Posted on 11/28/2012 6:00:38 PM PST by Colofornian
http://www.lds.org/church/news/mormonor ... c?lang=eng
How about being straight up and saying that Mormons put on costumes and chant rituals in secret buildings that only 10% of gross earnings paid as "tithes" allow entrance?
Mormonism wants people to think they are normal that they are just Christians like everyone else. Each year they get rid of more and more of their embarrassing doctrines - or doctrines that aren't politically correct anymore. Apologist attack dogs fight any critics on technicalities.
Mormonism has one thing that works for them - and that is the funneling of cash from members to the Cult coffers. This is done through mandatory tithe. And in order to make this tithe work - and make the member believe in the Cult enough to pay - they have to have the secret temple ceremonies. You have to put a ton of make believe in there.
Stephen R. Donaldson is one of my favorite authors. In one of his series of books he explained how a great and noble group of leaders were slowly corrupted through the centuries by simple infiltration of ideas. The ideas changed the group slowly until they went from helping people to human sacrifices. The new leaders of the group knew what was going on - but they surrounded themselves with those who only had faith - not knowledge. Those who had faith were much stronger because they were driven by the new cult. Those who held faith were much easier to control.
Pondering the story Donaldson had written I saw the same manifested in the Cult of Mormonism. If you have members who are so convinced you are the one and only true Cult, they will not hesitate to open their pocketbooks and hand over everything. Mormonism needs this kind of special, secret, garment wearing, new name, pay lay ale - in order to keep the tithes flowing. If the cat is out of the bag, the tithing will stop.
So the reality is there is a certain point where Mormonism must stop moving towards Christianity - it has to because money is ultimately the top priority of the Cult. Money - Power - Control.
Look at all the recovery boards right now - even the NOM boards. What is the #1 topic right now because of upcoming December? Tithing. Tithing. Tithing. Oh and don't forget tithing. Sign up for tithing settlement. And don't forget to sign up for tithing settlement.
“All of our messaging is focused on helping people understand that Mormons are Christian,”
Naw, Mormonism isn't a Christian church. It's a secretive Cult with very cultish practices and it has to stay that way - or go broke.
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I don’t understand the idea of spiritual hostility. To be hostile towards what someone believes or says about anothers belief makes no sense to me.
I’m normal and i’m still here.
I don’t understand the idea of spiritual hostility. To be hostile towards what someone believes or says about anothers belief makes no sense to me.
I’m normal and i’m still here.
“Any one who reads the Book of Mormon with an open mind will find it to be a book with Christ at the very center”
Just not the Biblical Christ. What they will find is a created spirit-being named Jesus, who later became one of the 4 mormon earth gods...
I get that you don’t understand.
You are here because you do care no matter how much you say you don’t.
It’s spiritual hostility that I do not care about, not the thread.
To what...someone believes...about another's belief. To be "hostile" towards all of that...uh-huh.
Expressing opposition to what people communicate here, on grounds they oppose "others", still leaves one in opposition themselves.
The First Great Commandment
http://www.lds.org/general-conference/2012/10/the-first-great-commandment?lang=eng&media=video
First Presidency Christmas Devotional
Witness living prophets testify of the birth and life of Jesus Christ. http://www.lds.org/?lang=eng
Ed Herrman with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir Longfellow’s Christmas
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXfzp296zhA
Peace on Earth and Goodwill to men....
Merry Chirstmas
Come to Zion - Elder D. Todd Christofferson - October 2008 General Conference
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_aNzF3ddGs
Thank you resty, for your links.
I hope all looks at them and sees them for what they are.
Thanks again for this link, you gave me this one last year and its still the same, hoping people look at it and see it for what it is.
Come, come, elucidate your thoughts.
Resty my love!
I’ve missed you!
Resty my love!
I’ve missed you!
But if we DIDN'T; then we'd hardly have ANY followers!!
Hi Ampu,
I have learned through study and prayer that The Book of Mormon teaches of the very same Jesus as is preached in the New Testament.
Best,
Normandy
How about actually posting the results of your "study"....and most especially the sources of your study.
Convince us through showing us the information that you have gained from Biblical and non-mormon sources, not from LDS propaganda.
Yes
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And Resty can verify this!)