http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/other-religion/ en-us Fri, 14 Jun 2013 12:14:16 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/3031202/posts When considering the forces pulling at the Boy Scouts of America, one thing journalists really needed to consider was a simple statistical chart that can be found (.pdf) on the organization’s homepage. Here are the crucial numbers found at the top of this file: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints — 37,856.United Methodist Church — 10,868.Catholic Church — 8,397.Presbyterian Church — 3,597.Lutheran Church — 3,827.Baptist churches — 3,981.These are these numbers? That would be the number of Scouting units hosted by these particular religious groups. I am well aware, as I have written in a previous post, that this... Patheos / GetReligion http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/3031202/posts#comment Fri, 14 Jun 2013 12:14:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/3029164/posts MHA Mormon History Association Preliminary Program Layton, Utah, Conference June 6-9, 2013 SNIP Friday, June 7, 2013 SNIP Janiece Johnson (University of Leicester, England): In Search of Reform: The Mountain Meadows Massacre Prosecution and Solving the Mormon Problem SNIP Patricia Lyn Scott (Salt Lake City, Utah): “The Wickedness of this Place is Dreadful”: A Presbyterian Teacher’s View of Fillmore, Utah, 1881-1885 SNIP Kenneth L. Alford (BYU-Provo): Saving Utah from Itself: The Grand Army of the Republic’s Anti-Polygamy Campaign SNIP MormonHistoryAssociation.org http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/3029164/posts#comment Sun, 9 Jun 2013 14:06:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/3029182/posts The Salt Lake Tribune reported yesterday that the LDS Church is expecting to hit a milestone of 85,000 missionaries in late 2013. This is half again as many missionaries as were serving before the Church made its landmark October 2012 announcement that the missionary age was being lowered, spurring thousands of young men and women to turn in their applications. ReligionNews.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/3029182/posts#comment Sun, 9 Jun 2013 14:56:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/3029286/posts Your certainty of my truth is your saving grace . so contend for the faith you carry into battle confronting the enemy IS your sword of truth for in your knowing the battle is already mine subsides all doubt and quenches the fiery darts that pierces one's soul . So protect your heart with the Knowledge of the Overcomer for it IS THE ANSWER to the arsenal that IS yours as you OVERCOME ALL DOUBT ! Revelation 2:7 He who is able to hear, let him listen to and give heed to what the Spirit says to the assemblies (churches).... the Joshua Chronicles http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/3029286/posts#comment Sun, 9 Jun 2013 22:03:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/3029181/posts Q. My co-worker, who is a pastor in a local church, gave me a whole bunch of handouts that he received at a training session. (The session was in preparation for a temple open house in our area.) He gave them to me and asked me to respond, but I don’t know where to start. A. (by Allen L. Wyatt) Thank you for sending the materials so I could look at them. They are the normal “shotgun approach” that we see among many anti-Mormons. They take everything they can, load it into a series of documents, and then fling it... FAIR Defending Mormonism http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/3029181/posts#comment Sun, 9 Jun 2013 14:50:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/3027950/posts ROOSEVELT — A man responsible for teaching religious education classes to LDS high school students is facing criminal charges after investigators say he burglarized a home on a Sunday afternoon to steal prescription painkillers. Brian Dean Thacker was charged Wednesday in 8th District Court with burglary, a second-degree felony, theft, a class B misdemeanor, and possession of a controlled substance, a class B misdemeanor. On May 26, Thacker entered a home about 2 p.m. and took Lortab from a medicine cabinet, according to Duchesne County sheriff's detective Dela Rowley. A woman was upstairs in the home at the time and... KSL.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/3027950/posts#comment Thu, 6 Jun 2013 12:20:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/3027962/posts Dear Stacey: You have written demanding an apology for my recent characterization of the Mormon religion as "non-Christian." I am happy to write a public letter of apology to you and to the countless Mormon readers who responded negatively to my characterization. I am sorry that so many of my Mormon readers have brazenly accused me of ignorance of their religion and suggested that I read the Book of Mormon. I am sorry that they were unaware that I read the Book of Mormon back in 2006. I am sorry that the science of genetics has refuted claims made in... Townhall.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/3027962/posts#comment Thu, 6 Jun 2013 12:44:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/3024293/posts You are my Rod (of Obedience) for I AM your Staff ( of Authority) What worked for you yesterday, Will not work for you today , Come to me in the early morning that My WORD may light your path , For in it lies my will in peace where you will find NO wrath , So cover yourself in My Zeal for it is the fire that will lead the way , As I did for the Israelites I will do for you each day ! For my Fire guides your morning and shall be your eyes at night... The Joshua Chronicles , Bible http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/3024293/posts#comment Mon, 27 May 2013 15:20:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/3020457/posts How truly pitiful it is to see women who should be dedicated to the Lord performing their own personal  farce. Here are two nuns who need a good ecclessial smack-down for undermining the faith and scandalizing the faithful: The cast of dissenters: Catholic Sister Elaine Hirschenberger from the Archdiocese of Milwaukee is Executive Director of a secular organization called Woman's Space (sic) in Rockford IL.