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For example, as a former Mormon, I am keenly aware of LDS beliefs/history/practices and I do know them better than most members (and did when I was LDS), furthermore I am aware (and was guilty of when I was LDS) of their practice of ‘lying for the Lord’ where omission obfuscation and outright lying is considered ok as long as it protects the Mormon church.

You seem to be saying that any Mormon who disagrees with you is either (1) less well informed than you are about Mormonism, or (2) lying about Mormonism. Is that what you meant to suggest?

I find this comment by Reganaut quite interesting being that it comes from someone who just yesterday inferred in a post that church leaders taught & recognized the “White Horse Prophesy” as church doctrine.

As you & I know, that was debunked long ago by Joseph F. Smith & many others since. Are there members that have perhaps perpetuated the myth? I don’t know. Is it church doctrine? I KNOW that answer.....NO! One of many examples of misleading, misdirecting, & misrepresenting.

I guess what I find most interesting w/ these folks is their insatiable desire to rip the church on a daily basis. They claim to be “Christians” yet spend virtually all their time ripping the church instead of “witnessing” what they believe. Their threads are for the express purpose of tearing down rather than building up based on what they believe.

I think that is what was the genesis of this thread was all about, intemperate & indiscreet zeal. Some of these folks refer to defending their beliefs. I applaud that, but I’m not sure where the defending part comes in when threads are started to sheerly carpet bomb those w/ differing views w/o provocation here.

They might have an argument if the LDS were daily posting threads thrashing Christianity, but of course that’s not the case. As a convert myself, the intemperate & indiscreet zeal on the part of many was what drove me to continue searching. Thank goodness! I know for a fact that it has done likewise for some here as well.

It’s the intemperate & indiscreet zeal on the part of a very vocal minority that provides so much fodder for the libs & MSM. They portray Christians as a bunch of loons. Based on the loons they show, it’s no wonder they get as much traction as they do at times.

What I find fascinating is that the same zealous “Christians” that complain about how they’re treated by the MSM, often use the very same tactics vs. LDS. Interesting but not amusing.

I, like you, have studied, pondered, & prayed w/ great fervor & sincerity. I thank the Lord for the answers received on a daily basis.