Tobin wrote:Anything that broadens your mind, challenges your preconceptions, and makes you question your current view of the world around you can.
It seems more the approach you take than the material is what leads you to God.
You did mention that the book asks the reader to talk to God.
I'll take that as an answer. It isn't very unique but it works.
Oh for shame, how the mortals put the blame on us gods, for they say evils come from us, but it is they, rather, who by their own recklessness win sorrow beyond what is given... Zeus (1178 BC)
zeezrom wrote:That is so awesome. I would have also asked him to give me his opinion on the verses describing Nephi beheading a drunken man. As an attorney, he would likely have some excellent insight in that regard. I wouldn't do it with any intention to put the book in a bad light but rather to ask him whether he thinks Nephi was justified in doing the deed.
I would have him read the Bible and ask him can god be accountable for murder when the red sea closes in on the soldiers. Or when god killed the couple for not paying tithing. Or....
I intend to lay a foundation that will revolutionize the whole world. Joseph Smith We are “to feed the hungry, to clothe the naked, to provide for the widow, to dry up the tear of the orphan, to comfort the afflicted, whether in this church, or in any other, or in no church at all…” Joseph Smith
zeezrom wrote:That is so awesome. I would have also asked him to give me his opinion on the verses describing Nephi beheading a drunken man. As an attorney, he would likely have some excellent insight in that regard. I wouldn't do it with any intention to put the book in a bad light but rather to ask him whether he thinks Nephi was justified in doing the deed.
I would have him read the Bible and ask him can god be accountable for murder when the red sea closes in on the soldiers. Or when god killed the couple for not paying tithing. Or....
So you don't want him to believe in the Bible, either?
I would eventually give him Rough Stone Rolling. He will see the early church in all its glory.
I intend to lay a foundation that will revolutionize the whole world. Joseph Smith We are “to feed the hungry, to clothe the naked, to provide for the widow, to dry up the tear of the orphan, to comfort the afflicted, whether in this church, or in any other, or in no church at all…” Joseph Smith
zeezrom wrote:That is so awesome. I would have also asked him to give me his opinion on the verses describing Nephi beheading a drunken man. As an attorney, he would likely have some excellent insight in that regard. I wouldn't do it with any intention to put the book in a bad light but rather to ask him whether he thinks Nephi was justified in doing the deed.
I would have him read the Bible and ask him can god be accountable for murder when the red sea closes in on the soldiers. Or when god killed the couple for not paying tithing. Or....
Darth J wrote: So you don't want him to believe in the Bible, either?
I could have mentioned how the ancients believed that their gods and goddesses would unleash punishment on the pagans if the pagans would be acting out of step.
God is god and gods and goddesses are gods and goddesses. And they act accordingly.
I intend to lay a foundation that will revolutionize the whole world. Joseph Smith We are “to feed the hungry, to clothe the naked, to provide for the widow, to dry up the tear of the orphan, to comfort the afflicted, whether in this church, or in any other, or in no church at all…” Joseph Smith
sock puppet wrote:That god of Abraham was a helluva guy, huh?
He sure was. No one should have messed with his chosen people except god himself.
I intend to lay a foundation that will revolutionize the whole world. Joseph Smith We are “to feed the hungry, to clothe the naked, to provide for the widow, to dry up the tear of the orphan, to comfort the afflicted, whether in this church, or in any other, or in no church at all…” Joseph Smith
zeezrom wrote: As an attorney, he would likely have some excellent insight in that regard. I wouldn't do it with any intention to put the book in a bad light but rather to ask him whether he thinks Nephi was justified in doing the deed.
If nothing else, the attorney could help advise on the proper disposal of the sword.
