OK, so with Romney as the nominee we can expect Mormon doctrines to be widely exposed.
On one hand that could lead to Mormon evangelism.
But, on the other, it could spur reform among Mormons who have got to realize how ridiculous their religion is.
It is no fun to be labeled a cult. But, to deny basic doctrines like the Nicene creed puts then on the outside big time.
Since their head Prophet gets to announce major reforms by new revelations, maybe reform is possible?
This happened with the Seventh Day Adventists.
They started out denying the trinity and being pacifist.
But, then reformers came along and said, you know, being a cult isn’t really helping us. Maybe we should come to accept the historic truth of the traditional churches?
Then changed their doctrine and are now basically accepted as a Christian church.
Am I wrong here I wonder? Not that I know much about this.
Is the Nicene creed the word of God, like the books of the New Testament?
If so, why isn’t it included along side those in the Bible?
If not, why is someone required to believe it to be considered a Christian?
I would pay money to listen to Obama and Romney debate religion.
I for one, would like to see this can of worms opened; the only Mormon I know is a pretend Mormon-she drinks coffee, smokes etc.-and the only reason she stays a Mormon is because there are a lot of “rich people” in the church and they always give her and her family money.
She told me this herself; she was raised Mormon and her husband joined the church (he has never ever gone to church) and loves it because the “men are in charge”. He is the “priest of the family”...but outside of his charade ,he cares about pleasing God as much as my cat does and like his wife, just uses the religion to satisfy his ego and help raise his family financially.
So, I would like to know about this religion; it does seem very cult-like to me.But, I am just a wandering Christian without a church, so I could be wrong! :)
I suspect through time and “revelation” the powers that be will orchestrate a more mainstream belief system.
What will be fascinating is how they will deal with the Book of Mormon, the other works and of course old Joey Smith. Will they find some poor slob at BYU and make him a new Joe Smith who reveals it was all just a test...