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JNelson6563

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17. Most churches change focus
Thu May 17, 2012, 08:03 AM
May 2012

I know for instance the Catholic church provides different biblical reading for each service/Mass. Pretty common stuff.

You said: Certainly, just because we do use the Book of Mormon--which seems to cause people of other faiths/people of no faith to verbally go on the attack-- that is what most everyone wants to talk about.

I have read the bible pretty thoroughly. After doing so I came away wondering how anyone can consider such material to be enlightened. I read the Book of Mormon when a couple of teen-age "elders" (you have a penis? you have authority!1!) came to my door to save me. I was even more astounded that any thinking adult could read that and think it in any way enlightened.

The bible is one thing, I mean we are talking iron-age wisdom here so at least the bible has a viable excuse for it's lunacy. The BoM was from the 1800's. And, making it all the more incredible (as in not easy to believe), the angel Moroni dictated the BoM in Elizabethan English! lolz

Yeah, you keep dragging that cross about over the "attacks" you endure for the BoM. Keep believing it's because the BoM is just too fresh, too new, too enlightened for the rest of mankind to "get" so they lash out in their ignorance. Don't you believe for one minute that they think it's an unenlightened outlandish piece of fiction and they think only fools would fall for that. No, don't even give that sort of thing a moment's consideration. You hang in there, you'll probably get your own planet for all the suffering you do for the lord and all!

Julie

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How do Republican voters view Mormons? Rosa Luxemburg May 2012 #1
Suspect they deal with Mormons the way we deal with their characterization of the left and Muslims. freshwest May 2012 #7
I think you are right about the greed Rosa Luxemburg May 2012 #13
Mitt Romney is so stupid... Kalidurga May 2012 #2
DUzy! obxhead May 2012 #4
Romeny is in a cult recallfitz May 2012 #3
yep PatrynXX May 2012 #5
A good question would be: cprise May 2012 #8
About requiring strict obedience protect our future May 2012 #10
Seems to me the emphasis is far more on the Book of Mormon JNelson6563 May 2012 #12
I suppose the emphasis falls on protect our future May 2012 #16
Most churches change focus JNelson6563 May 2012 #17
Wow! protect our future May 2012 #18
Sadly, you probably shouldn't bother. JNelson6563 May 2012 #19
Okay, I won't bother. protect our future May 2012 #20
Interested in learning? JNelson6563 May 2012 #21
the temple is not the same as a church gejohnston May 2012 #11
That woman is frightening. eyewall May 2012 #6
Not as frightening as the Addicting Info link downthread! WOW! freshwest May 2012 #15
I agree the Mormon cult prophecy is a scary avenue to go down, however eyewall May 2012 #22
I don't want anti-Mormon/etc. rhetoric; it only increases a feeling of victimhood and separation. freshwest May 2012 #23
here's an interesting DU post cprise May 2012 #9
That is so disturbing, I just went to Addicting Info to get it all. But M$M says nothing! freshwest May 2012 #14
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