[Colofornian]

From the article: LDS church believes that gods, angels and humans are all different forms of the same beings. These beings began their journey as spirit children created through celestial procreation. Not only do they teach about a heavenly father, but also a heavenly mother.

One race of gods, angels, humans...celestial procreation...heavenly mother-god...hmm...not exactly in the Mormon missionary lesson spiehls they give to unwary proselytes or even in the Book of Mormon to somebody who might pick one up somewhere...

From the articfle: ...one of the great differences between LDS church and Orthodox Christianity is the number of gods recognized. Christianity understands God as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. LDS church recognizes many gods. Jesus said to a teacher of the Law in Mark 12:29, “The most important one is this: ‘Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God is one.’” The documents of the LDS church claim the heavens and earth were created by a council of gods. Another difference is found in the understanding of God being Spirit, as Christians believe, or as the LDS church believes that the gods have flesh and bone.

From the article: Who is Jesus the Christ? Christians believe Jesus is the one and only Son of God taking on flesh and bone to become a Savior to those who believe and live in Him. LDS teaches in their “Gospel Principles” that Jesus is merely the first of billions of created spirit children and is literally our “elder brother.” In the LDs “Doctrine and Covenants” every person who was ever born on earth was our spirit brother or sister in heaven. They also teach Jesus is the brother of Satan.

So in the Mormon narrative...Satan is each of your "elder bro." You are a Satanic sibling.

You've heard of Jews for Jesus? Well, Mormons say they are Satanic Siblings for the Mormonic Jesus.

[RobRoy]

>>Mormon (Latter Day Saints) Beliefs Differ From Orthodox Christianity<<

And in other news, dog bites man.

[freedumb2003]

>>LDS church believes that gods, angels and humans are all different forms of the same beings. These beings began their journey as spirit children created through celestial procreation. <<

Where does Xenu arrive in the narrative?

[Elsie]

Mormon (Latter Day Saints) Beliefs Differ From Orthodox Christianity

DUH!³

[bigheadfred]

Well, Mormons say they are Satanic Siblings for the Mormonic Jesus.

And it definitely shows in SOME people more than others. :-))

[svcw]

Mormons number eleven million plus and are one of the few religious groups that are increasing in America

Increasing......hahahahah

[svcw]

Who is Jesus the Christ? Christians believe Jesus is the one and only Son of God taking on flesh and bone to become a Savior to those who believe and live in Him. LDS teaches in their “Gospel Principles” that Jesus is merely the first of billions of created spirit children and is literally our “elder brother.”

And this statement says it all - lds are NOT Christians.

[jimt]

Ah, nothing like a good anti-Mormon hit piece in the afternoon ! And applauded by the usual suspects, too ! Couldn't be better - unless it were true.

Do they eat babies too ?

[T Minus Four]

Mormon (Latter Day Saints) Beliefs Differ From Orthodox Christianity

Fixed the headline for you.

[janereinheimer]

bookmark

[YukonGreen]

Why does the Mormon Tabernacle Choir sing all of the beautiful Christmas Carols if they don’t believe in Jesus?

[ejonesie22]

Never a good “Captain Obvious” image when I need one...

[NEMDF]

So Mormons are not Christians, correct?

[cpprfld]

I could have never guessed that Mormon Beliefs differ from Orthodox Christians. Is that simalar to Lutheran beliefs are different from Catholic beliefs?

[T Minus Four]

The humans who have followed the “gospel” of the LDS church will go to the celestial kingdom and themselves become gods and goddesses.

Therefore, one of the great differences between LDS church and Orthodox Christianity is the number of gods recognized

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LOL! So matter-of-fact! No big deal - many gods, one God, what's really the difference.

I also love how he relegates true Christians into a box called "Orthodox" which summons up visions of extreme religiosity, secret hidden ceremonies, strange clothing, restrictive rules of behavior, rigid obedience, forbidden foods, etc. etc.

Hey wait, that sounds like....

[Paragon Defender]

Seekers of truth,

If you peruse the Free Republic religion forums you will notice a pattern. There's an anti-Mormon group of people here that spends a great deal of their time attacking the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. They post regurgitated propaganda on an almost daily basis.

