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The Cult has started a new ad campaign in New York [Where the Mormon tithe & temple fits in]
ExMormonforums.com ^ | Nov. 27, 2012 | Infymus

Posted on 11/28/2012 6:00:38 PM PST by Colofornian

http://www.lds.org/church/news/mormonor ... c?lang=eng

How about being straight up and saying that Mormons put on costumes and chant rituals in secret buildings that only 10% of gross earnings paid as "tithes" allow entrance?

Mormonism wants people to think they are normal that they are just Christians like everyone else. Each year they get rid of more and more of their embarrassing doctrines - or doctrines that aren't politically correct anymore. Apologist attack dogs fight any critics on technicalities.

Mormonism has one thing that works for them - and that is the funneling of cash from members to the Cult coffers. This is done through mandatory tithe. And in order to make this tithe work - and make the member believe in the Cult enough to pay - they have to have the secret temple ceremonies. You have to put a ton of make believe in there.

Stephen R. Donaldson is one of my favorite authors. In one of his series of books he explained how a great and noble group of leaders were slowly corrupted through the centuries by simple infiltration of ideas. The ideas changed the group slowly until they went from helping people to human sacrifices. The new leaders of the group knew what was going on - but they surrounded themselves with those who only had faith - not knowledge. Those who had faith were much stronger because they were driven by the new cult. Those who held faith were much easier to control.

Pondering the story Donaldson had written I saw the same manifested in the Cult of Mormonism. If you have members who are so convinced you are the one and only true Cult, they will not hesitate to open their pocketbooks and hand over everything. Mormonism needs this kind of special, secret, garment wearing, new name, pay lay ale - in order to keep the tithes flowing. If the cat is out of the bag, the tithing will stop.

So the reality is there is a certain point where Mormonism must stop moving towards Christianity - it has to because money is ultimately the top priority of the Cult. Money - Power - Control.

Look at all the recovery boards right now - even the NOM boards. What is the #1 topic right now because of upcoming December? Tithing. Tithing. Tithing. Oh and don't forget tithing. Sign up for tithing settlement. And don't forget to sign up for tithing settlement.

“All of our messaging is focused on helping people understand that Mormons are Christian,”

Naw, Mormonism isn't a Christian church. It's a secretive Cult with very cultish practices and it has to stay that way - or go broke.


TOPICS: Apologetics; Catholic; Charismatic Christian; Current Events; Evangelical Christian; Ministry/Outreach; Other Christian; Other non-Christian; Theology
KEYWORDS: cult; exmormon; inman; lds; mormonism
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To: Elsie

Iz so sited !!!

I kint wate !!!


521 posted on 12/01/2012 5:43:48 PM PST by Tennessee Nana
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To: svcw

I don’t understand the idea of spiritual hostility. To be hostile towards what someone believes or says about anothers belief makes no sense to me.

I’m normal and i’m still here.


522 posted on 12/01/2012 5:58:02 PM PST by stuartcr ("When silence speaks, it speaks only to those that have already decided what they want to hear.")
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To: svcw

I don’t understand the idea of spiritual hostility. To be hostile towards what someone believes or says about anothers belief makes no sense to me.

I’m normal and i’m still here.


523 posted on 12/01/2012 5:58:11 PM PST by stuartcr ("When silence speaks, it speaks only to those that have already decided what they want to hear.")
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To: Normandy

“Any one who reads the Book of Mormon with an open mind will find it to be a book with Christ at the very center”

Just not the Biblical Christ. What they will find is a created spirit-being named Jesus, who later became one of the 4 mormon earth gods...


524 posted on 12/01/2012 6:20:22 PM PST by aMorePerfectUnion (Gone rogue, gone Galt, gone international. Gone.)
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To: stuartcr

I get that you don’t understand.
You are here because you do care no matter how much you say you don’t.


525 posted on 12/01/2012 6:51:15 PM PST by svcw (Why is one cell on another planet considered life, and in the womb it is not.)
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To: svcw

It’s spiritual hostility that I do not care about, not the thread.


