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To: svcw

First, what is your source for the definition of Christianity?

Second, the LDS Church teaches that the Godhead is one and we worship God the Father. We teach that we should worship no other gods then the God of Abraham. Sounds montheistic to me.

Have you ever heard the LDS worship or pray to any other gods?


134 posted on 02/13/2008 6:02:00 PM PST by tortdog
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To: tortdog
We teach that we should worship no other gods then the God of Abraham. Sounds montheistic to me.

Have you ever heard the LDS worship or pray to any other gods?

All well and good, but does Mormonism 'teach' there ARE other gods that have universes of their creation?

164 posted on 02/13/2008 7:52:43 PM PST by colorcountry (To anger a conservative, lie to him. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)
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To: tortdog
We teach that we should worship no other gods then the God of Abraham. Sounds montheistic to me.

Have you ever heard the LDS worship or pray to any other gods?

All well and good, but does Mormonism 'teach' there ARE other gods that have universes of their creation?

165 posted on 02/13/2008 7:53:33 PM PST by colorcountry (To anger a conservative, lie to him. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)
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To: tortdog
Dear tortdog,

Speaking of definitions, here's one:

henotheism
One entry found.

henotheism

Main Entry: heno·the·ism

Pronunciation: \ˈhe-nə-(ˌ)thē-ˌi-zəm\

Function: noun
Etymology: German Henotheismus, from Greek hen-, heis one + theos god — more at same
Date: 1860
: the worship of one god without denying the existence of other gods
— heno·the·ist \-ˌthē-ist\ noun
— heno·the·is·tic \ˌhe-nə-thē-ˈis-tik\ adjective


The LDS religion is not monotheistic, but rather henotheistic.


sitetest

167 posted on 02/13/2008 9:02:28 PM PST by sitetest (If Roe is not overturned, no unborn child will ever be protected in law.)
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To: tortdog; colorcountry; Pan_Yans Wife; MHGinTN; Colofornian; Elsie; FastCoyote; Osage Orange; ...
You assertion Mormons are Christian is ludicrous for at least three reasons.

FIRST: MORMONISM REJECTS MANY ESSENTIAL CHRISTIAN DOCTRINES

I suggest you check out the article: We're Christians just like you! wherein the author presents a number of well-annotated examples.

If necessary, dozens of additional articles and illustrations can be found on this WEBSITE alone.

SECOND: THE MORMON CHURCH UNEQUIVOCALLY CONDEMNS CHRISTIANS AND CHRISTIANITY

And the angel of God said unto me: Behold there are save two churches only; the one is the church of the Lamb of God, and the other is the church of the devil; wherefore, whoso belongeth not to the church of the Lamb of God belongeth to that great church, which is the mother of abominations; and she is the whore of all the earth. And it came to pass that I looked and beheld the whore of all the earth, and she sat upon many waters; and she had dominion over all the earth, among all nations, kindreds, tongues, and people. – Book of Mormon, 1 Nephi 14:10-11

My object in going to inquire of the Lord was to know which of all the sects was right, that I might know which to join. No sooner, therefore, did I get possession of myself, so as to be able to speak, than I asked the Personages who stood above me in the light, which of all the sects was right (for at this time it had never entered into my heart that all were wrong) – and which I should join. … I was answered by God that I must join none of them, for they were all wrong; and the Personage who addressed me said that all their creeds were an abomination in his sight; that those professors were all corrupt; that: “they draw near to me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me, they teach for doctrines the commandments of men, having a form of godliness, but they deny the power thereof.” He again forbade me to join with any of themProphet Joseph Smith, Joseph Smith History 1:18-20

Christianity...is a perfect pack of nonsense...the devil could not invent a better engine to spread his work than the Christianity of the nineteenth century.Prophet Brigham Young, Journal of Discourses, vol. 6, p.167

The Christian world, so-called, are heathens as to the knowledge of the salvation of God. – Prophet Brigham Young, Journal of Discourses 8:171

Brother Taylor has just said that the religions of the day were hatched in hell. The eggs were laid in hell, hatched on its borders, and then kicked on to the earth." – Prophet Brigham Young, Journal of Discourses 6:176

Where shall we look for the true order or authority of God? It cannot be found in any nation of Christendom.Prophet John Taylor, Journal of Discourses, 10:127

Are Christians ignorant? Yes, as ignorant of the things of God as the brute beast. – Prophet John Taylor, Journal of Discourses 13:225

What does the Christian world know about God? Nothing... Why so far as the things of God are concerned, they are the veriest fools; they know neither God nor the things of God. – Prophet John Taylor, Journal of Discourses 13:225

The Book of Mormon remains secure, unchanged and unchangeable … but with the Bible it was not and is not so … it was once in the sole and exclusive care and custody of an abominable organization (Christianity), founded by the devil himself, likened prophetically unto a great whore, whose great aim and purpose was to destroy the souls of men in the name of religion. In these hands it ceased to be the book it once was. – Apostle Bruce R. McConkie, The Joseph Smith Translation, pp. 12, 13

In bearing testimony of Jesus Christ, President Hinckley spoke of those outside the Church who say Latter-day Saints "do not believe in the traditional Christ.” No, I don't. The traditional Christ of whom they speak is not the Christ of whom I speak.Prophet Gordon B. Hinckley, LDS Church News, June 20, 1998, p.7

If still not convinced, you can find many more similar quotes of Mormon leaders slamming Christians HERE and HERE.

THIRD: THE MORMON CHURCH ITSELF REJECTS CHRISTIANITY

Beginning with Joseph Smith, Mormon prophets have steadfastly proclaimed all Christian denominations were in a state of apostasy.

This raises an interesting question. A heretic is someone who rejects one or more doctrines of religion, but an apostate is someone who has rejected the religion entirely. How is it, exactly, that you can be something you have completely dismissed? How does that work?

173 posted on 02/13/2008 10:53:05 PM PST by Zakeet (Be thankful we don't get all the government we pay for)
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To: tortdog
Second, the LDS Church teaches that the Godhead is one and we worship God the Father.

Who has a BODY; just like Jesus.

188 posted on 02/14/2008 5:03:31 AM PST by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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