They have a misguided obsession. You can witness many different tactics employed that you might find quite interesting. The straw man argument is a big favorite and is frequently preceded by cherry-picking quotes or other material. After the "quotation" the attacker will misrepresent what has been said or what was meant and then attack their own interpretation.Later they will have the audacity to claim they were "only" quoting our own material.  

They will of course insist ad nauseum that they are merely using our sources and are therefore innocent of any deceptive practice. LDS persons have no issue whatsoever having our scriptures or leaders quoted as long as it is presented fairly and accurately. This is rarely (if ever) done.

Another favorite is posting scripture or statements which on their own really present no dilemma. They make something out of nothing while never bringing up a single objection that hasn't been addressed a hundred times before.

You might note a couple of other tactics used to try to antagonize is the use of disrespectful or insulting terms or language and/or pictures. That's a Christlike thing to do right? Yeah I don't think so either. It does speak volumes about them though.

Sometimes they cruise the headlines of the day seeking any story that might be twisted into making the Church look bad. Anything will do, just watch the progression of posts following it and see what I mean.

After reading their posts, I invite you to seek the truth about whatever "issue" they seem to be "revealing" or "exposing". I promise that if you do so with honest intent, the "ahah" moments you will have will be many and frequent. You will start to recognize the tactics employed to cleverly twist and attack and will likely chuckle the more you see. In actuality, there's nothing new here. It's all been addressed many times before.

The latest twist in the anti-Mormon propaganda machine is to actually go to the links provided, but then they cherry pick what they want, then quote and straw man attack that. Clever. It almost appears that they are helping you, the seeker of truth out by doing some footwork for you. Not so much. Don't be insulted, look for yourself. It's not the haystack they want you to think.

Here's a few links to get your started from a different viewpoint. I have found that the vast majority of the "issues" brought up can be found and addressed at http://www.fairlds.org/ but here's more:

http://scriptures.lds.org/
http://www.lds.org
http://www.fairlds.org/
http://www.mormonapologetics.org/
http://www.mormonwiki.com/Main_Page
http://www.lightplanet.com/response/index.html
http://www.jefflindsay.com/LDS_Intro.shtml
http://www.answeringantimormons.com/index.htm
http://promormon.blogspot.com/

Now you will likely notice the "you never address our points" posts pop up as usual. All after providing the answers just as you have here.

Sometimes it is claimed that these sites present a needle in a haystack. Far from it. But if you give up before you try you won't know will you?

Will you wear blinders too? Seek truth. Find out for yourself. Want to chat with someone on any topic? A few of these sites provide just that. So do your homework sincere seeker of truth. Listen and read from both "sides". Make up your own mind.

I witness to you of these truths and wish you the best, in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen.

 

[Tennessee Nana]

Mormon (Latter Day Saints) Beliefs Differ From Orthodox Christianity
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Is this a remedial class for Mormonism for Dummies 101 ???

[Campion]

This is the kind of Christian apologetics I don't find particularly productive or charitable.

Rev. Dr. Bobby W. Leggett is not a Mormon. He's the pastor of a small Lutheran church in Blanco, TX. Yet he spends the whole article telling us what Mormons believe, in unflattering terms. Would he approve of an article, written by a Mormon, telling him what Lutherans believe? Would he find it at all convincing?

Scripture says to give a reason for the hope that lies within us, but to do so with gentleness and reverence. The "reason for the hope that lies within us" is not "the beliefs of that other guy over there are so stupid -- let me tell you myself about all the foolishness he believes".

There's a cultic group where I live that rejects the Trinity. Their whole apologetic against the Trinity, posted on their website, consists of refutations against strawman misrepresentations of what Trinitarians actually believe. They would be much more persuasive and impressive if they stuck to either (a) defining their own beliefs and defending them from the Scriptures; or (b) [at least] quoting what actual, knowledgeable Trinitarians say about their faith and then responding to that.

Theirs is the kind of apologetic behavior Christians should avoid, IMO. Our faith simply deserves a better defense.