Jeff Head wrote: “I am responding to people who equate my faith and my own belief in my Savior Jesus Christ to fundamental Islam.”
I am equating Mormonism with Islam. Period.
Within the equation, one also finds many similarities between particular branches of Islam and particular branches of Mormonism.
For example, up in Canada, one finds Tarek Fatah and the Muslim Canadian Congress, which is very much like the Communities of Christ in renouncing and denouncing the historic excesses of the extremist branches of their respective religion. (Tarek is good friend of Mark Steyn, and the two frequently share the mic at conservative conferences). For a good read, check out Tarek’s book “The Jew is not my enemy”.
The similarities between mainstream Islam and the LDS have already been noted by several LDS and LDS-friendly sources referenced above.
Likewise, the similarities between fundamentalists of both religions.
Mormons damage their own members enough that they don't have to commit jihad on anybody else, and every member is supposed to think like a missionary...how can I present mormonism in a way that's palatable enough to get the new person to attend long enough to be co-dependent.
Ex- mormons are not mormon haters any more than former addicts hate people still addicted. They hate the drug, the system that delivers it, and the lies they tell on how innocuous it is when in reality it takes everything you have.
You are being obstinate!
When the reins get yanked in another direction; you are supposed to go with the flow!
--MormonDude(I'll give ya SOME slack; since you're new here...)