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.
LOL....posted that on my FB account. ;0)
Oh...do you mean the way that every single day the 55,000 mormon missionaries malign the faith of Christians?
The missionaries tell Christians that their faith is bogus and the only way to salvation is through membership in the mormon church and arcane rituals in mormon temples.
The missionaries tell Christians that God removed the true Gospel from the earth and chose an adulterous, conniving con man to "restore" it.
But, of course, mormons don't consider THAT as "maligning".
Stu...I gotta ask you...and it’s a serious Q; Did you happen to grow up in a home where there was significant conflict?
This mormon bishop has an affair with a woman DURING his time as bishop and then continues it later because...quote: “she continued to seek me out.”
Brigham City Mayor Admits to Extramarital Affair
In other news,
Mitt Romney joins Marriott International board
Since Marriott stopped carrying porn in its rooms in 2011, squeaky-clean Mitt returns.
Joseph Smith, Jun.—You have not kept the commandments
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Joseph Smith, Jun. nearly got himself drowned when the canoe he was in overturned...
one of the other dumbies with him swore he saw the devil on the bank of the river...
Thus the myth that the devil ruled the waters...rivers, seas, lakes etc..
and wanted to kill the Mormons through drowning..
and thus the rule against swimming for mormon mishies...
However it didnt stop them from going on ships across the seas to Ireland and England and bringing back lots of good looking concubines...err seekers of the gospel yerning for Zion...
and it doesnt stop them from flying across the seas now...
However me and my family are safe cause wez be Gentiles...
Re Post #735
LOL, I feel the poor soul’s pain. Damned women just won’t leave me alone. That is why I had to stop doing my home teaching.
My problem is that he is such a handsome devil I just cannot compete.
Resty forgets that 50,000 mormon missionaries go about daily trying to convince Christians that their faith is apostate and false with lds being the only true religion.
but there is a distinct different from maligning one’s faith endlessly which has nothing in common with demanding validation.
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well Resty...
Maligning my religion endlessly isnt going to make yours valid regardless of how much you might demand it...
Since Marriott stopped carrying porn in its rooms in 2011, squeaky-clean Mitt returns.
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I heard this on the radio last night...
The item went something like he was on the board and left in 2002 to be the gov of MASS then he returned again in 2007 and left to run for POTUS but they didnt mention that he returned again in 2009 and left again to run this last time...
and that Marriott sold porn all that time while Willard had a deciding vote as a board member..
and yet he decided FOR porn...
Plus Marriott is known for their booze...
and coffee...
BTW there was an explanation of where his REAL name Willard came from...
;)
As far as I understand the Lord loves all his children and each one has their agency to practice according to the dictate of their conscience.
Good that you finally aknowledge it.
I agree God loves us all.
And you seem to be saying that we all find our own way to God, you do understand that is not what mormonISM teaches - correct?
After reading over 700 responses, how could anyone possibly think there is hate and hostility here?
Not that I can remember.
Those of us who stand for something will not fall for anything.
You should try it.
I hate lies. How about you? Hate them, or not?
I do...everytime I get on one of these threads.
Some
And what exactly is it that you stand for...
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