​ If you go to the Womanspace website it's filled with somewhat innocuous events and ambiguous statements. They are, of course, "empowering" women and changing the world "one woman at a time." But are they transforming... Les Femmes -- The Truth http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/3020457/posts#comment Fri, 17 May 2013 00:37:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/3016315/posts ...Bruce R. McConkie was a boy growing up in Monticello, Utah... ...the son grew to be a member of the Quorum of the Twelve from 1972 until his death in 1985, well respected and remembered for his written and spoken discourses in which he taught the doctrines of the gospel with clarity and power. The above...was recounted by Elder McConkie’s son Joseph Fielding McConkie on April 11 in an address in the Assembly Hall on Temple Square in Salt Lake City for the monthly Men and Women of Faith Lecture Series sponsored by the Church History Library. His topic was... LDS Church News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/3016315/posts#comment Mon, 6 May 2013 17:17:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/3013383/posts What really happened on Sunday, April 7, 2013, during the St. Mark Cathedral attack in Cairo, where two Christians were killed and dozens wounded by Egyptian forces? As usual, different reports gave different versions, but now that the smoke has settled, the truth as first asserted during the attack by Coptic activists has been confirmed.Back during the conflict, when state security was actually besieging the St. Mark cathedral—the most sacred building for millions of Coptic Christians and the only apostolic see serving the entire continent of Africa—Amir Ramzi, a Coptic man who managed to escape the compound where hundreds of... Middle East Forum http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/3013383/posts#comment Sun, 28 Apr 2013 17:52:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/3013280/posts I am troubled by Attorney General Bob Ferguson’s crackdown on florist Barronelle Stutzman, owner of Arlene’s Flowers in Richland, for refusing to make a flower arrangement for a same-sex wedding. #I’m not arguing here against gay marriage. I voted for it. I’m not even sure that Stutzman has a legal right to refuse the business. Ferguson says that under Washington’s anti-discrimination statute, she doesn’t, and probably he’s right. She might, however, have a superior right under the state constitution, depending on how you interpret it. #The constitution has nothing in it about freedom from private discrimination. But Article 1, Section... The Walla Walla Union-Bulletin http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/3013280/posts#comment Sun, 28 Apr 2013 11:03:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/3011495/posts My children die through a lack of knowledge and this is from a position and choice of abidance or avoidance for there can only be one cup you drink. Protruding your head(vanity) into the heavenlies to take instead of what is given through abiding in my presence as my friend bears no fruit , BUT to those that rest in me as Benjamin the gates and storehouses of my kingdom are freely given and received as Jacob at Peniel for I have opened heaven for those that receive my friendship in loyal trust yet those that waiver are as a... the Joshau Chronicles/ Bible http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/3011495/posts#comment Tue, 23 Apr 2013 21:33:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/3011174/posts My Wellspring is everlasting not requiring anything it does not lack ! SO "IS" My Love and Understanding ! You see My sacrifice was complete and not whaning in any way , such IS My understanding for I AM your Pavilion of strength built in the Unity of The Father and I , and it is is through My spirit alone that you receive the Abundance of My WONDERFUL GRACE that supplies "ALL" your needs and more ! For "I AM" a Cornucopia of wealth that My kingdom alone supplies ! So tap into My Wellspring in Spirit and Truth... The Joshua Chronicles , Bible http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/3011174/posts#comment Tue, 23 Apr 2013 03:17:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/3009549/posts Hundreds of Snow College students, alumni, employees, and community members gathered in the Heritage Plaza on November 1 for the dedication of the Karen H. Huntsman Library, Snow College’s new state-of-the-art facility. President Scott Wyatt welcomed those in attendance and discussed the importance of tradition at Snow College. SNIP “When I see my name on the building, it doesn’t seem quite right,” said Karen H. Huntsman, who recognized her husband, Jon M. Huntsman, Sr., and her ancestors who lived in Sanpete County as those who should share the honor with her. SNIP Jon M. Huntsman Sr., a General Authority of... The Snow College Alumni Avalanche http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/3009549/posts#comment Fri, 19 Apr 2013 01:31:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/3009288/posts United Church of God, An International Association, is one of the major breakoffs from the Worldwide Church of God. It was founded in 1995, within six weeks of the WCG changes, by Bob Dick and David Hulme in Arcadia, CA. In December 2007 UCG-AIA announced that their headquarters in Cincinnati, Ohio would be moved to property near the town of Denton, Texas that they purchased for $1.6 million dollars.1 Clyde Kilough (former Ambassador College graduate) was the new President of UCG in 2009; however, in April 2010 he was asked by the UCG Council to resign and Roy Holladay became... http://www.exitsupportnetwork.com/artcls/ucg.htm http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/3009288/posts#comment Thu, 18 Apr 2013 14:33:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/3008199/posts Mormon women cannot be priests. Catholic women cannot be priests. Muslim women cannot lead prayers in mixed-gender congregations. Jewish women are restricted in praying at the Western Wall in Jerusalem. But Mormons have the “Let Women Pray” campaign. Catholics have the “Women’s Ordination Conference.” Muslims have “Muslims for Progressive Values.” Jews have “Women of the Wall.” What is going on