......answers? All I can get out their answers is, that their Church changes with the times and the prophets whenever I ask about all of the changes to their book and doctrine over the years since the revelation of the plates to Joseph Smith. It just seems like an excuse to me. Can a Church really add or take away from their doctrine and supposedly accurate holy book and still be taken seriously by intellectual folks that still have the power of reason and are capable of thinking for themselves? I mean 2+2 is always gonna equal 4 isn't it? So what does The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints add up too? I have gotten less double talk and mumbo jumbo out of a used car salesman!
2007-12-15 06:33:03 · 21 answers · asked by ? 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Socko, I was raised by a former one and have been around it my whole life (well over 40 years now) too. You have answered my question perfectly. Their doctrine changes like the wind and they are incapable of giving a straight answer. The best part of your answer is "they talk in circles"!!!!
2007-12-15 06:50:36 · update #1
Just so everyone knows where I'm coming from. My late mother was a Mormon from California when she married my dad, a member of the Church of Christ form Arkansas. Neither one went to church after they were married. I was allowed to attend any church that I wanted with friends or family as I was growing up and did. I was an only child so, my Mormon cousins were the closest thing that I had to siblings. As I grew older I just could not help but feel that because I rejected thier religion that they were starting to treat me differently (not love me as much). Now that I am a middle aged man, I know it for a fact. I further know that it is their religion and the fact that I have rejected it as false is the reason for it. It also doesn't help at all that I am adopted anddo not carry their blood in my veins. I know this because family members that have been excommunicated get treated better than I ever have. It really for them to preach family values and then go and hurt my heart so bad!
2007-12-15 07:05:00 · update #2
Isolde, nothing compared to the "ring around the rosy" that I play with the LDS "golden" boys & girls on here.
2007-12-15 09:48:05 · update #3
That's the thing with pseudo-religions. Nothing is simple because you have to be "special" to "understand." Don't bother with it. There is so much more in life. Christianity is very, very simple...not always easy, but simple!
2007-12-15 06:36:42 · answer #1 · answered by anna 7 · 5⤊ 0⤋
No, sometimes 2 plus 2 equals 6 or more depending on how many babies are born. How well can any of us really determine what religions are fact and fiction. Not too many people living today were alive when the stories occurred. Most religions have become little more the speculation and at the root of all religion is people trying to have things controlled in a way they see fit and to have their point of view immortalized by themselves or by some body they have given their ideas to. I don't know much about Mormon's but six wives sounds good to me. One wife for each day of thee week. And on the 7th day we went fishing. So the question stands in the end ... what do you feel is the best way for you to live your daily life? All religions are opinnionated facts, laws, and beliefs that are absolutely different point of views based on many peoples perspectives on the abc's of BEING. When did it start? Where will it end? And How should we live? These are the 3 main questions all religions attempt to answer. What is your answer to these questions?
2007-12-15 06:46:59 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I hate to admit it, but you are probably right that your cousins and other family have rejected you because of your beliefs against the church. While this is wrong and actively preached against in the church, it is still widely practiced. You see, unfortunately, even Mormons are human. They, too have a tendency to be prideful and, unfortunately, hurtful.
Unfortunately, I have known other "Christians" who refuse to be friends with someone, or even do business with someone if they are not a fellow "Christian."
I realize this doesn't help, but it's good to know it's not just Mormons who do this. And remember, it's not all Mormons who do this, either.
One more thing, not that this makes it any better either, but: If you think Mormons have changed since their inception, check out the Catholics.
Nuff said
2007-12-16 01:05:16 · answer #3 · answered by Taylor-Benedict 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Good luck following their bouncing ball.. I think after years of successful inbreeding they are all stark raving MAD!!! Obviously you have read or studied origins and history of the "Church".
If you still believe in Santa, The Tooth fairy, and Easter Bunny then you are good candidate for them.
One thing in their defense is that they are really family oriented, take care of their own, and live clean.. That clean living thing reminds me of a negative.
