Why should I waste my precious time studying anything which has yet to cause me even a hint of any harm, not seen any evidence of present day atrocities, no be-headings of non-believers, and no one pressuring me to convert to their religion under the threat of my life or be subject to Jizya for rest of my life?
““Do not fear those who kill the body but are unable to kill the soul; but rather fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.” - Jesus Christ
(If all Christian church bodies took this 'tude, we'd call all the missionaries home from the relatively "non-hostile" areas & only send them to hostile areas)
I guess you can call it the "new dualism"...where spiritual warfare is nary a thought...and only harm & potential harm to the body is to be concerned about...
Me? I try to take our cultural cue from a certain "Lord" named Jesus Christ...I mean, who are we to follow when it comes to setting cultural priorities? Jesus and the apostle Paul? or entropic characters?
Here's Jesus:
"I tell you, my friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body and after that can do no more. But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear him who, after the killing of the body, has power to throw you into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear him." (Luke 12:4-5)
So does Jesus say, "fear the bomber-terrorists?" (No)
Does Jesus say "fear the 'atrocity-mongers?'" (No)
Does Jesus say "fear the be-headers?" (No)
Instead, does He say to exercise fear of the One who has authority to cast somebody into hell? (Yes)
So, indeed, our "fear" is on behalf of those who are placing their eternal spiritual lives at risk. Of course, this includes Muslims as well...thankfully...not everybody has ADD or ADHD in this generation...like the Silent Generation which fought WWII, some can multi-task on multiple frontlines!
As Paul was leaving the church of Ephesus, he warned them with this high-priority alert:
"I know that after I leave, savage wolves will come in among you and will not spare the flock. Even from your own number men will arise and distort the truth in order to draw away disciples after them. So be on your guard! Remember that for three years I never stopped warning each of you night and day with tears." (Acts 20:29-31)
Paul's cultural priority? (Defend against the false disciples who will proselytize the flock and draw away men unto themselves!)
Tell me something, Entropy: If you did something tearfully night and day for three years, do you think it's rather important? So what? We're just to conclude, "Oh, the man who contributed a good chunk to the New Testament -- what does he know about cultural priorities?"
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Before you defend Mormons too much, you may want to do some research into the fact that they continuously align themselves with Muslims, even in situations areas where Christian or Jewish charities have a better system and facilities.
Also, BYU is one of the top rated schools for Muslims to attend in the US.
Think about THAT. If God forbid, Romney gets POTUS, he will further Islam in America rather than stymie it. Since Islam is your only concern which frankly is stupid, IMO.
AH...
We have someone who DOES know a little bit about MORMONism and it's history!
no be-headings of non-believers, and no one pressuring me to convert to their religion under the threat of my life or be subject to Jizya for rest of my life?
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The evidence is out there...
Mormons have beheaded people..
Mormons have forced people to convert
Mormons have forced tribute from non-Mormons..
In 1838 Joey Smith said “Joseph Smith or the Sword”