Undecided readers,
If you peruse the Free Republic religion forums you will notice a pattern. There’s an anti-Mormon group of people here that spends a great deal of their time attacking the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. They post regurgitated propaganda on an almost daily basis.
They have a misguided obsession. You can witness many different tactics employed that you might find quite interesting. The straw man argument is a big favorite and is frequently preceded by cherry-picking quotes or other material. After the “quotation” the attacker will misrepresent what has been said or what was meant and then attack their own interpretation. You’ll likely see perfect examples of just this shortly after I post.
Sometimes they cruise the headlines of the day seeking any story that might be twisted into making the Church look bad. Anything will do, just watch the progression of posts following it and see what I mean.
After reading their posts, I invite you to seek the truth about whatever “issue” they seem to be “revealing” or “exposing”. I promise that if you do so with honest intent, the “ahah” moments you will have will be many and frequent. You will start to recognize the tactics employed to cleverly twist and attack and will likely chuckle the more you see. In actuality, there’s nothing new here. It’s all been addressed many times before.
Here’s a few links to get your started from a different viewpoint. I have found that the vast majority of the “issues” brought up can be found and addressed at http://www.fairlds.org/ but here’s more:
http://scriptures.lds.org/
http://www.lds.org
http://www.fairlds.org/
http://www.mormonwiki.com/Main_Page
http://www.lightplanet.com/response/index.html
http://www.jefflindsay.com/LDS_Intro.shtml
http://www.answeringantimormons.com/index.htm
http://promormon.blogspot.com/
(PD, I'm you're Huckleberry, since you are obviously tied up though I would help out...)
I totally agree with Paragon Defender's thesis, that, "I invite you to seek the truth about whatever 'issue' they seem to be 'revealing' or 'exposing'. I promise that if you do so with honest intent, the 'ahah' moments you will have will be many and frequent."
It is always a good thing to think for yourself - to broaden your exposure to all sources of information.
God's instructs to live a life of faith include being intellectually and rationally satisfied. He is able to provide answers to every question, and He encourages us never to be afraid. Don't be afraid to seek answers to all your questions.
chuckle.
(PD, I’m you’re Huckleberry, since you are obviously tied up though I would help out...)
“I’m your Huckleberry” lol good movie.
Well thanks! It’s been a very busy day. I knew I sensed good in you. =-P
pd needs to explain his beliefs. needle in a hay stack methold