Posted on 09/29/2010 3:05:05 PM PDT by zippythepinhead
Atheists and agnostics know more about major world religions than many people of faith, while Mormons can answer more Bible questions than their Catholic and mainline Protestant counterparts.
Those are among the somewhat startling conclusions about religious literacy in America the Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religion and Public Life drew after surveying 3,412 Americans.
Some of the multiple-choice questions were relatively simple: Where was Jesus born and who led the exodus from Egypt? What religion was Mother Teresa, what day does the Jewish Sabbath begin and what is the name of Islam’s holy book?
Others were more obscure: What is Indonesia’s dominant religion? Which Christians teach that salvation comes through faith alone?
About half the Protestants (53 percent) couldn’t correctly identify Martin Luther as the person whose writings and actions inspired the Protestant Reformation. Fewer than half of Americans (47 percent) knew the Dalai Lama is Buddhist and only 38 percent correctly associated Vishnu and Shiva with Hinduism.
John Morehead, director of the Western Institute for Intercultural Studies in Salt Lake City, had already noted religious illiteracy in the general population as well as in the evangelical community. But he did not expect Mormons to top them in their biblical fluency.
“Mormons tend to emphasize Mormon scriptures like the Book of Mormon rather than the Bible in their devotional life,” Morehead said in an e-mail.
Even some LDS scholars were surprised to find Mormons at the top.
(Excerpt) Read more at sltrib.com ...
Care to explain or is this just another attempt to curse an anti by using carefully parsed words?
Because this is not a part of the cited verse you spammed me with, just embedded within it, spelled incorrectly, which leads me to believe you added it.
Resty!
Congratulations on being named Player of the Week!
I’m happy for you. Happier some day when you come to
the truth and simplicity of the Gospel of Grace.
In the meantime, let’s celebrate!
ampu
Resty, I have rec’d more than I ever hoped possible when I left mormonism. I have rec’d the blessed assurance of salvation through grace. I’m no longer burdened with trying to make a lie fit. I’m no longer burdened with trying to find why the contradictions between the BoM and the Bible can’t be resolved .
No longer do I have to believe in a doctrine of men who were the most vile to walk the planet during their time. Who have perpetrated the most vile fraud upon those weak and timid souls who cannot or will not think for themselves.
Your attempt to patronize me, notwithstanding, to imply I’m the one who is creating the contradiction out of whole cloth is noted. I quoted your BoM. Run from it as much as you want. Deflect, obfuscate, attempt to question my character (as usual), etc.
Maybe you can contact one of your handlers and have them feed you the answer?
Is FAIRlds closed today? Is their best spinmeister on vacation? Are they searching frantically for some other strawman to create?
Questions that will never receive a reply. It’s okay. Par for the course.
Concur, what a great honor on this the one month anniversary of our final victory...
Good enough for Joe Smith, good enough for his "flock'...
We’re going to run out of room on the list of invectives we’ve been called.
I guess we better get a secretary to keep things straight?
I even had one of the mormons attempt to spin the FI thing against me until he was told straight up one of his own was responsible for the invective.
Ahh well, anyway, back to the topic of your post. Taking today’s comments into account with that “TALIBAN DAN” comment.
I heartily concur!
LOL! Ain’t that the truth!
So, let me get this straight. The Holy Bible is on par with or compared to "Reader's Digest"?
If that comment weren't so sad it would be pure comedy.
You will hear this one statement from ALL Muslims.
From Christians:
You're going to hell!... No you're going to hell... You're a blasphemer.... No, you're a blasphemer!
While so distracted, forever fighting among themselves, most Christians have no idea what is about to happen to them. The Muslim is sharpening his sword....
Either forget the Christian infighting and prepare to fight the Muslims, or prepare to submit to Islam, or prepare to die.
There is a different between the Sons of Perdition (SOP) and those who are fallen men!”
Care to explain or is this just another attempt to curse an anti by using carefully parsed words?
Because this is not a part of the cited verse you spammed me with, just embedded within it, spelled incorrectly, which leads me to believe you added it.
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You belittled the Book of Mormon because in your mind Jesus was not consistent
[The Biblical Jesus cried out to His Father,
“Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” ~ Z]
I’ll answered since you cannot discern the different between fallen men and SOP!
When the Lord said forgive them he recognized those fallen men have not reach the stage of SOP yet, but those on the Western Hemisphere were under the government of the anti-Christ.
It seems you Z are unable to discern chapters 3 Nephi 7-8-9 or you would recognize that the reason for destruction is because of the anti-Christ and secret combination were in control who are the SOP!
So, let me get this straight. The Holy Bible is on par with or compared to “Reader’s Digest”?
If that comment weren’t so sad it would be pure comedy.
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Nice try Z it is the Tradition of men who preach their edit version and not the whole of what the NT says!
“Either forget the Christian infighting... “
Nice sentiment!
Unfortunately, wrong application. Wrong assumption.
Still, I appreciate the thoughtfulness of your post.
So you were cursing me. Got it. Thanks for "clearing" that up. Ends justify the means. Alinsky is proud of you.
As for "belittling" the BoM, I did no such thing. Are you now trying to put your book on equal footing with the koran? Any gentile who "defames" it is deserving of a fatwa?
Insinuate all you want, ping all your mormon friends all you want. Bring it.
I posted exact excerpts and the direct links to the BoM verses used.
Take your petty whining to SLC and see if they care. Wait, why don't you see if they'll answer the questions?
"...in your mind Jesus was not consistent"--"It seems you Z are unable..."--"...since you cannot discern
My questions remain unanswered and you continue to attempt to read my mind.
Try again or go home. Your posts to this point have been have been a lesson on mormon fail.
Mormonism in a nutshell. You said it better than any of us anti's could, thanks Resty!
No longer do I have to believe in a doctrine of men who were the most vile to walk the planet during their time. Who have perpetrated the most vile fraud upon those weak and timid souls who cannot or will not think for themselves.
Well resty, are you sure of that part that is translated correctly - after all all the plain and precious truths have been taken out of it - according to your traditions of men anyway. And when ever smith ran into the wall of NT truth, he just conjured up another 'revelation' to justify his sin - pretty convinent.
Thanks for your “insightful” comment and for bumping the thread.
As much as you may not believe this, there are some folks quite capable of multi-tasking. I don’t need you trying to determine my abilities.
Have you posted your same “observation” on all the other RF threads telling them the same?
Have you gone to the Chat forum and told them to quit talking about naughty teachers and guns and such? How did that go over?
How about the Smoky Backroom?
Get back with us with responses, I’m sure they’ll be entertaining.
gmta
THX1138
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