Mormons and Christianity: What has the Mormon Church historically taught about Christianity?

Rethinking Mormonism ^

[conservativegramma]

Thx. Been deliberately not posting to most of this stuff anymore — just spinning my wheels most of the time and it ends up devolving into personal attacks (usually at me, then when I respond back to the abusive poster I’m the one who gets banned from the thread rather than the abusive LDS apologist!)

And if the above doesn’t happen it just seems to end up in general argumentativeness which really doesn’t further the Gospel. Mormons sad to say are blinder than bats when it comes to their founders and founding documents.

But every once in a while there is a stupid post I just can’t keep myself from responding to! Woe is me......

[svcw]

Well, you win the cupie doll because your response has nothing to do with what I asked of you.
Really just one untruth from the original post, just one.

[behzinlea]

Non-believer here. Tell you what. Any interest I might have had in Christianity has been snuffed out as a result of the nasty sh*t I’ve been exposed to by the Christians who post about Mormons here.

[svcw]

Oh please. Show me one post or one statement that any freeper has said they want to deny any lds from practicing what they want.
What freepers want to do is expose the blasphemy of lds.

[svcw]

Ye, right. (roll eyes)

[Godzilla]

Nobody abuses this great website more than the gang of anti-Mormon fanatics who disregard EVERY American’s right to “Freedom of Religion”.

that has got to be the biggest pile of bovine excrement I've seen whinned by a mormon in a long time. Thanks panamax, your comments juxtaposed to the documented words of your PROPHETS and APOSTLES are priceless.

[Godzilla]

But every once in a while there is a stupid post I just can’t keep myself from responding to! Woe is me......

I understand fully, but then some time you feel like a nut. . . . . .

[conservativegramma]

I wish I were kidding. Unfortunately not. From the very first night I joined FR — I noticed almost every thread pushing the LDS under the religion category. It still does, although now it appears to be LDS caucus and posts are about equal with Catholicism caucus and posts.

Tell me exactly how refuting the error of a gaggle of LDS zealots is abusing ‘freedom of religion’. Are not the anti’s allowed to practice their religion as well (which mandates refutation of error btw)? Or is it just Mormons who are a protected class allowed to preach LDS ‘truth’ over mainline church ‘apostasy’? I believe elevating one religion above another is prohibited by the 1st amendment. Therefore the only ones ‘abusing freedom of religion’ on this forum are those who want to mandate that one religion’s viewpoints are to be suppressed while another is allowed to freely propagate.

Regarding ‘not hurting me’ consider this: for every Christian they lead away into error results in eternal damnation. Unless you think the destruction of the soul is a harmless matter? Christ didn’t think it was harmless. I serve Him not you - no offense.

As far as greater issues facing our country, I would argue there is not a greater issue than restoring our countries foundational roots. You can’t fight liberalism, socialism, marxism, moral and cultural wars, homosexuality, gay marriage, etc. etc. without a return to biblical truth. And you aren’t going to find biblical truth within the LDS. A gentle reminder: it wasn’t Mormons who founded this country, it was those mainline Christians who Mormons brand apostates who founded this nation.

[panaxanax]

I agree with you, behzinlea. It does get tiresome listening to their stale attacks.

I’ll defend your choice to be a “non-believer” as strongly as I will defend Mormons to worship as they choose.

Hint: Don’t waste any of your valuable time trying to argue with these anti-Mormon bigots. Ignoring them really ticks them off, which brings a wide smile to my face.

[conservativegramma]

Any interest I might have had in Christianity has been snuffed out as a result of the nasty sh*t I’ve been exposed to by the Christians who post about Mormons here.

If you bothered to look up the source citations you'd know that all that nasty stuff Christians have posted are in fact the written documentation and teachings of Mormon leaders, founders, and prophets. If you think its nasty I would suggest writing the hierarchy in Salt Lake City.

[conservativegramma]

Don’t waste any of your valuable time trying to argue with these anti-Mormon bigots. Ignoring them really ticks them off, which brings a wide smile to my face.

LOL! Thanks for that quite humorous post, really made my day!

So being anti-mormon makes you a bigot????? And I suppose being an LDS anti-Christian apostate mainline church basher ISN'T being bigoted? Not even a teeeeeny wittle bit???? (eye roll).

