liz3564 wrote: Why the double-standard? There are plenty of pictures of the Savior in the temple.
And in Church houses across the world. Just not in chapels. Why is that a big deal? It has nothing to do with Jesus Christ, it has to do with pictures of any type.
liz3564 wrote: Why the double-standard? There are plenty of pictures of the Savior in the temple.
And in Church houses across the world. Just not in chapels. Why is that a big deal? It has nothing to do with Jesus Christ, it has to do with pictures of any type.
I am just honestly curious as to why that mandate was made. Do you know? I really don't.
harmony wrote: So, the verdict is in: yes, Baptists and Mormons can work together for the greater good without killing each other, can allow each other the pathway to preach to each other's congregations, and do so without bloodshed or hard feelings.
And they say there's no God in heaven!
Obviously I don't know your community, but I have never heard that this was in doubt. Interesting history, I'm sure.
So it worked for a funeral, would it work for church basketball?
liz3564 wrote: Why the double-standard? There are plenty of pictures of the Savior in the temple.
And in Church houses across the world. Just not in chapels. Why is that a big deal? It has nothing to do with Jesus Christ, it has to do with pictures of any type.
There's one of Christ in mine. ;-)
(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.
So, the verdict is in: yes, Baptists and Mormons can work together for the greater good without killing each other, can allow each other the pathway to preach to each other's congregations, and do so without bloodshed or hard feelings.
And they say there's no God in heaven!
Always been the case. But one would be mistaken to assume any real ecumenism would ever occur. Doctrinal compromise is contrary to the gospel.
bcspace wrote: Doctrinal compromise is contrary to the gospel.
Except within the Mormon church!! Polygamy for statehood. Proxy baptisms of Jews for better PR! The list goes on!!!
"It's not so much that FARMS scholarship in the area Book of Mormon historicity is "rejected' by the secular academic community as it is they are "ignored". [Daniel Peterson, May, 2004]