here? Last week, a Mormon woman led a prayer before 100,000 people gathered in Salt Lake City — a first for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Also last week, 150 Jewish women prayed at the Western Wall,... Boston Globe http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/3008199/posts#comment Mon, 15 Apr 2013 23:41:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/3004941/posts Jesus only did the Father's will ! Do not be disarmed by others any more or care for their concerns but be filled with MY will for you, for in this alone shall you be able to do all things. You see it is in this place where truly the flesh dies yet I remain and this IS complete surrender as true as the sky is blue for in my atmosphere all else pales to compare for My Glory even rests here ! I establish all things so where I AM you "MUST BE" and begin to inhabit for "I... The Joshua Chronicles , Bible http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/3004941/posts#comment Sat, 6 Apr 2013 23:48:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/3005708/posts Religious intolerance against the Christian minority is intensifying in Tamil Nadu. Overnight a group of unknown people set fire to Bethel Bible Church, a Pentecostal church in the village Puthasanthai (district of Namakal). Thanks providential intervention of two members of the community, who were sleeping in the building, the fire was extinguished before demolishing the place of worship. Rev. Paul Arguman reported the matter to the police, who have placed surveillance units around the church and "vowed" to bring the perpetrators to justice. According to Sajan K George, president of the Global Council of Indian Christians (GCIC), the Hindu Munnani,... Asia News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/3005708/posts#comment Tue, 9 Apr 2013 10:52:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/3005282/posts I should say at the outset that I was turned down by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) for a post they advertised. I'd never have dared apply had it not been for Trevor Phillips, who headed it at the time. "Why don't you have a Christian on board?" I had asked him. "Why don't you apply?" he'd graciously replied. Alas, he was leaving the Commission when he said it. But when I saw his replacement – Baroness O'Neill – I wasn't upset about my failed application: the philosopher is, at least on paper, Christian. She'd look after the... The Daily Telegraph http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/3005282/posts#comment Mon, 8 Apr 2013 10:06:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/3005021/posts Elder Matthew Meaker doesn’t have a companion. Instead of serving in a foreign land, he lives with his parents in Providence, and he doesn’t go tracting or teach discussions. Instead, Meaker has spent his two missions stocking shelves at the Bishop’s Storehouse and being a teacher’s aide at the Logan High School seminary. Meaker is a young church-service missionary, or YCSM. Elder M. Russell Ballard has said that “it may not be wise for some of our young men and young women to face the rigors and challenges of a full-time mission.” Because Meaker has Down syndrome, he falls into... The Herald Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/3005021/posts#comment Sun, 7 Apr 2013 12:16:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/3000956/posts COME TO ME LET GO AND BE FREE Just let go of the past and do not look back as Lot's wife for My mercies are new every morning. Take my hand I will show you My will for today and it is here you allow Me to free you of "all" the storms that were never yours , follow after Me for how can two walk together unless they agree . Let My will fulfill all your dreams and endevours effort free for My spirit is your guide and strength where My joy is constant and eternal and find... bible,The Joshua Chronicles http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/3000956/posts#comment Tue, 26 Mar 2013 18:12:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/3000792/posts On a frosty December night last year, about two dozen guests slipped into the Alta Club, a century-old private retreat a block away from the temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints that dominates Salt Lake City. Two men, who didn't know each other, were the reason for the dinner: church lobbyist Bill Evans and gay rights leader Rick Jacobs. Evans was a point man for the church's successful effort to pass California's gay marriage ban, known as Prop 8, in 2008. Jacobs, leader of Courage Campaign, produced a 2008 commercial against the ban showing Mormon missionaries... Reuters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/3000792/posts#comment Tue, 26 Mar 2013 06:56:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/3000366/posts The joke about Unitarians is that they’re where you go when you don’t know where to go. Theirs is the religion of last resort for the intermarried, the ambivalent, the folks who want a faith community without too many rules. It is perhaps no surprise that the Unitarian Universalist Association is one of the fastest-growing denominations in the country, ballooning 15 percent over the past decade, when other established churches were shrinking. Politically progressive to its core, it draws from the pool of people who might otherwise be “nones” – unaffiliated with any church at all. But within the ranks... Washington Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/3000366/posts#comment Mon, 25 Mar 2013 00:40:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/3000105/posts SNIP The position that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the only true church upon the face of the earth is fundamental. Perhaps it would be more convenient and palatable and popular if we were to avoid it; nevertheless, we are under a sacred obligation and a sacred trust to hold to it. It is not merely an admission; it is a positive declaration. It is so fundamental that we cannot yield on this point. Now to those who think us uncharitable, we say that it was not devised by us; it was declared by Him, for... Lds.org (Ensign magazine) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/3000105/posts#comment Sat, 23 Mar 2013 23:02:29 GMT