Posted on 01/22/2011 2:19:40 PM PST by Colofornian
This is what I think for every intelligent Mormon woman I have ever known. Men too.
LOL!
I never said anything that you are attributing to me. I consider mormonism to be a cult, just like Scientology is a C-U-L-T, and I feel very sorry for Greta van Susteren that she & her husband belong to, and believe in, a C=U=L=T.
I'm considering joing the Cult of Christian Science, but only because then I can legally OPT OUT of obamacare, NOT because I'm a true believer, LOL, NOT because I'm a cultist.
Sorry, I misunderstood. Please forgive me for my insensitive behavior. I’ll never post such a vile thing again. LOL
“IB4PDSPAM”
Maybe PD will post something else for a change other than the List-O-Links
(Perhaps the bot's in the shop...WD-40 administration or somethin')
While we are wishing - how about something that has a better chance of happening, like flying unicorns and global peace.
Righthaven HAS been notified!
LOL! BTW....I want to thank you and the “gang” for putting all of this info out. I was affected by my almost husband many years ago. I could not understand how he could join lds..of course, he tried to get me to convert also. That was the end of us. I have learned so more about my own Christianity and I really have you all to thank!
If you peruse the Free Republic religion forums you will notice a pattern. There's an anti-Mormon group of people here that spends a great deal of their time attacking the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. They post regurgitated propaganda on an almost daily basis.
They have a misguided obsession. You can witness many different tactics employed that you might find quite interesting. The straw man argument is a big favorite and is frequently preceded by cherry-picking quotes or other material. After the "quotation" the attacker will misrepresent what has been said or what was meant and then attack their own interpretation.Later they will have the audacity to claim they were "only" quoting our own material.
They will of course insist ad nauseum that they are merely using our sources and are therefore innocent of any deceptive practice. LDS persons have no issue whatsoever having our scriptures or leaders quoted as long as it is presented fairly and accurately. This is rarely (if ever) done.
Another favorite is posting scripture or statements which on their own really present no dilemma. They make something out of nothing while never bringing up a single objection that hasn't been addressed a hundred times before.
You might note a couple of other tactics used to try to antagonize is the use of disrespectful or insulting terms or language and/or pictures. That's a Christlike thing to do right? Yeah I don't think so either. It does speak volumes about them though.
Some of them claim being some sort of special witness to you as being supposedly former Mormons. So someone who is an ex-member of any organization would never have an axe to grind or have reason to try to justify their actions by any means? Perhaps not but perhaps so. The LDS Church gains members from other denominations as well as others faiths all the time. This doesn't make them an expert on anything and you certainly won't hear them attacking their former Church.
Frequently they cruise the headlines of the day seeking any story that might be twisted into making the Church look bad. Anything will do, just watch the progression of posts following it and see what I mean.
After reading their posts, I invite you to seek the truth about whatever "issue" they seem to be "revealing" or "exposing". I promise that if you do so with honest intent, the "ahah" moments you will have will be many and frequent. You will start to recognize the tactics employed to cleverly twist and attack and will likely chuckle the more you see. In actuality, there's nothing new here. It's all been addressed many times before.
The latest twist in the anti-Mormon propaganda machine is to actually go to the links provided, but then they cherry pick what they want, quote and straw man attack that. Almost without fail you will see examples of this following this post.
Clever. It almost appears that they are helping you out by doing some footwork for you. Not so much. Don't be insulted, look for yourself. It's not the haystack they want you to think. So again, seek the truth. They aren't providing it. Use your God-given brain and discernment.
Here's a few links to get your started from a different viewpoint. I have found that the vast majority of the "issues" brought up can be found and addressed at http://www.fairlds.org/ but here's more:
http://scriptures.lds.org/
http://www.lds.org
http://www.fairlds.org/
http://www.mormonapologetics.org/
http://www.mormonwiki.com/Main_Page
http://www.lightplanet.com/response/index.html
http://www.jefflindsay.com/LDS_Intro.shtml
http://www.answeringantimormons.com/index.htm
http://promormon.blogspot.com/
Now you will likely notice the "you never address or answer our points" posts pop up as usual. All after providing the answers just as you have here.
Sometimes it is claimed that these sites present a needle in a haystack. Far from it. But if you give up before you try you won't know will you? They often state that these sites provide no answer. They just don't want you looking. It is as simple as that.
Will you wear blinders too? Seek truth. Find out for yourself. Want to chat with someone on any topic? A few of these sites provide just that. So do your homework sincere seeker of truth. Listen and read from both "sides". Make up your own mind.
I witness to you of these truths and wish you the best, in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen.
Maybe PD will post something else for a change other than the List-O-Links
Nah I’ll stick with the truth. Just like some folks stick with anti-Mormon propaganda. 2 sides of a coin. Opposition in all things.
LOL @ Utah Binger, I am so SORRY, as obviously I am the one who misunderstood what YOU wrote, and not vice verse; I just ~’s’h’i’v’e’r’~ when I see some of the people who have succombed to cults, it is simply chilling..... and I realize now that it’s been years since I’ve considered Greta van Susteren to be ... intelligent.
ROFLOL!!
It’s actually verrrry significant...
Mormon/Scientology ping
HA ha!
You'll stick with tossing out your HAYSTACKS (where have I heard THAT before?) of questionable information; hoping to lose the questioner in a blizzard of NON-relevant data.
Reminds me of a bomber ejecting chaff; hoping to deflect an incoming AIM-9.
"... however powerful the saving grace of Christ, it brings exaltation to no man who does not comply with the works of the gospel"
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