KevinSim wrote:So the LDS Church discourages doubt, but they don't always call it doubt? What other words do LDS leaders use, instead of doubt?
It would appear that we are quibbling over what it means to say that an organization discourages something. If saying an organization discourages something means that at times some of that organization's leaders tell the people that leader is responsible for that they should not be involved in that activity, then yes, it may very possibly be true that the LDS Church does discourage doubt. Or if saying that even means that leaders commonly tell the faithful that they shouldn't be involved in it, then it's also possible that it could be true that the LDS Church discourages doubt.
I just think it's strange that someone like me, who has over the last 52 years only missed my regular meetings a few times because of illness, can't remember hearing a word discouraging doubt over all those years, in a faith that you say discourages doubt. If the LDS Church really does discourage doubt, then it's done it in such a way that has never caught my attention.
Kevin Sim
LOL Every discussion here has you playing games. You are one of the few LDS that will defend anything they think is against the church. The church does discourage doubt. I gave examples that show this from it's leader. I have gown up in the church, so I have also seen how the culture does as well. This does not mean members will never express doubt, but most will not do so openly. Even you went to your MP which is fairly common. It's not an all or nothing. Other religions like JW are worse, and the more mainstream do it less. I know many who got into trouble for bringing up doubts publicly about some of the less known facts of LDS history.