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Scientists Ineligible for Temple Recommend?
Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2008 6:28 am
by _selek
Do LDS bishops still ask the question in temple recommend interviews?: "Do you affiliate with any group or individual whose teachings or practices are contrary to or oppose those accepted by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, or do you sympathize with the precepts of any such group or individual?"
If so, wouldn't this mean that egyptologists, geneticists, physicists, archaeologists, biologists, and other scientists are ineligible for a temple recommend, since their respective disciplines promote teachings that are contrary to LDS belief?
;-)
Re: Scientists Ineligible for Temple Recommend?
Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2008 6:58 am
by _GoodK
shut up
Re: Scientists Ineligible for Temple Recommend?
Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2008 8:06 am
by _ludwigm
hehe
If that question were translated correctly
to hungarian, my wife, the poor thing would be unworthy.
http://www.answers.com/topic/affiliate wrote: ... A person, organization, or establishment associated with another as a subordinate ...
I am that
another.
Re: Scientists Ineligible for Temple Recommend?
Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2008 10:33 pm
by _bcspace
Do LDS bishops still ask the question in temple recommend interviews?: "Do you affiliate with any group or individual whose teachings or practices are contrary to or oppose those accepted by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, or do you sympathize with the precepts of any such group or individual?"
If so, wouldn't this mean that egyptologists, geneticists, physicists, archaeologists, biologists, and other scientists are ineligible for a temple recommend, since their respective disciplines promote teachings that are contrary to LDS belief?
Science is not in conflict with LDS doctrine. However, voting for or being a member of the Democratic Party or anyone to the left of them would fall under this category.
Re: Scientists Ineligible for Temple Recommend?
Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2008 10:50 pm
by _silentkid
bcspace wrote:However, voting for or being a member of the Democratic Party or anyone to the left of them would fall under this category.
President Faust was an apostate.
Re: Scientists Ineligible for Temple Recommend?
Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2008 11:05 pm
by _Equality
bcspace wrote:Do LDS bishops still ask the question in temple recommend interviews?: "Do you affiliate with any group or individual whose teachings or practices are contrary to or oppose those accepted by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, or do you sympathize with the precepts of any such group or individual?"
If so, wouldn't this mean that egyptologists, geneticists, physicists, archaeologists, biologists, and other scientists are ineligible for a temple recommend, since their respective disciplines promote teachings that are contrary to LDS belief?
Science is not in conflict with LDS doctrine. However, voting for or being a member of the Democratic Party or anyone to the left of them would fall under this category.
When Ezra Taft Benson said that, I am sure he was just speaking as a man and not as a prophet. Either that, or the word "Democrat" actually meant "tapir."
Re: Scientists Ineligible for Temple Recommend?
Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2008 11:23 pm
by _GoodK
silentkid wrote:bcspace wrote:However, voting for or being a member of the Democratic Party or anyone to the left of them would fall under this category.
President Faust was an apostate.
This is BCspace's queue to take his foot out of his mouth.
Re: Scientists Ineligible for Temple Recommend?
Posted: Sat Aug 30, 2008 4:40 am
by _bcspace
However, voting for or being a member of the Democratic Party or anyone to the left of them would fall under this category.
President Faust was an apostate.
I would not hesitate to refer to any prophet or apostle as an apostate if they ever publically support the Democratic Party of today.
This is BCspace's queue to take his foot out of his mouth.
On the contrary, this is bcspace's chance to show that he is not a hypocrite and puts his money where his mouth is.
Science is not in conflict with LDS doctrine. However, voting for or being a member of the Democratic Party or anyone to the left of them would fall under this category.
When Ezra Taft Benson said that, I am sure he was just speaking as a man and not as a prophet. Either that, or the word "Democrat" actually meant "tapir."
Do you have an ETB quote for that? It really wouldn't matter whether you did or not because I came to this conclusion on my own without any help from ETB.
Re: Scientists Ineligible for Temple Recommend?
Posted: Sat Aug 30, 2008 7:00 pm
by _Droopy
selek wrote:Do LDS bishops still ask the question in temple recommend interviews?: "Do you affiliate with any group or individual whose teachings or practices are contrary to or oppose those accepted by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, or do you sympathize with the precepts of any such group or individual?"
If so, wouldn't this mean that egyptologists, geneticists, physicists, archaeologists, biologists, and other scientists are ineligible for a temple recommend, since their respective disciplines promote teachings that are contrary to LDS belief?
;-)
Really, barely an attempt at a nice try, even for this place.
Re: Scientists Ineligible for Temple Recommend?
Posted: Sat Aug 30, 2008 7:10 pm
by _Droopy
fjpawoe