While I am sure there are distortions on Mormons just like any religion, once again, I went to the LDS bookstore, got the material they told me to read, bought it , read it, and I totally disagree with it. Not all I see here on this forum that is denied is untrue according to the LDS books. I am not trying to bash you who do believe, it is fine with me if you do. What does upset me over and over is the denial of things you do believe. If you believe it, defend it, but don’t deny it.
There are ways to ask questions and people have ways of couching questions to muddy the water before the person can respond to and I think that there in lies the crux of the problem.
If some one was sincere or curious and wanted to know that is different than so many time a strawman type questions that makes it impossible at the moment to answer the question.
I have tried to put the question on level playing ground but with many who have an agenda that is not going to happen!
~”I am not trying to bash you who do believe, it is fine with me if you do. What does upset me over and over is the denial of things you do believe. If you believe it, defend it, but don’t deny it.”~
Ladyinred, there is much misinformation about what we Mormons actually believe.
If we believe it, we say so, and boldly. I have no problem with being beaten over the head with thing I actually believe.
If we don’t believe it, we likewise say so.
To paraphrase, the problem with our anti-Mormon friends is that they know so many things about us that just aren’t so.
How you feeling, Sis? Many have been praying for you.
Now . . . you said, “If you believe it, defend it, but don’t deny it.”
I am not ashamed of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. He is my Savior, Redeemer and Personal Friend. There is so much doctrine to be debated and debated and debated - LDS and all other Churches. It is not about the doctrine. It is about Jesus Christ, our Savior. Nothing else really matters.
However, since you obviously do not agree - and you are not alone - that Jesus Christ and His Atoning Sacrifice is the main focus of our LDS faith, then we are wasting valuable time and effort.
God bless you.