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To: Colofornian

Mark Cares is great. He is the one behind the “Feel worthy?” billboards in UT and ID.

The pressure to be perfect is tremendous in Mormonism. It drives people to drugs (prescription), depression and suicide.

For those who believe they MUST attain perfection in this life (Mormons esp women), realizing that Christ is perfection is literally having a weight lifted off your shoulders.

Only Christ makes us perfect (complete) not our own actions.


5 posted on 01/07/2012 12:47:36 PM PST by reaganaut (If Romney is a conservative then I'm the frickin Angel Moroni.)
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To: reaganaut

“Be ye therefore perfect” (Matthew 5:48) has driven people other than Mormons to suicide, but “perfect” has two meanings in English:

http://bswett.com/1966-08Perfect.html


37 posted on 01/08/2012 3:28:04 PM PST by zot
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