When a MORMON ‘principal’, that cannot be defended pops up, it seems that an INDIVIDUAL on the other side of the aisle is held up as a bad example; as though that will justify the ‘principal’.
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All I have to say about your feeble and, yet, so inept attempts to proclaim to one and all about the evilness of the Mormon church, while seeking to whitewash and occlude the corruption within your own belief system is "WWJD?"
Also, read what some top notch Evangelical scholars had to say about what your MO and how much good it is, or, how bad it is.
Mormon scholarship, apologetics, and evangelical neglect: Losing the battle and not knowing it?
Too many evangelicals accept and propagate certain myths about Mormon scholarship. It is a myth that there are few, if any, traditional Mormon scholars with training in fields pertinent to evangelical-Mormon debates. It is a myth that when Mormons receive training in historiography, biblical languages, theology, and philosophy they invariably abandon traditional Latter-day Saints (LDS) beliefs in the historicity of the Book of Mormon and the prophethood of Joseph Smith. It is a myth that liberal Mormons have so shaken the foundations of LDS belief that Mormonism is crumbling apart. It is a myth that neoorthodox Mormons have influenced the theology of their church to such a degree that it will soon abandon traditional emphases and follow a path similar to the RLDS (Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) or the World-Wide Church of God. These are myths based upon ignorance and selective reading. Evangelicals who wish to be responsible must abandon them.
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The evangelical world needs to wake up and respond to contemporary Mormon scholarship. If not, we will needlessy lose the battle without ever knowing it. Our suggestions are as follows: First, evangelicals need to overcome inaccurate presuppositions about Mormonism. Second, evangelical counter-cultists need to refer to qualified persons LDS scholarship that is beyond their ability to rebut. Third, evangelical academicians need to make Mormonism, or some aspects of it, an area of professional interest. Fourth, evangelical publishers need to cease publishing works that are uninformed, misleading, or otherwise inadequate. Fifth, scholars in the evangelical community ought to collaborate in several books addressing the issues raised in this paper. Related to this, professional journals should encourage articles on these same topics. Finally, might we suggest that evangelical scholarly societies form study groups to assess the claims made by LDS scholars. Members of the Evangelical Theological Society have made a move in this direction with the recent formation of the Society for the Study of Alternative Religions (SSAR). The fact is that the growth of Mormonism is outpacing even the highest predictions of professional sociologists of religion, and is on its way, within eighty years, to becoming the first world-religion since Islam in the seventh century. With such growth, the needs expressed in this paper will become ever more pressing as the twenty-first century approaches.
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Many antagonists of the Church have repeatedly told me to "wake up and smell the coffee" thinking they were being ever so witty and cutesy, but, in spite of the worst efforts, I have never felt the spirit of the Lord with anybody who sought to destroy my faith, and elsie, I don't feel his spirit or his truth in any of your posts, only angry and bitter emotions.
Please answer me one question: Why would I want to listen to you and those who practice this same type of denigrating love that has been rendered worthless and impotent?