526 posted on 12/01/2012 7:27:55 PM PST by stuartcr ("When silence speaks, it speaks only to those that have already decided what they want to hear.")
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To: stuartcr

To what...someone believes...about another's belief. To be "hostile" towards all of that...uh-huh.

Expressing opposition to what people communicate here, on grounds they oppose "others", still leaves one in opposition themselves.

527 posted on 12/01/2012 7:39:54 PM PST by BlueDragon (in essentials, unity; in doubtful matters, liberty; in all things, charity)
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To: Saundra Duffy; All

The First Great Commandment
http://www.lds.org/general-conference/2012/10/the-first-great-commandment?lang=eng&media=video

First Presidency Christmas Devotional

Witness living prophets testify of the birth and life of Jesus Christ. http://www.lds.org/?lang=eng

Ed Herrman with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir Longfellow’s Christmas
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXfzp296zhA

Peace on Earth and Goodwill to men....

Merry Chirstmas


528 posted on 12/01/2012 8:56:57 PM PST by restornu (Love One Another)
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To: Saundra Duffy; DelphiUser

Come to Zion - Elder D. Todd Christofferson - October 2008 General Conference
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_aNzF3ddGs


529 posted on 12/01/2012 9:04:57 PM PST by restornu (Love One Another)
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To: restornu

Thank you resty, for your links.
I hope all looks at them and sees them for what they are.


530 posted on 12/01/2012 9:44:45 PM PST by svcw (Why is one cell on another planet considered life, and in the womb it is not.)
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To: restornu

Thanks again for this link, you gave me this one last year and its still the same, hoping people look at it and see it for what it is.


531 posted on 12/01/2012 9:45:53 PM PST by svcw (Why is one cell on another planet considered life, and in the womb it is not.)
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To: ejonesie22
Be any religion you want, but be your own. Be Jewish be Buddhist or nothing, whatever, but if you steal the very Savior from another faith and twist its core doctrines into a bloody mess and then have the audacity to say the ones you stole from are wrong it is rather stupid for anyone to think there would be no response.


532 posted on 12/01/2012 10:05:36 PM PST by boatbums (God is ready to assume full responsibility for the life wholly yielded to Him.)
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To: stuartcr
It’s spiritual hostility that I do not care about, not the thread.


Come, come, elucidate your thoughts.

533 posted on 12/02/2012 4:36:00 AM PST by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: restornu

Resty my love!

I’ve missed you!


534 posted on 12/02/2012 4:36:47 AM PST by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: restornu

Resty my love!

I’ve missed you!


535 posted on 12/02/2012 4:42:43 AM PST by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: boatbums
...but if you steal the very Savior from another faith and twist its core doctrines into a bloody mess ...

But if we DIDN'T; then we'd hardly have ANY followers!!

 
666 posted on Sunday, December 2, 2012 7:41:28 AM by And Resty can verify this!)















536 posted on 12/02/2012 4:47:34 AM PST by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: aMorePerfectUnion

Hi Ampu,

I have learned through study and prayer that The Book of Mormon teaches of the very same Jesus as is preached in the New Testament.

Best,

Normandy


537 posted on 12/02/2012 5:34:11 AM PST by Normandy
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To: Normandy; aMorePerfectUnion
I have learned through study and prayer that The Book of Mormon teaches of the very same Jesus as is preached in the New Testament.

How about actually posting the results of your "study"....and most especially the sources of your study.

Convince us through showing us the information that you have gained from Biblical and non-mormon sources, not from LDS propaganda.

Perhaps you should read THIS page first.

538 posted on 12/02/2012 6:37:24 AM PST by greyfoxx39 (We told you Mitt couldn't win.)
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To: BlueDragon

Yes


539 posted on 12/02/2012 7:46:11 AM PST by stuartcr ("Everything happens as God wants it to, otherwise, things would be different.")
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To: Elsie

#523


540 posted on 12/02/2012 7:51:48 AM PST by stuartcr ("Everything happens as God wants it to, otherwise, things would be different.")
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