2007-06-03 15:02:56 · 28 answers · asked by michaeljripley 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Yes, absolutely, to all three. The Mormon faith not only teaches that each member should gain their own testimony or belief in the church, but that they should respect and be understanding of all faiths. I have studied hundreds of religions both in school and on my own and because of this I have a better understanding of my own faith. I have been to the Buddhist temple and taken part in their worship, I have been to Catholic mass (I attended a Catholic school), I have rocked out with some Evangelicals, I have invited Jehovah Witnesses into my home numerous times, etc. I do not argue or fight with anyone, but always respect others. I enjoy taking part in others lives, which includes their faith and it doesn't detract from my own. This is, in my opinion, the general feeling of most members of the Mormon faith.
2007-06-04 08:59:16 · answer #1 · answered by straightup 5 · 7⤊ 0⤋
Yes, we can read about, attend and study other religions, if it doesn't take away from being able to attend Mormon services. A person may say, if they're attending another church on a Sunday, how will they be able to go to their own church on a Sunday? In my town, there's more than 1 time of day for services. We are encouraged to learn and gain knowledge.
2007-06-03 15:31:13 · answer #2 · answered by jenn_in_spokane 3 · 7⤊ 0⤋
Yes they can...
My parent's are Mormon and raised my siblings and I in the Mormon faith, we were encouraged to understand others and thier beliefs and views.. As a teenager I attended several Catholic Masses with a friend of mine..
When I arrived home my parents and I would talk about what had happened and how it differed from and was the same as the services I grew up attending.. We discussed how I felt (not how they felt) about the differences and similarities..
I found it interesting to see how other religions did things..
In the end I decided no religion was for me because I do not believe in any deity(s).. I am however really glad my parents allowed me to visit other religious groups and see how they worshipped and believed..
2007-06-03 15:14:39 · answer #3 · answered by Diane (PFLAG) 7 · 8⤊ 0⤋
Yes, we can. (It's not against any Mormon Church rules, so no, a member of the Church can't be excommunicated for it.) I took a course on world religions in college, and have done some independent reading on other religions. I've found it can make it easier to explain my own beliefs to other people, because I can then use comparisons they're familiar with.
2007-06-03 15:41:07 · answer #4 · answered by Rynok 7 · 10⤊ 0⤋
I could say that they have got not, and intensely some the believers does not have ever heard of others issues which you pronounced.. My take is comparable to yours, as each and all the main substantial religions, in spite of the reality that their dogma has version yet all of them declare the countless same elementary suggestions; love, do not scouse borrow, do not devote adultery, or maybe to look to be high-quality to others. So how can all of us faith be actually the fact in faith if all the different religions are announcing extra or much less a similar concern. So if there exchange into one that exchange into the main suitable fact, it stand to reason that ot could stand head and shoulders particularly that are called fake religions.
2016-12-18 13:10:11 · answer #5 · answered by daies 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes they can! I'm a mormon and once I went to a Catholic church session because my Catholic grandparents were staying wit me. We can read about other religions and study them. We can read books where the main character belongs to a different religion.
2007-06-04 15:35:52 · answer #6 · answered by Red Panda Power 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Yes. And, Yes. However, some things would be consider idolatrous. For example, attending a Catholic mass is one thing, and attending a Wiccan ritual is quite another. Additionally, the level of participation is relevant.
2007-06-04 02:53:03 · answer #7 · answered by je_apostrophe 2 · 5⤊ 0⤋
They are free to do what they want. However there is much pressure (culturally and from church leaders) to be "temple worthy" meaning that you fit the criteria to be able to enter the LDS/Mormon temple. I can't remember all the worthiness questions exactly, but if you are attending other services, I'm sure a LDS/Mormon would be able to honestly give a satisfactory answer, and would be denied a temple recommend, which "prooves" their "worthiness."
2007-06-04 20:05:29 · answer #8 · answered by Liesel 5 · 0⤊ 3⤋
If they want to. But it means that they are not sure of their faith and the girl that said that they could be excommunicated is wrong. Until you announce that you do not wish to be in the church records you won't be erased of it. If you do something serious that is against the church laws then yup! you would be excommunicated and probably would have to baptize again.
Hmm..... I was from another religion and I started to study, attend services and read about the LDS church and nobody ever said something to me. But to be honest... By that time I was not attending my other church or doing any service there.
2007-06-04 03:53:14 · answer #9 · answered by Love Yahoo!!! wannabe a princess 4 · 1⤊ 4⤋
Sure. I have attended services at many other churches.
2007-06-04 09:26:11 · answer #10 · answered by tnmtngirl 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