[fproy2222]

Most Mormons dislike the term polytheism due to its connections with paganism and the like. ++++++++++++++++++ The idea of many Gods is not a problim, it is the implication that the name has that we worship many gods. We only worship one God. -- polytheism Main Entry: poly·the·ism Pronunciation: \ˈpä-lē-(ˌ)thē-ˌi-zəm\ Function: noun Etymology: French polytheisme, from Late Greek polytheos polytheistic, from Greek, of many gods, from poly- + theos god Date: 1613 : belief in or worship of more than one god http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=polytheism --- pol·y·the·ism (pŏl'ē-thē-ĭz'əm, pŏl'ē-thē'ĭz-əm) n. The worship of or belief in more than one god. http://www.answers.com/topic/polytheism -- Polytheism The belief in, and consequent worship of, many gods. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12223b.htm -- Polytheism From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Polytheism is belief in or worship of multiple deities. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polytheism --------- Can you see how the choice of one word leads the reader to a false idea, without comming out and saying it.

[Alex Murphy]

The idea of many Gods is not a problim, it is the implication that the name has that we worship many gods. We only worship one God.

I don't think anyone's ever accused Mormons of worshiping "many gods" (except when we point out that you believe The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are three distinct beings who only hold the job description "God" as a collective). But I have to give you credit, for you have no problem admitting the existence of multiple gods in the LDS cosmology, a detail that many of your fellow Mormons clam up about when asked.