Ummm...Rip, explain to us how the freedoms of the Constitution are implemented within the mormon religion please.
If a soul is to reach "exaltation", as Christians see salvation, that person must adhere to rules and regulations that are very similar to what we see being forced on the US by the present administration in Washington. In fact, you could almost believe that maybe mormonism is being used as a guide.
Those of you who are happy to have the mormon church control what you take into your body, such as implementing a taboo on coffee, tea, wine, tobacco must by your acquiescence to that, agree with the ever encroaching of the feds into our diet.
The mormon church dictates exactly which congregation you are allowed to worship with.
The mormon church dictates that if you are to participate in temple rituals that are seen as necessary to salvation, you must pay and attest to paying a full 10% of your income.
The mormon church dictates further that if you wish to participate in these temple rituals, it has a say in who you may associate with.
The mormon church dictates that if you marry in the mormon temple, as required in order to reach exaltation, whether your parents, other family members or friends may attend your wedding ceremony.
The mormon church dictates the type of underwear, available for purchase only from the mormon church, that you wear after you take part in these temple rituals.
The mormon church actively "encourages" members to have as many children as possible, "to provide earthly bodies for little spirit babies in Heaven who must have the bodies in order to reach exaltation" whether members are financially able to care for these babies or not.
Until just recently the mormon church has dictated to members that cremation was not allowed because mormon belief is that the body will be raised from the grave and should be "intact".
The mormon church provided Obama with the "Transparent Administration" example by collecting billions of dollars in tithes and refusing to account for one single penny of the church's finances to members or to the public.
Members of the mormon church in general do not know that the entire Corporation of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is owned solely by one man, the president of the church...a worthy goal for Obama, IMO.
These questions are required to be answered in a manner that is satisfactory to a church leader in order for a mormon to enter the temple and take part in the rituals required for exaltation.
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Temple Recommend Questions: 1 Do you have faith in and a testimony of God the Eternal Father, His Son Jesus Christ, and the Holy Ghost? 2 Do you have a testimony of the Atonement of Christ and of His role as Savior and Redeemer? 3 Do you have a testimony of the restoration of the gospel in these the latter days? 4 Do you sustain the President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as the Prophet, Seer, and Revelator and as the only person on the earth who possesses and is authorized to exercise all priesthood keys? Do you sustain members of the First Presidency and the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles as prophets, seers, and revelators? Do you sustain the other General Authorities and local authorities of the Church? 5 Do you live the law of chastity? 6 Is there anything in your conduct relating to members of your family that is not in harmony with the teachings of the Church? 7 Do you support, affiliate with, or agree with any group or individual whose teachings or practices are contrary to or oppose those accepted by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints? 8 Do you strive to keep the covenants you have made, to attend your sacrament and other meetings, and to keep your life in harmony with the laws and commandments of the gospel? 9 Are you honest in your dealings with your fellowmen? 10 Are you a full-tithe payer? 11 Do your keep the Word of Wisdom? 12 Do you have financial or other oblgations to a former spouse or children? If yes, are you current in meeting those obligations? 13 If you have previously received your temple endowment: Do you keep the covenants that you made in the temple? Do you wear the garment both night and day as instructed in the endowment and in accordance with the covenant you made in the temple? 14 Have there been any sins or misdeeds in your life that should have been resolved with priesthood authorities but have not been? 15 Do you consider yourself worthy to enter the Lord's house and participate in temple ordinances? |
Once a mormon is allowed to take part in these temple rituals, he is required to take the following vow:
Concerning this law the Prophet Joseph Smith said, “A religion that does not require the sacrifice of all things never has power sufficient to produce the faith necessary unto life and salvation” (Lectures on Faith [1985], 69).
As the Prophet explained, we must develop the kind of faith that will lead us to eternal life. Such faith comes as we put the things of God’s kingdom first in our lives. "
VOW of consecration in LDS temple ritual. "You and each of you covenant and promise before God, angels, and these witnesses at this altar, that you do accept the Law of Consecration as contained in the Doctrine and Covenants, in that you do consecrate yourselves, your time, talents, and everything with which the Lord has blessed you, or with which he may bless you, to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, for the building up of the Kingdom of God on the earth and for the establishment of Zion." NOTE: "The Kingdom of God" described here does not refer to the Kingdom of God as most Christians believe, and ZION is described here: "Zion is often used in this way to refer to the Lord's people or to the Church and its stakes (see D&C 82:14). It has also been used to refer to specific geographical locations. "
Further information on the Law of Consecration may be found HERE
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Now Rip, would you like to explain to me why citizens of the US would care to exchange the present leadership of the country with mormon leadership of the country? Are we to believe that this determination to control would not carry over into the lives of non-mormons, when the goal of mormonism is to see world-wide adherence to its religion?
Our Father in Heaven has promised me that I will mount up with wings as eagles; I shall run, and not be weary; and I shall walk, and not faint. I shall not be deceived. God will bless and prosper me. The gates of hell shall not prevail against me; and the Lord God will disperse the powers of darkness from before me and cause the heavens to shake for my good and His name’s glory.
Amen.
P.S. I am a Mormon and not ashamed of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. And before you say that my Jesus is different from your Jesus - that you have the real Jesus, let me say it again. If by that you mean that your Jesus condemns me to hell, then you are right; your Jesus is different from my Jesus. My Jesus loves and accepts me. He died for me; He is my Savior, Redeemer, the Great Jehovah of the Old Testament and the Savior of the New Testament; He is the Creator of the Universe and He is my personal Friend.
Hear ye! hear ye!All those having business here will please step forward.
Your Honor,
My client claims that her name IS in the Book of Life - there must have been a scribal error for it's being overlooked and she requests the COURT to FORCE the gatekeeper to let her in, as she was a faithful - no - VERY faithful member of GOD's church; the one with His NAME on all their buildings.
Excuse me, Counselor, but our research has alREADY shown that she did NOT do the simple requirements to make it in, but instead relied on a complicated and time consuming method of religious rituals that absoLUTEly no power in them at all.
Your client is to be remanded to the outer darkness area.
Does she have any words for the court?
You are very funny!:)