseph Smith would have NEVER listened to those two liars, if HE had Bible knowledge:

 

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 ...the Truths of the Holy Bible!

 

NIV Galatians 1:6-9
 6.  I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting the one who called you by the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel--
 7.  which is really no gospel at all. Evidently some people are throwing you into confusion and are trying to pervert the gospel of Christ.
 8.  But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach a gospel other than the one we preached to you, let him be eternally condemned!
 9.  As we have already said, so now I say again: If anybody is preaching to you a gospel other than what you accepted, let him be eternally condemned!

 

 

 

ANYBODY???

 

Like this fine looking fellow???

 

 

 

 

 

2 Corinthians 11:12-15
 12.  And I will keep on doing what I am doing in order to cut the ground from under those who want an opportunity to be considered equal with us in the things they boast about.
 13.  For such men are false apostles, deceitful workmen, masquerading as apostles of Christ.
 14.  And no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light.
 15.  It is not surprising, then, if his servants masquerade as servants of righteousness. Their end will be what their actions deserve.

Like THESE guys??

 

 

http://scriptures.lds.org/en/js_h/1/19#19

 

 

17 It no sooner appeared than I found myself delivered from the enemy which held me bound. When the light rested upon me I saw two Personages, whose brightness and glory defy all description, standing above me in the air. One of them spake unto me, calling me by name and said, pointing to the other—This is My Beloved Son. Hear Him!

 

 

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Ephesians 2:1-2

   As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins,  in which you used to live when you followed the ways of this world and of the ruler of the kingdom of the air, the spirit who is now at work in those who are disobedient.

[Enosh]

Poor resty.

Mormon, Catholic doctrines can collide

Mormons have God coming down to Earth for a good boink with Mary. (Journal of Discourses, Vol. 8: p. 115)

Christians don't. (Link, Link, Link)

[greyfoxx39]

I am ROTFL at resty lecturing others on manners and civil discourse as if we all woke up to a brand new day and have no posting history. Those of us who were on the receiving end of her name-calling in the past are wondering what kind of anti-memory pill is in her medicine cabinet all of a sudden! Too funny!

[Godzilla]

Civility is an important ingredient in a conversation. When you obtain it let me know!

My my, getting really testy again resty. Is this something they teach in the ward houses? Or is this your example. :)

[Elsie]

Our minds are capable of receiving and digesting a certain number of ideas; but we are not able to comprehend a great many at one time.

This is exACTly the state of the typical Mormon 'mind' we see in these threads.

Each little tidbit can 'seem' like it's true, but when they are lumped together to make the thing called Mormonism, they CANNOT see the glaring problems with the pieces!

[Elsie]

But...

...she’s just had an epiphany last week, and is telling all her friends (and the rest of us too) to be nice!

WHERE has it gone?

[Enosh]

"... be nice!"

Does that mean I'm no longer a bigot? *Drat!*

... I'll go let Khalid know...

[Tennessee Nana]

BTTT

[Elsie]

Fizzle.....

all the action is on that Spanish Speaking thread now.

[pby]

I will answer your question but I have to leave for now BBL!

Um, resty...I am still waiting.

Have you forgotten?

[pby]

Nana pulls out the Greek...

Go Nana!

[ladyinred]

If they are going to allow their building to be used for voting, then they should throw out their personal beliefs for the poll workers. I hope this isn’t true.

[Tennessee Nana]

:)

[Gamecock]

But, but, that is only if you have migraines.

I heard that migraines are endemic among the Mormons....

[greyfoxx39]

If they are going to allow their building to be used for voting, then they should throw out their personal beliefs for the poll workers. I hope this isn’t true.

I find it ironic that THIS is in the news now... Mormon missionaries allegedly damage Colorado Catholic shrine with much being made of allowing a cup of coffee into a mormon building.