[Caramelgal]

Wow, thats a big lie.

Please don't try to be deceitful about the LDS church history with polygamy

I had no intent to lie or be deceitful. I have no axe to grind against the LDS nor do I have to real stake in defending their theology and interpretations of scripture either. In truth, I guess I don’t know all that much about the inner workings and beliefs of the LDS and have no real interest in learning about the particulars of their religion since I don’t plan on ever becoming a Mormon. For all I know they might wear silly hats and have super-secret hands shakes and chant in their underwear while standing on their heads. I don’t care. As long as what they are doing isn’t breaking any laws (secular laws) and they aren’t bothering me, I don’t really care what they believe in. Live and let Live.

The FLDS is a different story because they are IMO, they are engaging in child abuse and molestation and perhaps even a form of slavery.

I only wanted to point out the FLDS is not the LDS anymore than the “Westboro Baptist Church” are mainstream Baptists.

I guess I find a lot of comparisons to the way some people bash religions they don’t believe in or have argument with like the LDS in the same way that, growing up Catholic I had to listen to people saying that Catholics are “idol worshipers”, aren’t “true Christians”, etc. I’m not a practicing Catholic now days but I still find those comments a bit offensive.

JRochelle; Just because people in the OT were polygamous does not mean God condoned it.

DelphiUser; It does if he says they were righteous (Abraham), or Tells them he gave them the wives (David). God does not "approve" of sin or sinners nor does he "Give" people things that cause them to sin.

I guess it’s all up to interpretation and everybody thinks they have the only right one.

[ansel12]

“I only wanted to point out the FLDS is not the LDS anymore than the “Westboro Baptist Church” are mainstream Baptists.”

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That is silly, Westboro is only an old man and 70 to 100 of his actual family members, it isn’t growing, it isn’t creating anything, it isn’t going anywhere, it is nothing and has no future and is no threat.

The Fundamentalist Latter Day Saints of Jesus Christ on the other hand, are the real thing, powerful, large, international, it has built vast financial wealth, it has roots in a larger even more powerful cult and it is a sect in the growing Latter Day Saint Movement.

Just reading this thread makes it clear that the fLDS is still a part of a larger movement, if it was 90 people off on their own little nut island that weren’t hurting people then we could compare them to a Westboro.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fundamentalist_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter_Day_Saints

[DelphiUser]

I guess it’s all up to interpretation and everybody thinks they have the only right one.

Look out somebody here knows how to think for themselves and not follow a party line, Congratulations Caramelgal!

[ansel12]

"I guess I find a lot of comparisons to the way some people bash religions they don’t believe in or have argument with like the LDS in the same way that, growing up Catholic I had to listen to people saying that Catholics are “idol worshipers”, aren’t “true Christians”, etc. I’m not a practicing Catholic now days but I still find those comments a bit offensive." "I guess it’s all up to interpretation and everybody thinks they have the only right one." ============================================================ Sometimes people talk about things that the major Christian churches disagree on but they never seem to mention the things that all of the major Christian churches share such as this. Mormons are not Christian