And as such it becomes sad when a family member is destined to be in the terrestial or telestial kingdom. Mormon familes have such love for family members that they hope that all will be together in the celestial kingdom.
Given that belief, that the former Mormon family member won't be with the family in the CK, wouldn't the rational reaction be to insure a wonderful familial relationship while you're still on earth together? It's utterly tragic that the opposite occurs at all, but it does.
This is all very well and good, but I think sometimes we forget what happens when someone from another Christian denomination joins the Mormon church. OMG! The world falls in! Mormons have horns! Mormons don't believe in Christ! Mormons are evil people, women who are slaves, kept barefoot and pregnant by domineering men who lust after other women.
Yeah. Been there, done that. You can keep the tee shirt.
(Nevo, Jan 23) And the Melchizedek Priesthood may not have been restored until the summer of 1830, several months after the organization of the Church.
harmony wrote:This is all very well and good, but I think sometimes we forget what happens when someone from another Christian denomination joins the Mormon church. OMG! The world falls in! Mormons have horns! Mormons don't believe in Christ! Mormons are evil people, women who are slaves, kept barefoot and pregnant by domineering men who lust after other women.
Yeah. Been there, done that. You can keep the tee shirt.
I agree. It's poor form no matter who is engaging in such behavior. Shunning loved ones because of their religious choices is inexcusable. None of us knows what happens after death, so it seems to me we should make the most of our relationships while we are alive.
by the way, NG - in regards to Will's harsh words toward me - it's my impression of Will that he views critics who normally present themselves as calm, rational, and tempered in their criticism of LDS truth claims are more dangerous to the faithful than frothing, rabid ant-mormons. Hence, he feels it is his personal imperative to expose these calm, rational, and tempered critics as the Minions of Satan they are.
Personally, I view Will as the Drama Queen of MD Histrionics, so I take little of what he says seriously.
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.