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Am I the Only One, Who Thinks That Mormonism is As Strange As Hinduism?

Posted on 01/28/2012 9:20:46 AM PST by pinochet

Almost all Christian denominations can be traced to 3 main traditions - the Catholic, the Protestant, and the Eastern Orthodox traditions. All three traditions are based on the Bible. Mormonism is a religion that has a heritage that is very different from traditional Christianity, and is based on the Book of Mormon.

The theological differences that separate a Baptist from a Catholic, are not the same as those which separate a Baptist from a Mormon, or a Catholic from a Mormon. In a dispute between a Baptist and a Catholic, they will argue over whether Church tradition prevails over scripture on some issues, and on whether salvation is by faith alone, or a combination of faith and works. The main argument will focus on how they interpret the Bibilical verse, James 2:17, which notes "Faith without works is dead".

But Mormonism doctrines involve stuff that is completely incomprehensible to Christians. It is not just the fact that Mormon Prophet Joseph Smith was a polygamist, like the Muslim Prophet Muhammad. I will grant you that Joseph Smith was not as violent as Muhammad. But Mormons have this crazy doctrine that Jesus visited America, and that some Native Americans are the lost tribes of Israel.

They also have secret ceremonies in Mormon temples, in which they perform wierd rituals and ceremonies, such as one creepy ritual called "naked touching". Non-mormons are never allowed to attend those secret Mormon ceremonies, and only a minority of Mormons - those in good standing with the church, are allowed to witness the strange ceremonies. One is also required to wear special undergarments as part of the faith. Here is a description on "naked touching" by ex-Mormons: http://www.exmormon.org/mormon/mormon366.htm

Many of us have met individual Mormons, and admired them and their families. They are a model religious minority like Hindus from India. Hindu immigrants in America are hard working, law-abiding, and their children do well in school. But we cannot get over the fact that Hinduism is a really strange religion with multiple gods and goddesses, and strange cultural practises such as viewing cows as holy animals. Some Hindu gods like Shiva, Hanuman, Ganesha, and Kali, are really weird creatures. I have always viewed Mormons as a nice pro-family people, but with a religion as strange as Hinduism.


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Many conservatives love to laugh at black American radicals who celebate Kwanzaa, by pointing out that the founder of the holiday, Maulana Karenga, was a convicted criminal who loved to abuse women. About 170 years ago, mainstream American Christians used to mock Joseph Smith in the same way.

Joseph Smith's career was just as colorful as that of Karenga. Smith began his career as a magician and fortune teller, and he claimed he could tell the future by staring at a Crystal Ball. In 1826, he was tried and convicted of fraud. The success of his Mormon religion, makes him the most successful conman in American history. I wonder whether, 100 years from today - will Maulana Karenga be honored and respected as a founder of a major world religion?

If Prophet Muhammad could do it, and if Joseph Smith could do it, then why can't Maulana Karenga? If, in the future, Karenga's supporters become a majority in one state, and are able to elect a Governor, two Senators, and several Congressmen, wouldn't they become "respectable"?

A brief biography of Joseph Smith: http://www.mindspring.com/~renewal/JosephSmith.html

1 posted on 01/28/2012 9:20:48 AM PST by pinochet
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To: pinochet
Am I the Only One, Who Thinks That Mormonism is As Strange As Hinduism?

Possibly.

To me and many others, it's much stranger.

2 posted on 01/28/2012 9:22:39 AM PST by Graybeard58 (Eccl 10 v. 19 A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh merry: but money answereth all things.)
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Only I wouldn't say "strange". Weird is more accurate.
3 posted on 01/28/2012 9:23:28 AM PST by Graybeard58 (Eccl 10 v. 19 A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh merry: but money answereth all things.)
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Hinduism does have the "cow thing", but we just had the "horse thing". Our Congress had decided it was better to simply starve old or injured horses to death by turning them loose in public lands ~ rather than euthanize them and pay $1500 to bury the carcasses.

You can tell me all about horse worship.

Note, Hinduism has at its core a whole series of ancient stories that seem to have their roots in the pre-Abrahamic traditions reflected in the Old Testament.

To a degree it's not strange at all.

4 posted on 01/28/2012 9:24:53 AM PST by muawiyah
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Axelrod, is that you stirring the pot on this website?

Go back to your CPUSA blog.


5 posted on 01/28/2012 9:25:32 AM PST by joinedafterattack
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To: pinochet

The full anti-Mormon stuff hasn’t even started yet...and probably won’t until he has the nomination. Think it’s a coincidence that there’s a Broadway play just now about the “silly” religion?

