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All conservatives should seek to unite against the dark oppression that exists and seek a more Christ-like dialogue between each other.

Well, you obviously haven't examined all of your worldview assumptions fully.

#1 -- you seem to assume there's only one (primary?) type of "dark oppression" -- perhaps socio-political -- and you seem to dismiss there might be such a thing as religious oppression. (Since Jesus referenced some Pharisaical Jews in John 8 as being sons of the devil, Jesus' comment alone reveals your shortsightedness)

#2 re: a more Christ-like dialogue between each other" -- are you aware that Christ referenced Pharisaical Jews as "brood of vipers" -- as "whitewashed sepulcres" (graveyards) -- as people who would proselyte in order to make their converts "twice the son of hell?" (Does that disturb your "wholesome" image of the Son of God as being only some meely-mouthed pushover?) Jesus was most "intolerant" with the religious legalists of his day -- and therefore, being "Christ like" will at times mean putting our foot down with contemporary religious legalists.

#3 -- you also assume that there aren't occasions where we don't seek even your version of what a "more Christ-like dialogue" would look like. I engage in that frequently -- because I think we also need to approach individual people whereever they are at -- and Christ had some of those kind of discussions as well.

So, these "civil" discussions have taken place in a lot of distinct settings. That includes numerous civil discussions with Lds here. It's included numerous civil discussions with Lds missionaries and Lds relatives.

I guess what I don't get is that you think you somehow know or have reviewed all or most...
...inter-religious transaction among certain FReepers,
...inter-religious relationship among certain FReepers,
...inter-religious FR thread,
...inter-religious online discussions beyond FR...
...and can therefore assume conclusions well beyond any mortal assessment.

I'd like to think that we can all agree that:

Jesus said "I am the Way, the Truth and the Life, no one cometh unto the Father except by Me" and it is clearly stated in Scripture that the Name of Jesus Christ "Is above every other name" and that He is King of kings, Lord of lords and it is by His precious Blood shed for the redemption of our sins, that we are saved and reconciled to Almighty God.

I'll be the first to admit and confess that I am a wretched sinner, but I am a sinner saved by the Grace of God, and I have placed my soul in the Hands of Jesus Christ and He will not forsake me nor abandon me, and if I, a mere pissant (w/apologies to our own pissant) can find the common sense and logic to understand that and embrace it, then it ought to be clear to any living soul, as I see it.