Posted on 10/19/2010 8:21:21 AM PDT by Colofornian
LOL. I wasn’t fishing for compliments. I find it amusing is all.
Back on topic...did you see the Ogden examiner spin on this? It reads like a different incident altogether.
I stand corrected.
Not courage, arrogance.
Interesting commentary here -
http://blog.mrm.org/2010/10/christian-church-declines-mormon-application-for-scouting-leadership/
It does make some excellent points. I like this one in particular...
A look at Christ Covenant’s online Statement of Faith reveals that the pictures one hangs in one’s living room, and the name of the church to which one belongs, do not even merit honorable mention in its summary of “What We Believe.” In fact, of the nine doctrines listed in that Statement of Faith (addressing Scripture, the nature of God, the nature of man, the Being of Christ, the way of salvation, etc.), Mormonism disagrees with six (or perhaps even seven) of them.
Same bleat over and over by mormons as evidence that they are 'Christian'. At first I thought it was just the ones here. With expanded reading, it is VERY common, ingrained into their very psyche. I still find it remarkable that it wasn't too long ago they wanted nothing to do with Christianity and took pride in being called mormons. I can't conceive that people as smart as most mormons are so clearly cannot see the nose on their face in a mirror.
It isn’t just here. That is the first ‘defense’ the LDS use and use it a lot because it is effective to those who don’t know better.
I have a friend, who when she got saved, told her LDS husband “I got saved while you were gone (he was out to sea), now I am a Christian just like you!”
His response was, he bellowed “I AM NOT A ‘CHRISTIAN’! I AM A MORMON”.
That was before they decided to jump on the ‘Christian’ bandwagon.
Judging from the articles, that 'defense' is failing fast.
That was before they decided to jump on the ‘Christian’ bandwagon.
I keep trying to pin down the events that were associated with that change. Wasn't it the SLC winter olympics that served as the catalyst?
It was before that. It started with the ‘interfaith’ channel in the late 1980’s (mormon, liberal Christian and Jewish). But didn’t really take off until the late 1990’s. IMO, the internet was the imputus. Too much info available.
Of course now it is in full swing.
Also don't dismiss the overseas marketing SLC has been forced into doing due to tapping out the US market and the fact that the potential marks there know too much due to the Internet.
The “Christian” brand name is big overseas where the LDS is attempting to generate more revenue (called getting members)
Do I smell an AGENDA?
Or else what?
I thought that ANYONE who posts are liable to get a response by ANYONE else.
Ya pays yer money and ya takes yer chances.
One sure fire way to ensure a particular poster cannot “ping” you is to not post yourself.
Gut punching someone then tossing on some spectacles and saying “You can't hit a kid with glasses on” is less than honorable, to put it politely.
One sure fire way to ensure a particular poster cannot “ping” you is to not post yourself.
Gut punching someone then tossing on some spectacles and saying “You can't hit a kid with glasses on” is less than honorable, to put it politely.
Also, in order for a statement to be "making it personal" it must be speaking of another Freeper, personally. Critical remarks about deities, religious authorities, beliefs, authors, statements made by another Freeper or even groups of Freepers - are not "making it personal."
Thansk, kind of what I was thinking.
bttt
“They just assume women are not as smart as men, even though they are proven wrong over and over again.”
YOU, reaganaut, are blazingly smart. I’ve witnessed it. My bride is brilliant. Those who denigrate woman do it, in my opinion, to elevate themselves and bolster their own self image... which must need it.
ampu
Thanks, AMPU.
I think you are right. Sadly, I have met far too many men who are scared of intelligent women, the local Lutheran minister is one of them - we have gone several rounds.
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