Couple that with “vulture capitalism” and his “let’s play nice with Obama” at the debates...Romney’s toast.

Next year at this time we’ll be saying...”why didn’t we just nominate a conservative?”


6 posted on 01/28/2012 9:25:44 AM PST by kjo
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You've been here 8 days longer than I have, I'll bow to your choice of words.
7 posted on 01/28/2012 9:26:00 AM PST by Graybeard58 (Eccl 10 v. 19 A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh merry: but money answereth all things.)
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To: pinochet

Mormonism is a cult religion. Basically, one has to purchase salvation through the elders of the church.


8 posted on 01/28/2012 9:27:02 AM PST by Jukeman (God help us for we are deep in trouble.)
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Mormonism is definitely NOT aChristian sect! ala Jesus and Lucifer were brothers, Mormon armor, spirit babies, lamanites, goal of becoming God, temple molestation, Mountain Meadows Massacre, etc. But I have lived in predominantly Mormon communities out wEST. tHEY ARE ALMOST UNIFORMLY CONSERVATIVE, PRO-aMERICA, pRO-FAMILY GOOD-HEARTED PEOPLE. i GUESS THEY ARE BORN INTO it and don’t know anybetter.


9 posted on 01/28/2012 9:28:24 AM PST by 2nd Amendment
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Oh, no, Hindus only have 350 million gods and goddesses.

Mormonism has an infinite number - with more made all the time. They have an annual Spring Fling at Kolob Beach.


10 posted on 01/28/2012 9:32:56 AM PST by aMorePerfectUnion (Proud RINOmney Denialist since 2007!)
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To: pinochet

Of course you’re not the only one, otherwise you wouldn’t have posted this here.


11 posted on 01/28/2012 9:34:27 AM PST by stuartcr ("In this election year of 12, how deep into their closets will we delve?")
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Good people, weird theology.


12 posted on 01/28/2012 9:34:45 AM PST by omega4412
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romneybeckexcelad, Glenn & Mitt's Excellent Adventure
13 posted on 01/28/2012 9:36:53 AM PST by FrankR (You are only enslaved to the extent of the entitlements you receive.)
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To: Graybeard58
"Hinduism is a really strange religion"

Why does this make me think of the kettle calling the pot strange? (or something like that}

Let's go read the Book of Revelation and then we can really talk about strangeness.

14 posted on 01/28/2012 9:43:14 AM PST by DJ Taylor (Once again our country is at war, and once again the Democrats have sided with our enemy.)
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Are we a nation of religious tolerance or do we sanctify only Christianity? Anyone practicing a different religion isn’t worth a crap?

Is America a La Cosa Nostra for Christians?

Shall I tell my Buddhist wife that she’s unacceptable to Americans because of her Buddhist beliefs?

My mother was Pentacostal. That’s a cult. Her whole day was spent worrying about ‘the church’, putting everything second to the ‘pastor’. That church also liked to empty your pockets in the name of God.


15 posted on 01/28/2012 9:45:17 AM PST by AlmaKing
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The success of his Mormon religion, makes him the most successful conman in American history.

Compared to Obama? Naaahhh!

16 posted on 01/28/2012 9:45:37 AM PST by null and void (Day 1103 of America's ObamaVacation from reality [Heroes aren't made, Frank, they're cornered...])
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The anti-Mormon bigots on FR make me ashamed of FR. Why don’t we focus on Obama and his failures, and Romney and his liberal ideas, and the destruction such ideas have wrought on this country rather than the pros and cons of Mormonism?


17 posted on 01/28/2012 9:47:04 AM PST by Laserman
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I’ve always thought of it as a mixture of Islam, Mason occultism, with a little pagan mythology, Jewish romanticism and gnosticism mixed together, but that might be giving too much credit to Joseph Smith who began his flim-flamming by staring at rocks in his hat.


18 posted on 01/28/2012 9:47:45 AM PST by pallis
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"Hinduism is a really strange religion"

In your post to me, you put the above quote in Italics, as if I said it - I didn't.

19 posted on 01/28/2012 9:48:46 AM PST by Graybeard58 (Eccl 10 v. 19 A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh merry: but money answereth all things.)
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Yeah it has it's quirks but they all do. I think it is important to have a faith to believe in regardless of the type. To me they all seem as a variation on a theme and we choose the one that makes the most sense to us and that best fits our experiences, hopes and dreams. So I really don't care what faith you practice.

The exception being islam. That is just some pure evil shiite.

20 posted on 01/28/2012 9:52:02 AM PST by Drill Thrawl (The damage is too extensive. Burn it down and start over.)
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