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To: Grig; restornu; greyfoxx39; P-Marlowe; MHGinTN; FastCoyote; Colofornian; Revelation 911
Some creeds were more political documents than religous documents. For example, there was a time when the King of England was getting a little too cozy with the Catholic church, and even married a Catholic woman. Parliament wanted to overthrow the king because of it. Fearing that Parliament would call on Ireland to help toss him off the throne, the King reached out to Scotland for help. Scotland said they would help IF the King had the CoE switch over to Presbyterianism. The Westminster Confession of faith was born out of those negotiations as a vehicle to help the king secure the help of the Scots to win a civil war.

Wot a coinkydink that someone should mention the WCF....

20 posted on 05/25/2008 12:34:32 PM PDT by Alex Murphy ("Am I therefore become your enemy, because I tell you the truth?" -- Galatians 4:16)
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To: Alex Murphy; Elsie
Wot a coinkydink that someone should mention the WCF....

Does that give a clue as to why Joseph Smith said that

"He again forbade me to join with any of them; and many other things did he say unto me, which I cannot write at this time. When I came to myself again, I found myself alying on my back, looking up into heaven. When the light had departed, I had no strength; but soon recovering in some degree, I went home. And as I leaned up to the fireplace, bmother inquired what the matter was. I replied, “Never mind, all is well—I am well enough off.” I then said to my mother, “I have learned for myself that Presbyterianism is not true.” 

 Elsie would love to know.

22 posted on 05/25/2008 12:41:37 PM PDT by greyfoxx39 (Protected species legislation enacted May 2008.)
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