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Mormons told to avoid faith-related arguments
Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2008 2:29 am
by _sunstoned
You can read it
hereDoes this mean that MAD will be disbanded?
"More regrettable than the [LDS] Church being accused of not being Christian is when church members react to such accusations in an un-Christlike way," Apostle Robert D. Hales said on the second day of the two-day conference. "Surely our Heavenly Father is saddened - and the devil laughs - when we contentiously debate doctrinal differences with our Christian neighbors."
Apostle M. Russell Ballard said in the last few decades the LDS Church had experienced "unprecedented ideological attacks on our people, our history, and our doctrine through the media."
Re: Mormons told to avoid faith-related arguments
Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2008 2:32 am
by _LifeOnaPlate
An excellent talk. Perhaps my favorite of all sessions.
Re: Mormons told to avoid faith-related arguments
Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2008 2:35 am
by _beastie
It's the internet, baby.
Will MAD disband??? Doubtful. And, frankly, the only way some of those folks can refrain from mean and spiteful behavior is to not talk to critics at all. Of course, with their banning policy, they are well on their way to that condition.
Re: Mormons told to avoid faith-related arguments
Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2008 2:46 am
by _Gadianton
Um, sunstoned, Ballard is a Chapel Mormon. Internet Mormons don't believe his "opinions" mean anything.
Re: Mormons told to avoid faith-related arguments
Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2008 2:49 am
by _LifeOnaPlate
I certainly believe his conference talk was true, correct, and right.
Re: Mormons told to avoid faith-related arguments
Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2008 3:14 am
by _bcspace
"More regrettable than the [LDS] Church being accused of not being Christian is when church members react to such accusations in an un-Christlike way,"
Perhaps we should go over the various examples of Christ responding (or not) to antagonists. He certainly didn't get contentious with anyone, but he certainly put some of them in their place. While I'm quite familiar with the aspect being spoken of in the talk, whenever someone uses the term "Christlike" there is usually more than one aspect to take into account.
D&C 71:7
Re: Mormons told to avoid faith-related arguments
Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2008 3:37 am
by _Daniel Peterson
Gadianton wrote:Um, sunstoned, Ballard is a Chapel Mormon. Internet Mormons don't believe his "opinions" mean anything.
The funny thing, Gad, is that, while your comment is obviously a spoof,
real Scartcholeptics actually think what you said is
true.Really. I'm not making this up.
Re: Mormons told to avoid faith-related arguments
Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2008 3:39 am
by _collegeterrace
So with a broad brush, Hale painted all pro Mormon defenders as tools of satan!
Bravo Dannny and your group of wannabee suck ups! You all have done more to reveal the truth about Mormonism, save satan himself!
Re: Mormons told to avoid faith-related arguments
Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2008 3:44 am
by _bcspace
So with a broad brush, Hale painted all pro Mormon defenders tools of satan!
How so? He used the term "unChristlike". Are you familiar with the Biblical descriptions of how Christ handled these situations? Do you know the difference between the Pharisess, the Sadducees, and the regular man on the street?
Re: Mormons told to avoid faith-related arguments
Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2008 3:46 am
by _collegeterrace
bcspace wrote:So with a broad brush, Hale painted all pro Mormon defenders tools of satan!
How so? He used the term "unChristlike". Are you familiar with the Biblical descriptions of how Christ handled these situations? Do you know the difference between the Pharisess, the Sadducees, and the regular man on the street?
"Surely our Heavenly Father is saddened - and the devil laughs