They supposedly could not use caffeine until the "Church" became major stockholder in a Pop/Soda company then the rules got changed.. Man that's funny!! I no longer study their doctrine as it just took a short while to figure out that is a wholly MAN made church not out of any divine intervention. If so show me the tablets!!!
2007-12-15 06:44:36 · answer #4 · answered by dumokie4u 2 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Warren Jeffs in no way became right into a prophet, even with the incontrovertible fact that he claimed to be and then renounced that declare. those of the FLDS faith observed Jeffs as a prophet. The mainstream Mormons of contributors of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints persist with a prophet. His call is Thomas Monson and we've self assurance that he became into noted as of God to lead and direct this church. mainstream LDS people do not prepare polygamy and that they are exceptionally wide-spread people.
2016-10-11 08:40:15 · answer #5 · answered by bettyann 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The fact that their founder, Joseph Smith was an alcoholic and suffered from hallucinations, is a problem right there.
They "founded" their religion in Palmyra, NY, but were ousted from every state they tried to settle in. So they moved out west before Utah and Arizona were just settling.
Their Book of Mormon adds to the Bible which is a big no-no, according to the last sentence in Revelations. There are also other warnings in the Bible about adding to or taking away from the Bible.
They claim that Jesus Christ is the focal point of their religion, but HE really isn't. The Book of Mormon and Joseph Smith is.
If you go into any Mormon business in Arizona, you won't see a copy of the Bible there. But you will see a copy of the Book of Mormon.
They don't allow gays and people of other colors to join Mormonism. If you see their choir, or the BYU program on tv, you don't see any Hispanics, Asians, or African Americans. People need to ask why. I was told by my Mormon friends, they are taught to reproduce only with Caucasian, mostly blonde, blue-eyed people.
They hold secret temple rituals, including marriages.
I was hit on by many married Mormon men. They don't take their marriages seriously.
I lived among Mormons for approximately 15 years in a town in Arizona called Mesa. It is a largely-populated Mormon town. I had many Mormon friends who tried to convert me several times.
There is a really good Mormon film out there that is generally available in the Southwest that I saw also. It explains the origins of Mormonism. I'm sorry I can't think of the title. There are also some good books out there that explain Mormonism that you should check into if you are interested. They are by former Mormon Church members who explain all of this.
I have also studied Religion in college, it was my major. I don't buy into Mormonism as a valid religion.
2007-12-15 06:39:07 · answer #6 · answered by Big Bear 7 · 5⤊ 4⤋
I left the Mormon church 40 years ago and never kept up with them until coming on YA. I cannot believe the changes in doctrine they have made. It is amazing!
The worse thing is getting a straight answer from them. They never just answer a question but talk in circles.
Thanks be to God for showing me the Bible is true.
2007-12-15 06:42:53 · answer #7 · answered by Ruth 7 · 3⤊ 3⤋
I take it you don't believe in the Christian Bible also. The doctrine between the New and Old testaments was also changed with the death of Jesus Christ.
God is not dead and continued revelation is normal as well as necessary. Was that short enough?
2007-12-15 06:41:42 · answer #8 · answered by saintrose 6 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Quoted: "Their beliefs are not in line with mainstream Chrisitanity and they don't want to advertise that."
I WOULD want to advertise that.
Quoted: "That's the thing with pseudo-religions. Nothing is simple because you have to be "special" to "understand." Don't bother with it. There is so much more in life. Christianity is very, very simple..."
..or maybe it takes a very, very simple, unthinking sheeple to follow it.
Some religions can't be explained with a three word sentence -- some are more in-depth than that. The way I see it, you asked a question and they obviously took the time to try and answer it. What's wrong with that?
2007-12-15 06:40:30 · answer #9 · answered by wiccanhpp 5 · 2⤊ 3⤋
You should watch the episode of South Park called "All About Mormons" - it's a really funny episode, but the main point is: no matter how silly the doctrine, the religion makes people happy and that's why they follow it.
2007-12-15 06:36:11 · answer #10 · answered by Cara 3 · 4⤊ 3⤋