And why isn't Reid more of a concern to official Mormondom? I registered concerns on several FREEPER posts about the Reid-BYU connection when BYU invited him as an October 2007 speaker before the entire student body & faculty. Reid took the opportunity to slam Evangelicals. Reid gets warm reception at BYU
Oh, and what was that warm BYU Fall '07 response to Reid by 4,000 of BYU's faculty and students?
According to that FREEP-posted article: At the end of his speech, Reid earned a standing ovation from a small percentage of the crowd and applause from the rest.
My response then -- including my response to Reid's blasting of Evangelical Christians was:
I was answered that I must join none of them, for they were all awrong; and the Personage who addressed me said that all their creeds were an abomination in his sight; that those professors were all corrupt...
Joseph says this "revelation" took place around 1820...well before any Mormons set foot in Missouri or Nauvoo.
So we have Harry Reid, 2007, at a BYU-sanctioned event: "They [Evangelical Christians] are the most anti-Christian people I can imagine, the people from the Christian far right." vs. Joseph Smith, 1820ish: "...all their creeds [of Christian sects] were an abomination in his sight; that those professors were all corrupt."
Smith and Brigham Young weren't exactly spinning in their graves upon Reid continuing the Mormon acrimonious tradition of open bigotry, hostility, villification, and misjudgment.
If Mormons want to continue to this day of calling Evangelicals anti-christs, much to the standing ovation and applause of its student body and faculty, so be it. We can't stop Mormons from maligning Christians; but I would appeal to Mormons to stop maligning God's Word by saying that all Christian creeds are an "abomination" (a modern-day word for that would be "putrid").
7For many imposters (seducers, deceivers, and false leaders) have gone out into the world, men who will not acknowledge (confess, admit) the coming of Jesus Christ (the Messiah) in bodily form. Such a one is the imposter (the seducer, the deceiver, the false leader, the antagonist of Christ) and the antichrist.
8Look to yourselves (take care) that you may not lose (throw away or destroy) all that we and you have labored for, but that you may [persevere until you] win and receive back a perfect reward [in full].
9Anyone who runs on ahead [of God] and does not abide in the doctrine of Christ [who is not content with what He taught] does not have God; but he who continues to live in the doctrine (teaching) of Christ [does have God], he has both the Father and the Son.
10If anyone comes to you and does not bring this doctrine [is disloyal to what Jesus Christ taught], do not receive him [do not accept him, do not welcome or admit him] into [your] house or bid him Godspeed or give him any encouragement. 11For he who wishes him success [who encourages him, wishing him Godspeed] is a partaker in his evil doings.
II John 1:7-11 ~ Amplified Bible~
As much as I would like to wish "some" (maybe two or three) LDSers "God Bless you" this portion of God's Word speaks other wise!
Dear Elsie, what do you say? I hope I didn't hijack this thread! I have a precious friend that needs some info on Born again Mormons, and you seem to know a great deal about the extreme differences. Thank you and May God Bless you.