It might surprise you to know this, metmom, but I do not hate Christianity, and I also do not hate Mormonism.
The only religion that I hate, and that is a strong word and I will use it here, is Islam. The reason I hate it is because that belief system, and by extension those people who believe it, have declared themselves to be my mortal enemy and have further taken action to prove that they mean it.
I do not like what you and others in these threads are doing in terms of bashing Mormons, and yes it upsets me, but hate is not an emotion that I feel towards either religion. At the same time, I also do not wish to join or practice either.
As far as Mormons on their missions that they do, it isn’t something that I approve of, and I do not talk to them when they come. I also hold no ill will toward them. I would advise them to keep their belief system to their churches and congregations and let those who would join them actually come to them of their own free will.
I do not like what you and others in these threads are doing in terms of bashing Mormons, and yes it upsets me, but hate is not an emotion that I feel towards either religion. At the same time, I also do not wish to join or practice either.
So; to use the logic of our offended MORMON friends on FR; you are a SELECTIVE religion hater.
Now; there is NOTHING wrong with that; no matter HOW much the MORMONs howl and complain.
But; if you take your statements above, and merely change a few words; we could have a highly DEVOUT MUSLIM posting on FR (they ARE free to do so; right Jim?) complaining that CHRISTIANITY should be HATED because it claims that Mohammed (PBUH) was a False Prophet.
I do not like what you and others in these threads are doing in terms of bashing MUSLIMs, and yes it upsets me, but hate is not an emotion that I feel ... my religion represents.