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To: greyfoxx39
first,Mormonism constitutes a divinely instituted restoration of ancient pure Christianity. A clear implication of this stance is that other Christian churches are not divinely instituted. This stance, of course, does not ingratiate Mormons to non-Mormons.

I've always wondered why that is because while I think the Mormons are wrong on this point, I feel exactly the same way about the need to accept Christ as Savior.

Yet I do not resent the Mormons, Jehovah's Witnesses, or even Muslims, for telling me I going to Hell, or whatever their equivalent is.

But some people, Jewish people seem particularly prone to this, along with most agnostics that I have talked to, and amazingly some Hindus that I knew in college, along with some other Christian groups, feel that I am a bigot for thinking so.

Why? It's God's choice, after all, not mine, but I would be remiss if I didn't share the Gospel as I knew it. I don't push it on people, and only bring it up if they ask. Why is incumbent on me to change my mind to suit their ideas?

Thus, while I have no use for Mormon theology, I don't mind them talking about it or even trying to convert me. When I tire of it, I tell them so, and they politely leave. I never have seen the problem of the intolerant who would have people deny their faith, even a mistaken one, to suit their own comfort.

17 posted on 06/16/2011 9:42:32 AM PDT by chesley (Eat what you want, and die like a man.)
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To: chesley
I never have seen the problem of the intolerant who would have people deny their faith, even a mistaken one, to suit their own comfort.

Well, shucks!

I'm uncomfortable with 53,000 missionaries sent out 24/7 worldwide, plus multi-million dollar TV and radio ads, plus thousands of internet sites sending out the message to Christians that the mormon church is the ONLY way to salvation, while "lying for the Lord" in the presentation of their doctrine.

Too bad that the "comfort" of some is disturbed by a handful of Christians posting actual mormon doctrine, and as in the article above, messages FROM MORMONS.

We don't ask that anyone "deny their faith"...we provide information to those who might be sucked into the mormon religion without knowing what it really is.

20 posted on 06/16/2011 10:00:43 AM PDT by greyfoxx39 (My God can't be bribed by money or good works or bound by manmade "covenants". Romney's can.)
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