Galatians 1: 7-9, the words of Paul to Christians tempted to consider new “revelations”—
“Evidently some people are throwing you into confusion and are trying to pervert the gospel of Christ. But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach a gospel other than the one we preached to you, let them be under God’s curse! As we have already said, so now I say again: If anybody is preaching to you a gospel other than what you accepted, let them be under God’s curse! “
Trying to push a perverted “gospel” on what is supposed to be primarily a news and political site is invasive and offensive.
The LDS threads are fashioned to be in-your-face argumentative. That causes discord and detracts from the good that FR does.
If you and your mormon friends would be respectful and follow Jim Robinson’s direction, you could put this issue to rest. It is, after all, his site, and he has the right to run it as he sees fit.
Your invented theology is offensive to many of us, but we can still be associates and workers together in conservative causes if you would just leave your book of mormon in the drawer with your holy underwear when you’re on FR.
Galatians 1: 7-9, the words of Paul to Christians tempted to consider new “revelations”—
You know that Galatians was written before Revelations and John, right? If we take your interpretation of scripture, then those have to be cut out of the Bible... I'd rather keep the Gospel of John thanks.
As for Galatians, I believe Paul was talking about the Apostasy from Knowledge that happened in 325 AD, you know it as the First council of Nicea, where the Nicene creed was created by a pagan to make the gospel more palatable to the citizens of Rome.
Not going to spam the thread, but
look here for links to sources in the Catholic encyclopedia on line.
We are all free of ignore evidence that does not support our position, that won't make your/my position more "correct" and it's God's opinion that matters, not your or mine. I have looked at your side, care to look, honestly look, at mine? No? well, you won't be able to tell God I didn't try.
As for Jim's site, yes it is his site. He is free to break the rules he has set up for the rest of us, he has the power to do so. He does not have the power to control the reaction to the rule breaking at the top.
Your invented theology is offensive to many of us, but we can still be associates and workers together in conservative causes if you would just leave your book of mormon in the drawer with your holy underwear when you’re on FR.
I would argue that your invented theology is offensive, but now we get to the rub, if "right" is up to a vote then Jesus was wrong, for he was outvoted by the Sanhedrin, if majority rule is not God's way (and it's not) then how many people are on what side does not matter.
As for leaving my religion at home. There is a religion area here. I have never gone to any thread about any other religion and posted my beliefs or demeaned their religion. I will defend my religion from unreasoning and unreasonable attacks on this or any forum. I have been a member of Freerepublic for many many years, I have never been banned because I have striven to obey the rules, even when others broke them blatantly.
You want us to not post religious things here, fine, do away with the section, no attackers, no defense. I for one was very frustrated when Mitt Romney ran for president last time. I wanted to talk about his Conservative credentials (or more specifically the lack of them) and could never have a political conversation because all the antis wanted to do was talk religion. Go Google me and Mitt, and look you'll see that that was and is my position, so take away the religion area here, you won't hurt my feelings, but since it's here, I will post until banned in defense of what God himself has testified to me.