I don't think anyone considers Jewish or Catholic people to be particularly secretive in their temple work.
Maybe you haven't heard of the Kabbalah or the secret societies?
I find it very telling that you have not said that what the Mormons did at Mountain Meadows was wrong; it's almost as if you are defending the massacre. Are you?
Would I have called them victims if I was defending Lee's action. Do you know why they massacred them?
The Mormons in Missouri brutalized the local population via the Mormon Dannites under Joseph Smith. The Mormons formed their own enclaves which were isolated and separated from the general population, during a time in our history where there was a large separatist movement about (approaching the Civil War). It's disingenuous and deceitful to simply say that the Mormons were persecuted.
Talk about dancing around the truth. The Mormons never brutalized the local population. The truth is that the Mormons were persecuted because they were abolitionists in a pro slavery state.
Also, remember that the Mormons do not believe that God is Omnipotent, Omniscient, Omnipresent.
I am curious, just where in the New Testament does it say that Christ is Omnipotent, Omniscient and Omnipresent? I seem to remember somewhere that it says Christ couldn't perform miracles because of the unbelief of the people. Does that sound omnipotent to you?
Sorry for the poor format, I messed up trying to put italics in.
Can you answer the below question that I’ve asked you a couple of times now? I think we can both agree that a death gesture is cult-like, but I’d like to hear your answer.
“Did you make that death penalty gesture when you were in the temple? Do you think that such penalty gestures are not cult-like?”