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DesertFlower

(11,649 posts) Tue Feb 21, 2012, 06:33 PM Feb 2012

who the fuck do they think they are? [View all]

just heard chris matthews say the evangelicals don't accept mormons as christians. i'm an atheist, but if there was a god what would he think? i think he would be accepting of good people who do the right thing.

sorry for the rant. i just needed to vent.

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who the fuck do they think they are? [View all] DesertFlower Feb 2012 OP

IT lector Feb 2012 #1

the problem with religion is the people who 'interpret' it spanone Feb 2012 #2

This message was self-deleted by its author bladingat45degrees Feb 2012 #3

Some Christians view Mormonism as a cult Redford Feb 2012 #4

The groups most hated by religious people are not NAO Feb 2012 #5

i was raised catholic. we were told DesertFlower Feb 2012 #7

Those teachings as a young lad led me to where I am today, a non religious person madokie Feb 2012 #38

Think? Them THINK? elleng Feb 2012 #6

You don't need a label Worried senior Feb 2012 #15

True Christians accept everyone. Belief is personal and is something that is suppose to Lint Head Feb 2012 #8

I believe you are right DesertFlower!! n/t Johnson20 Feb 2012 #9

I just yelled the same thing at the TV BumRushDaShow Feb 2012 #10

hubby said he's going to buy me DesertFlower Feb 2012 #13

LOL!!! BumRushDaShow Feb 2012 #18

Let me know tinymontgomery Feb 2012 #28

Have him get Nerf(tm) bricks. Cerridwen Feb 2012 #29

Nerf bricks BumRushDaShow Feb 2012 #30

Sounds like a good way to re-purpose old TV sets. Cerridwen Feb 2012 #31

quote from Stephen Weinberg flakey_foont Feb 2012 #11

brilliant Blue_Tires Feb 2012 #33

Until they needed them for political reasons they felt the similarly about Catholics liberal N proud Feb 2012 #12

It's a toss up. Mormons say they believe in Christ but don't follow the bible. HopeHoops Feb 2012 #14

i agree. nt DesertFlower Feb 2012 #16

No, they do follow the Bible as well muriel_volestrangler Feb 2012 #20

Eating shellfish (Leviticus) HopeHoops Feb 2012 #32

according to their theology hfojvt Feb 2012 #17

Ahem. No Christian believes he himself will become a God, as Mormons do. No Christian believes in WinkyDink Feb 2012 #19

They believe Jesus was Christ muriel_volestrangler Feb 2012 #21

I'm an atheist, but I'm very, very familiar with the Bible. MineralMan Feb 2012 #22

thanks mineral man. DesertFlower Feb 2012 #27

Being Christian has nothing to do with being good, in order to get into heaven. Honeycombe8 Feb 2012 #23

I think they're all 'idjuts' malaise Feb 2012 #24

I think that they are all trying desperately to rationalize their irrational beliefs. cleanhippie Feb 2012 #25

I hear you treestar Feb 2012 #26

This is not new - in the early 1900s there was a lot of prejudice against Catholics as well TBF Feb 2012 #34

Growing up Southern Baptist... YellowRubberDuckie Feb 2012 #35

They are convinced that they alone know Gods will JitterbugPerfume Feb 2012 #36

Mormons do not have the same belief in the Trinity FarCenter Feb 2012 #37