Posted on 02/13/2013 4:44:23 AM PST by spirited irish
And who gets to be the arbiter of what constitutes a false religion?
1. Born in BETHLEHEM (not Jerusalem)
2. Appeared to them Lamanites and Nephites
3. Appeared to Joseph in the woods
Thanks, I didn’t know that.
J.R. has frequently expressed his opinion of mormonism. Surely someone will come up with the quote(s) soon. Here's a hint - it isn't exactly positive.
FR is proclaimed as primarily being a conservative site, rather than a Southern Baptist Protestant site.
Once again, I point to your tagline.
If YOU keep referencing that book; then I guess we should use IT's definition; right?
Exodus 20:3
Puppet strings? I don’t know about any of those. But the Bible is a historical document, as well as being the inspired Word of God. Archaeology supports the Biblical record. And if you want to discount the NT writings, you’re going to have to discount the writings of Homer, Aristotle, and Plato, because NT documents are much more numerous, better-preserved, and consistent (almost 100%) than any other ancient writing.
On the other hand, there is no evidence to support the claims of Mormonism...absolutely no historical nor archaelogical proof. In fact, Joseph Smith is known to have made “prophecies” that never came true, and the Bible says that is the mark of a false prophet.
“I think that concept is embedded in some old document this country used to pay attention to.”
There’s an even older document that this country used to pay even more attention to, which commands us to denounce cults like Mormonism.
The ones who cry “anti-Mormon bigotry” are weak-minded folks who are infected with political correctness. They can’t fathom that they have adopted the tactics of the left, even when it is pointed out to them.
“I never see that philosophy applied to Southern Baptists on this board. Only Mormons. Why is that?”
Maybe because you are too lazy to post articles criticizing their beliefs?
If it contradicts Scripture, it's false.
Teaching that God was a man, that He impregnated Mary, and that men become gods after death is clearly contradictory. No Christian denomination even comes close to teaching such things.
Why does it bug you to see this pointed out?
btw, in reference to Exodus 20:3, you will find members of every religion who put money, security, relationships, ambition, Mormon-bashing, etc. ahead of God.
BINGO
I think, however, that your example might not quite be accurate. I think what we see happening here is a group that feels that their favorite color is red, while you are certain that the best color is really blue. In fact, you have documentation to prove it (even though this documentation seems to allow various hues of blue, since you have many friends that prefer a different shade of blue, and you have no problems with them).
And you want to warn your neighbors about this group and their claims. Fair enough.
But, what is the best way to warn your neighbor? I trust you do not run over to their front yard and plant several dozens signs in the yard, all with various stream-of-conciseness screeds in multiple fonts, colors, and formatting, none of which really seem to apply to the conversation at hand.
And then, upon seeing anyone in a white shirt, or riding a bicycle anywhere within a five mile radius of you neighborhood plant the same signs again, on every yard, with the only variance being the order that you plant them.
And then gather on the corner with your fellow warners, congratulating each other on how you have been so successful in keeping the neighborhood clean from the red guys.
Nope, pretty sure that is not the way to warn your neighbors. In fact, it will probably piss them off more than those guys who knocked on their door telling them about the color red, and they just politely said no thanks and shut the door.
I think this behavior is what causes the various claims of Mormon bashing, even from non-Mormons.
The certainly must be a better, more productive way to warn your neighbors.
“As far as I’m concerned, if somebody is engaged in opposing socialism and Islamism, then he is my brother, without regard for his religious beliefs (or lack thereof).”
He’s your brother, whether or not he is fighting socialism and Islamism, and that is exactly why we don’t hold our tongues when we see our brothers falling for false cult religions. If we kept quiet, it would be doing a disservice to them.
Once upon a time that would have sent me hunting, searching, cutting and pasting for people who never gave a damn enough about the issue to do it for themselves.
I was born into the cult and I've done my time. Do your own research.
So if a religion fails to treat women equally with men as being one in Christ Jesus, then that religion becomes a false one? Or if a religion discourages people from prophesying or praying in tongues, that religion becomes a false one? Or does your standard only apply to Mormons?
There were two nuns on their way to town when they ran out of gas on a lonely road. One nun volunteered to walk to the nearest gas station but they had no gas can. In the trunk, however they found an old chamber pot and, as it turned out this was adequate to carry a gallon of gas.
The one nun had carefully made the two mile trek from the gas station and had just begun pouring the gas into the tank when a Methodist minister drove by. He said, well, ladies, I don’t agree with your religion, but I do admire your faith!
And, if you are counting the visit to Joseph, then the claim that it was not successful but Joseph was seems to be a stretch, since it would be easy to claim that it was Christ's visit that triggered Joseph's actions.
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