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To: trisham; All; reaganaut; Colofornian; greyfoxx39; aMorePerfectUnion; svcw; Godzilla; SENTINEL; ...
"Some of us have been speaking out about this issue for some time, and I hope we will continue to do so."

So I suppose we can expect more "attacking the messenger, not the message" type of efforts when you "speak out"?

To deny those of us who disagree with mormonism the opportunity to speak out and to offer counter arguments against mormon posts and threads is a form of bigotry and censorship in and of itself. You disagree with our beliefs, so you make efforts to quell our voices in the name of "social justice". You become a bigot yourself when you do so.

What you call bigotry, a personal prejudice against a specific belief, I would call theological disagreement. I don't compare mormonism with my current religion because I don't have a religion. Ergo, technically, I am not a bigot.

I will expose the fallacies of mormon dogma and present my experiences as an apostate who was once very active and obedient to the tenets of the LdS faith. But I fail to see how that equates to bigotry.

Am I missing something or is it that you personally don't like it when the dogma and doctrines of mormonism are exposed and discussed, because it disagrees with your own beliefs, which in and of itself is bigotry?

The primary purpose of this is to enlighten those who don't think to look for the types of information posted. The blind followers or True Believing Mormons (TBM's) or those Born into the church (BIC's). Or even converts who didn't know their scripture and were led astray by the mormon missionaries. (like me)

Information, that when posted and discussed, reveals many "different" truths than those the LdS church would have their members learn.

There is value in posting against mormonISM. Many just aren't capable or willing to see that. They make the wrong assumption that it's about the person as opposed to the doctrine.

I can't do that seeing as how I've been married to a mormon for over 20 years. I love her dearly, I don't like her religion. That doesn't mean I have to blindly accept the false teachings and heresies of mormonISM.

Nor does it justify yours or anyone else's attempts to silence me or the others who speak out.

386 posted on 06/03/2010 9:58:40 AM PDT by SZonian (We began as a REPUBLIC, a nation of laws. We became a DEMOCRACY, majority rules. Next step is?)
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To: SZonian

It seems to me that the shoe is on the other foot.


387 posted on 06/03/2010 10:08:49 AM PDT by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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Well, Z of course the poster must be attacked and not the message as mormonISM is indefensible.
389 posted on 06/03/2010 10:14:31 AM PDT by svcw (Habakkuk 2:3)
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