Hard to believe these people could imagine this of Christ when His Crucifixtion and Resurrection was all about SAVING the life of those who trust in His finished work.
...Which then it is easy to assume they do not worship the same Christ of Christinaity by any means.....but one who was created and promoted by Joseph Smith... who himself was an occultist.
Equally troubling is how many posters relate of how "nice" and 'pleasant' Mormon people are. Forgetting that the enemy of mens souls masqurades as an angel of light... and so no secret those who follow false and dangerous teachings would also do so. Many Occultists and new Agers also give the impression of being "nice"..."family oriented"..and "friendly".
And least we forget....when satan appeared to Eve he was equally attractive or she would not have given him the time of day.
I was in a non-Mormon store today...NOT looking for anything Mormon, let alone all things Mormon.
And here was the title of the 32-page hardbound book for pre-school/primary-aged kids I came across: My First Book of Mormon Stories -- retold by Deanna Draper Buck, 1998, published by the Mormon church-owned Deseret Book Company.
Now...a 32-page book w/2-4 graphs in it (highly illustrated) is easy to quickly peruse:
* 86 paragraphs
* 2 of which were devoted to the post-crucifixion events -- what I described in DETAIL in post #454!!!
ALL: Now, WHAT do you think that these two graphs --
--2.3% of this book's written content...
--& 3.2% of the 31 pages of actual Book of Mormon content coverage...
...Was devoted to?
(Keep in mind the target readership for this book is the youngest of Mormons & Mormon attempted proselytes!)
Well, I took the opportunity to write those graphs down word-for-word!
From page 24 [note: no actual page numbers in the book, but was from the 24th page devoted to BoM content]:
"When Jesus died there were terrible storms and earthquakes in the Promised Land."
"It was totally dark for three days. Houses and cities were destroyed, and the people were frightened. Many of them died."
ALL: Does that sound like the Bible? There's no three days of darkness in the Bible...
No terrible storms...
Probably one earthquake at most...
And no cities were destroyed!
[If you want the "lowdown" for the distinctions of the Book of Mormon jesus vs. the Biblical Jesus, see post #454.]
Meanwhile, what are Mormon leaders teaching the most vulnerable about Christ and His crucifixion & death? What kind of a wrathful, vengeful Christ & God the Father are they teaching them?
Is it any wonder Mormons don't celebrate Easter as a church body unless it falls on a Sabbath Day? Is it any wonder Mormons don't recognize Good Friday as a church body?
Their "jesus" goes out & destroys city & city upon his death, either covering them with dirt or drowning them! One author estimated the number of villages and concluded the Mormon jesus killed 70,000-90,000 upon his death!
Is that the "good news" of the gospel, Mormon style? (Indeed; alas it is)
[Oh, & by the way...on the 22nd page of that same book...when it comes to telling the story of the Christ child, is there any mention of Bethlehem? Nope. The Mormon church stays true to Smith's version in Alma 7:10 in the Book of Mormon...the line in the book reads: "...in the land of Jerusalem."]
Mormons have to distort & twist almost anything Christian it touches...even the Christmas carol, "O Little Town of Bethlehem" isn't safe in their hands!