If the mormons are to be believed on this issue, then one should probably consider the following...
11. We claim the privilege of worshiping Almighty God according to the dictates of our own conscience, and allow all men the same privilege, let them worship how, where, or what they may.
See, they claim in their creed that they are respecters of other faiths, yet their actions are in conflict with their words.
Also note the use of the word "allow". Really? "Allow"? Like I need your permission to worship how I choose.
As a former mormon, I don't find this surprising that they would put their own desires above the desires of others, especially in a matter as sensitive as this.
IOW, it's hypocritical. They say one thing and do another.
It's also blasphemy in that they believe they can be "saviors" to the dead through this pagan ritual.
I kinda like #6 & 7.
The language is SO precise!!
The Articles of Faith outline 13 basic points of belief of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
The Prophet Joseph Smith first wrote them in a letter to John Wentworth, a newspaper editor,
in response to Mr. Wentworth's request to know what members of the Church believed.
They were subsequently published in Church periodicals.
They are now regarded as scripture and included in the Pearl of Great Price.
THE ARTICLES OF FAITH
OF THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS History of the Church, Vol. 4, pp. 535541
Joseph Smith |