Is it kind of silly and pathetic to be Anti-Mormon or any other religion for that matter?

Question

Here in Phoenix we have an easter pagent that runs about a week or so. Every day there were people out there waving signs and shouting taunts but when I started to ask questions they would either not give a direct answer or would interupt so I couldn't ask my question or make my point. Is it just me or do people like this need a life?

some of you (like banjo man) have missed the point completely. My question is not if you believe the doctrine or not. I don't believe in the Catholic church but I am not out there waving signs tauting them and telling themt that they are going to hell if they don't think my way that seems rather arragont to me.

Answer 1

I look at it this way. If I was a potential convert looking for a message that would attract me, that would appear to be the closed match to what I read in the Bible, I would look at the message found at the Easter Pageant. I would also look at the message being shared by the street preachers there trying to disrupt the pageant.
I would compare the two messages.
One, the pageant, is a message of love, compassion, and loving tolerant all encompassing atonement of Jesus Christ, shared in a kind, loving way.
The other, the street preachers, is a message of hate, intolerance, self- righteousness, insensitivity, and so forth.
One on the one hand, and the other on the other hand.
To me it is a no-brainer. I choose the message of love, tolerance and love. Its an easy choose. The Mormon's win.
The hate mongering street preachers there will have their reward. So, they may have their day, but the choice of who to follow is an easy one.

Answer 2

It's the same here with General Conference. You should see the people that line up to protest!! It's insane!! What someone else says about them not acting very Christ-like is right. They really don't.

So what if we believe something different then them? Does it matter? Is THEIR salvation threatened because of what WE believe? I think if more people were as considerate of others as we try to be to them, it would all be better.

Do you ever see an LDS person protesting another persons religious service? I don't think so! We would never do that. We believe in allowing others to worship the way they see fit.

I remember this one time, during General Conference, there was this guy that had a pair of garments and he was waving them around and saying they are from Satan. One of the General Authorities went up to him and told him to stop, that he was being a tool of the devil. He said it really quietly, and without any hate or disrespect at all. The look that came over the mans face was priceless!! He went pale, shaky, and a look of shock was so evident. He left within minutes, and I haven't seen him back since. I really think that the spirit had something to do with his reaction.

I just laugh at them as I walk by, and shake my head. I think it's funny. What they say can't hurt my faith, or what I believe to be true. They can stand out there all day and say things, but it just shows that they haven't taken the time to learn what we really believe.

Answer 3

I think protesting something, anything, is a right we have in America. However, I believe people's time can be best spent holding on to their own truths and learning about what they believe in, instead of spreading hate and negative feelings towards people of a different persuasion.

I believe it is completely hypocritical for anyone to spew religious/anti-religious opinions anywhere. I mean, what purpose does it serve?

So you (figuratively) don't believe what I do, that shouldn't matter. What should matter is that we're all in this together and the sooner everyone realizes that, man, what a wonderful world it would be.

Answer 4

First, no I don't think it is silly. But people need to think about it this way. Each person who DENIES another persons religious faith as true is practicing Atheism against that religion.

Religious belief is all a matter of opinion and personal choice. No religion has unquestionable proof that their faith is any better than any other.

The constitution gives every person the Freedom of Religion AND the Freedom of Expression.

I don't think people " need a life" so to speak, but they do need to learn that it is OK to "agree to disagree". There will definately be a lot less hate, murder and inhumanity toward our fellow man all in the name of a god if they do!

I am Pagan by the way and think the only thing wrong with ANY religion is that people take it TOO seriously and use it as an excuse for their actions instead of a way to lift themselves and others up!

Answer 5

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Answer 6

I think it is a waste of time. Mormons believe that satan does not want us to be happy therefore adversary is only a sign that our church is right and true. Hateful messages and "shouting taunts" is not a Chrsit like attribute or action therefore those actions do not come from a righteous place.
They actually look like complete hypocrites to me.
Jesus led by example, he would not waste his time "protesting" he would most likely be teaching, or helping those in need.

PS to whomever wrote LDS are ant-interracial relationships, my husband and I are two different races,and there is absolutely no problem with that.

Answer 7

i know how you feel. there are people who do the same thing at the Mormon Miracle Pageant in my area. they are always out there handing out pamphlets and waving thier silly little signs. there are two main groups who go. one is a youth group that does it for and activity and the other people get paid to go. its really pathetic and no one listens to them. a couple people will go around with signs that say stuff like "protest the protesters!!" and that sort of thing. its really funny. and then there is this guy who goes around saying bad stuff to us and he has another guy follow him around with a camera and they try to get church goers to fight them so they can get it on film but they fail miserably every year. and they claim to be trying to save our souls but they really just want to tell us how wrong our religion is and how our leaders and founders are frauds. but they dont get through to almost anyone.

Answer 8

You didn't say whether these protesters were believers in a different superstition themselves or were non-believers. I strongly suspect they were members of a competing cult who felt threatened by people who didn't share their own favorite set of dogmatic nonsense.

Atheists don't bother with public taunting unless we are directly challenged, then admittedly some of us can lose our cool. "Believe it" or not, atheists are in favor of religious toleration, just not religious domination. Render unto Caesar what is Caesar's; It's not what you believe but what you do that counts; Do unto others as you would have them do unto you; Live and let live; This is one nation not under god but under a constitution, and all that.

Answer 9

Depends on what any particular religion advocates. If they believed that eating babies was the key to entering heaven, then I'd probably be anti. It's all a matter of degree.

Answer 10

Kudos to you for trying to openly discuss the issue in a civilized matter.

I am an atheist. I believe that in the big picture, religion does more harm than good. I also believe that for many on an individual level, it does some good.

Regardless of this, if someone engages you in a discussion on the subject, and then shouts you down when you try to make your point, then they kind of lose credibility in my eyes.