"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."
An excellent talk. Perhaps my favorite of all sessions.
One moment in annihilation's waste, one moment, of the well of life to taste- The stars are setting and the caravan starts for the dawn of nothing; Oh, make haste! -Omar Khayaam
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.
We hate to seem like we don’t trust every nut with a story, but there’s evidence we can point to, and dance while shouting taunting phrases.
Um, sunstoned, Ballard is a Chapel Mormon. Internet Mormons don't believe his "opinions" mean anything.
Lou Midgley 08/20/2020: "...meat wad," and "cockroach" are pithy descriptions of human beings used by gemli? They were not fashioned by Professor Peterson.
LM 11/23/2018: one can explain away the soul of human beings...as...a Meat Unit, to use Professor Peterson's clever derogatory description of gemli's ideology.
I certainly believe his conference talk was true, correct, and right.
One moment in annihilation's waste, one moment, of the well of life to taste- The stars are setting and the caravan starts for the dawn of nothing; Oh, make haste! -Omar Khayaam
"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.
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!
... our church isn't true, but we have to keep up appearances so we don't get shunned by our friends and family, fired from our jobs, kicked out of our homes, ... Please don't tell on me. ~maklelan
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?
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
... our church isn't true, but we have to keep up appearances so we don't get shunned by our friends and family, fired from our jobs, kicked out of our homes, ... Please don't tell on me. ~maklelan