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First, I’m a member of the PCA denomination. Second, I do not believe that I am to denounce unprompted the errors of every religion constantly. Maybe I am, but in the world I live in, there are many things we seem to be called to do, and I do not feel I am supposed to drop it all to attack people who don’t believe properly. I know for example if I do that at work, I will be fired.

Third, I am not defending the Mormon faith. I am arguing that, from the perspective of a political discussion group, and the conservative movement, we should not be using our forum to attack other people’s beliefs.

And maybe I am saying that while it is our place to expound the Gospel, and to spread the good news, it is not our place to declare that individuals, especially those we d not know personally, aren’t Christian. It is speculation, and God’s chosen are not up for speculation.

I think you’d have to follow the subthreads I’m a part of all the way back to make sense of this.

My summary though is: Free Republic is a political conservative forum, not the place to save Mormons. The only reason LDS people are posting here (THIS IS A GENERALIZATION) is because they are our partners in conservative action. To abuse that association by constantly attacking them for their faith is I think inappropriate.

If they make a claim about their faith being BETTER than another, certainly they have asked for rebuttal.

First, I’m a member of the PCA denomination.

Joseph Smith himself said that your faith is not true. Think about that. Everything you are supposed to love and be thankful to God about, is "not true."

"I have learned for myself that Presbyterianism is not true." - Joseph Smith

If your God is not worth defending Charles, what is? Is He pleased by your efforts?

Second, I do not believe that I am to denounce unprompted the errors of every religion constantly.

Jesus Christ, whom your PCA church loves, was not afraid to rebuke false errors.

Then the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to him with a question. "Teacher," they said, "Moses wrote for us that if a man's brother dies and leaves a wife but no children, the man must marry the widow and have children for his brother. Now there were seven brothers. The first one married and died without leaving any children. The second one married the widow, but he also died, leaving no child. It was the same with the third. In fact, none of the seven left any children. Last of all, the woman died too. At the resurrection whose wife will she be, since the seven were married to her?" Jesus replied, "Are you not in error because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God? When the dead rise, they will neither marry nor be given in marriage; they will be like the angels in heaven. Now about the dead rising—have you not read in the book of Moses, in the account of the bush, how God said to him, 'I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. He is not the God of the dead, but of the living. You are badly mistaken!"

Mark 12: 18-27

Another of the disciples said to Him, "Lord, permit me first to go and bury my father." But Jesus said to him, " Follow Me, and allow the dead to bury their own dead."

Matthew 8:21-22

I am arguing that, from the perspective of a political discussion group, and the conservative movement, we should not be using our forum to attack other people’s beliefs.

What is more important to you Charles? Politics, or people's souls?

My summary though is: Free Republic is a political conservative forum, not the place to save Mormons.

BS. Any forum to reach the lost or wayward is soil for Christ to plant His seed of truth and save those going to Hell.

There are Religion and News forums on FR and ideas are exchanged here on Islam, Christianity, and numerous religions. Politics and Religion are inherently bound together in this world.

Don't you know this?

You are not the arbiter of what can, and what cannot be discussed on FR - stop trying.

If you really are a soldier of Christ, you need to look inward and ask if you really are fighting for Him.

I am arguing that, from the perspective of a political discussion group, and the conservative movement, we should not be using our forum to attack other people’s beliefs.

We GET this!

You've said it over and over and over and over.

But we are not trying to get you to finally be quiet about it.

I guess that since it's Jim's forum; he gets to make the rules.

He ALLOWS it, so, there's not much 'arguing' that EITHER side can do to change it.

Pray for Jim, for his MS is causing many side issues with his health - many quite serious.

The only reason LDS people are posting here (THIS IS A GENERALIZATION) is because they are our partners in conservative action.

Maybe you should check the posting history of some of them, especially the ones who you see posting regularly in the religion forum. A lot of them never leave the Religion forum. For many this is the only place they post. This is their mission field. They post their little Book of Mormon passages on Catholic threads, Protestant threads, Hare Krishna threads, Creationist threads, whatever. They pretend to be Christians just like everyone else, yet they are here to convert as many of you GENTILES as they can to Mormonism.

They rely heavily on guys like you, Christian enablers, who carry their water and who are more than willing to come down hard on anyone who criticizes them or their abberant teachings, doctrines or practices, but is unwilling to come down hard on any of them, no matter what kind of nonsense they post here.

Would you like a free copy of the Book of Mormon?