Interesting Study on Consequences of Internet on Religion

[Guest]

Interesting study on how the Internet has taken away America's religion...


http://www.technologyreview.com/view/52 ... -religion/

[_RockSlider]

They informed us that the internet evolved to simplify our lives, freeing up time which was now available for genealogy and temple work.

Hey they saw this coming years ago.

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Bulls-eye!

[_DrW]

Interesting study on how the Internet has taken away America's religion...


http://www.technologyreview.com/view/52 ... -religion/

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[_Equality]

The prophet's what warn the Mormon's what?

[_ZelphtheGreat]

He didn't warn anyone about Hitler.
He didn't warn anyone about Tsunami's, earthquakes, tornadoes or floods that killed thousands to hundreds of thousands.

He doesn't do much of anything to actually help anyone.

Any surprise in this?

[_cognitiveharmony]

Ah..c'mon, they warned us about piercing our ears too many times.....and tattoos....at least they got the important stuff right?

[_EmilyAnn]

Ah..c'mon, they warned us about piercing our ears too many times.....and tattoos....at least they got the important stuff right?

And the dangers of kids having sleepovers...and R-rated films!!!

[_SteelHead]

I give you "continuing revelation":

Rexburg, Idaho — Speaking to students at Brigham Young University, Idaho, LDS church president Thomas S. Monson emphasized the need for modesty and spiritual cleanliness, two virtues he said had nearly been lost in today’s so-called modern world.

Citing the poet A. Egbert Doggerel, Monson stated, “Truer words were never spoken than these:

“It matters not if I’m hale and keen
If my heart and soul remain unclean!”

The prophet spoke of his dismay at lax dress standards among some members of the church. “I am certain that our dear Heavenly Father looks down upon his children with perhaps a glint of tear in His eye, as He sees so many disregarding the prophetic counsel against slovenly and immodest dress.”

He reminded those in attendance of the inspired counsel of President Gordon B. Hinckley in pleading with the fair daughters of Zion to display only one earring on each ear. “Somwhere in the heavens, President Hinckley is smiling in the knowledge that so many have taken his words to heart.” But, President Monson intoned gravely, “There is much room for improvement, particularly among you priesthood holders. Are you living up to the Oath and Covenant of the priesthood? Are you conducting yourself with the modesty and dignity that befits someone with your holy calling?”

He then spoke of a troubling trend among the brethren of the church. “I have spent many nights on my knees, praying for guidance as to how I can help the brethren overcome a serious problem. I speak, of course, of the unkempt and often askew collars of our dress shirts. Many are the times when I’ve sat on the stand in a priesthood meeting and found my spirit troubled by crooked collars. Often the collar doesn’t even cover the tie wrapped around the neck. And, difficult as it may be to believe, some brethren cannot even be troubled to button the top button of their shirts. Surely the Spirit is grieved when the brethren of the Holy Priesthood take such a casual attitude toward their responsibilities.”

The prophet spoke of the great promise in the Book of Revelation: “He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels” (Rev. 3:5). “Brethren, do you imagine that you will be able to stand in the presence of the Lord with a crooked collar or slovenly tie?”

In His wisdom, the prophet said, the Lord has provided a way for His sons to reach their full potential: buttoned collars. “It is but a small thing the Lord requires: merely two buttons, one on each side of the collar. Keeping the collars buttoned will ensure that you are neat and clean both inwardly and outwardly. My beloved brethren, I plead with all the force of a loving heart that you will return to your homes and make immediate and prayerful changes to your wardrobe.”

President Monson said that he had been inspired by a visit to a ward in McDermott, Nevada. “Here were the brethren arrayed as mighty warriors, all with buttoned collars, all neat and inspiring. Hearts were gladdened, spirits were lifted, and collars straightened.”

Student reaction was immediate. “I went home and threw out all my old, unworthy white shirts,” said Gareth Jensen, a junior from Tempe, Arizona. “I have decided to choose the right, and if that means buying button-collared shirts, I will not shirk.”

Tyler Roarke of Redding, California, expressed his desire to follow the prophet with “exactness”: “The prophet said we should get buttons on either side of the collar, but when I got my new shirts home, I noticed they had a third button in the back of the collar. I’m a little worried that I may be looking beyond the mark.”

Apostle David Bednar hailed the response of the students. “These young men and women know what is important in life, and they are a shining example to the world. One young woman I spoke with broke off her engagement because the young man said he didn’t know what the big deal was about buttoned collars. I’m sure she will be glad for the eternities that she saw the true measure of his faithfulness before she became unequally yoked with him.”

With props to the author, Runtu!

[_cafe crema]

Ah..c'mon, they warned us about piercing our ears too many times.....and tattoos....at least they got the important stuff right?

And the dangers of kids having sleepovers...and R-rated films!!!

Did an LDS prophet really say kids shouldn't have sleepovers???

[_sunstoned]

https://www.lds.org/new-era/2010/11/general-conference-is-for-you?lang=eng

May I express my personal warning about a practice that is common in many cultures. I am referring to sleepovers, or spending the night at the home of a friend. As a bishop I discovered that too many youth violated the Word of Wisdom or the law of chastity for the first time as part of a sleepover. Too often their first exposure to pornography and even their first encounter with the police occurred when they were spending the night away from home.

Elder Larry R. Lawrence of the Seventy