[SoConPubbie]

Jesus faced a mob that was eager to execute a woman caught in adultery. He put a stop to it with a simple challenge: anyone who has no sin in their life should step forward and throw the first stone. That sentence is often cited as a reminder to avoid judging others when there are faults in your own life that need to be addressed.

And yet we are also tasked by Jesus himself to be Holy as he is Holy, to emulate him in all facets of our life.

Jesus spent roughly half of his time on earth rebuking sin and pointing out the Error of Man.

We as "Christ"ians, can do no less.

Which means in no uncertain terms that we are required by God himself to rebuke those caught up in sin and to point those in error, such as Mormons, back to the Narrow Way of the Gospel as recorded in the Bible.

[SoConPubbie]

I agree with you, behzinlea. It does get tiresome listening to their stale attacks.

Ever notice that when you point out the fallasies of the Mormon religion using their own leader's comments that the only response you get from some Mormons is one of the following?

1. It's an attack
2. You're a bigot
3. You're a hater


Mind you, there is never any evidence given by them nor can they prove it by the postings of the posters they're actually attacking.

[ansel12]

"Jesus faced a mob that was eager to execute a woman caught in adultery. He put a stop to it with a simple challenge: anyone who has no sin in their life should step forward and throw the first stone. That sentence is often cited as a reminder to avoid judging others when there are faults in your own life that need to be addressed."

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Bristol doesn’t appear to be either.

Underage sex, teen pregnancy, unwed mother to a baby daddy who appears in sex magazines and whose mother is a meth dealer. Conservatives, except those blinded by a cult of personality, condemn such things.
27 posted on Friday, November 26, 2010 4:01:49 AM by HospiceNurse

[Goreknowshowtocheat]

I suppose you could quote a thousand pastors saying something that is not politically correct by today’s standards and use that against some denomination. This is what was done here. You may have your fun quoting from the 19th century to your heart’s content. If some quote makes a good anti-mormon vehicle you may use it. There are thousands here that need a daily anti-mormon piece. Be sure when you post you never look at the other side. That is important. And yes, we do believe in the restoration of the Gospel in it’s fullness, long lost during the dark ages. I suppose looking through the glasses of the restoration, we would look askance at the remnants of a forgotten purity with regard to other Christian groups. However, much has changed and we generally have good relations with most Christian groups. I have a family full of Baptists and Methodists and Catholics. We get along. My children went to Catholic and Protestant schools. They were nice people.

[LiteKeeper]

The Apostle Peter warns about false teachers secretly entering the church. We are also admonished to watch and warn. In our estimation, the LDS (Mormon) Church is filled with false teachers. And we warn otherwise gullible people to beware. The LDS has NO proof that the Christian Church is apostate. Interestingly, there is zero archeological evidence to support the claims of the LDS here in North America...and that is from the Smithsonian...no friend of Christianity by any stretch of the imagination.

[Normandy]

A bigot is “a person who is obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices; especially : one who regards or treats the members of a group (as a racial or ethnic group) with hatred and intolerance”

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bigot

LDS are taught and encouraged NOT to be bigoted. We believe in being tolerant, understanding and friendly with people who believe differently and I have found that Mormons generally live up to that counsel.

[Godzilla]

LDS are taught and encouraged NOT to be bigoted.

Then perhaps you should council this brother of yours in this point.

[conservativegramma]

#1 Exposing error is not being hateful or intolerant. If that were so, then Christ and His Apostles were all hateful and intolerant.

#2 the notion that all Mormons believe in being tolerant and understanding with people who believe differently is an outright lie. You might want to reprimand the 2 Mormon missionaries who came to my door recently telling me how apostate my church was and I needed the Gospel ‘restored’. I’m sorry but being called an apostate is not very kind, nor is it friendly, nor is it ‘tolerant’ of others beliefs. Seems to me love and tolerance for LDS is a one way street, tolerance for me but not for thee seems to be the motto.

[Ransomed]

I think that’s a good point. To be sure, the vast majority of the time when one Freeper calls another’s faith unChristian on FR, it comes from another sort of Christian Freeper, not LDS.

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