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Tue Oct-30-07 08:50 AM
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| 10. Most mainstream protestant denominations have a problem with Mormonism |
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http://www.religioustolerance.org/lds_crit.htm Ted Haggard described it as a 'Christian cult.' I don't give a rat's patoot personally about squabbles and charges of heresy, but if it creates division among the 'religious right,' then let the fur fly!
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| -Romney Shouldn't Equate Mormons, Christians, Evangelicals Say |
swag |
Oct-30-07 08:08 AM |
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Good. |
mac56 |
Oct-30-07 08:12 AM |
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It's one of those fights where you don't care who wins... |
Frank Cannon |
Oct-30-07 08:28 AM |
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No kidding. Pass the popcorn. And for the first time I am sorry Falwell isn't around flapping his |
yellowcanine |
Oct-30-07 01:46 PM |
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He's a member of a "Judeo Christian Sect"!!! |
insanad |
Oct-30-07 10:46 AM |
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Good for you, insanad, good for you. And welcome to DU! |
King Coal |
Oct-31-07 07:28 AM |
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snort |
Solly Mack |
Oct-30-07 08:12 AM |
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Yeah that never happens here either ;) NT |
dmallind |
Oct-30-07 08:18 AM |
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teehee hehehehe |
Solly Mack |
Oct-30-07 08:35 AM |
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Mah, mah, mah...how very UNCHRISTIAN of them!!! nt |
MADem |
Oct-31-07 12:41 AM |
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sanctimonious slimeballs |
C_U_L8R |
Oct-30-07 08:19 AM |
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The holier-than-thou wars are upon us. |
anniebelle |
Oct-30-07 08:23 AM |
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Christian leaders want to keep the flock in a militant mode... |
Al Federfer |
Oct-30-07 08:57 AM |
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No, see, Romney is right. Mary Magdalene had sister wifes. The Grailettes. |
King Coal |
Oct-30-07 08:26 AM |
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ROFL |
Chovexani |
Oct-30-07 07:37 PM |
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Kickin' |
bunkerbuster1 |
Nov-01-07 08:48 AM |
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It's great to see this intra-party war coming to a head. |
bushwentawol |
Oct-30-07 08:40 AM |
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This is just a prequel ... |
BearSquirrel2 |
Oct-30-07 06:24 PM |
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Most mainstream protestant denominations have a problem with Mormonism |
Cirque du So-What |
Oct-30-07 08:50 AM |
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"[E]very Baptist preacher in the South is going to have to go explain the differences..." |
Orsino |
Oct-30-07 09:09 AM |
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My mom is a fundamentalist parishioner and she thinks Mormons are |
swag |
Oct-30-07 09:23 AM |
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You aren't. |
Orsino |
Oct-30-07 09:43 AM |
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It's also an insight into the hivemind of some churches |
Alter Ego |
Oct-30-07 10:58 AM |
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if ever there are sheeple in this country... |
bpeale |
Oct-30-07 09:27 AM |
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If there is a God, I'm sure It is saying, "What the hell are these people talking about?" |
GodlessBiker |
Oct-30-07 09:31 AM |
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As a former Mormon |
Col Jack D Ripper |
Oct-30-07 09:51 AM |
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I have often wondered at what rate Mormons cast off faith .... |
Trajan |
Oct-30-07 04:55 PM |
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I realized pretty early that |
Col Jack D Ripper |
Oct-30-07 11:26 PM |
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probably more than you think--i've known several |
fishwax |
Oct-31-07 12:17 AM |
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I was raised in strict catholicism ... |
Trajan |
Oct-31-07 12:41 AM |
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hehe--i hear ya |
fishwax |
Oct-31-07 12:50 AM |
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Never mind Mormons, some evangelical fundies say CATHOLICS aren't Christians! |
Commie Pinko Dirtbag |
Oct-30-07 07:14 PM |
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Christians have the Old and New Testaments |
psychopomp |
Oct-30-07 08:10 PM |
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but not all Christians have the same old and new testament |
fishwax |
Oct-31-07 12:12 AM |
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Aren't the books the same, just different translations |
psychopomp |
Oct-31-07 12:18 AM |
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no, the books themselves are different, particularly in the old testament |
fishwax |
Oct-31-07 12:32 AM |
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Find me one place in the Book of Mormon that is counter to the bible.... |
onesys01 |
Nov-12-07 05:44 PM |
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I'm just a Pagan |
Chovexani |
Nov-13-07 10:10 AM |
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"Mormons believe that the Book of Mormon is holy scripture... |
LanternWaste |
Nov-13-07 03:32 PM |
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"When he goes around and says Jesus Christ is my Lord and savior, he ticks off |
DemItAllAnyway |
Oct-30-07 10:50 AM |
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And this is why religion doesn't belong in government. |
truthisfreedom |
Oct-30-07 10:52 AM |
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Simply because the Mormons don't adhere to the Nicene Creed |
Taverner |
Oct-30-07 11:42 AM |
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Nicene creed was directed against the Gnostics, among others.... |
yellowcanine |
Oct-30-07 02:39 PM |
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I'm sitting in the town that invented the Nicene Creed... |
onager |
Oct-30-07 04:35 PM |
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IIRC it was a Christian mob that burned down the Library of Alexandria... |
Odin2005 |
Nov-13-07 03:58 PM |
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No, it was not aimed at the Gnostics. |
mycritters2 |
Nov-12-07 06:00 PM |
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There is much more to it than just not believing the Trinity. |
JeanGrey |
Oct-31-07 04:14 AM |
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Wow! |
Nihil |
Oct-31-07 08:15 AM |
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The 17th level |
Caretha |
Oct-31-07 09:12 AM |
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He's been out of the church for years now. |
JeanGrey |
Nov-01-07 03:23 AM |
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So the Unitarians (the "classic" ones, not the UU folks) aren't Christians? |
Odin2005 |
Nov-13-07 03:55 PM |
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THEY're not christCHUNNNS!!!1!! |
NorthernSpy |
Oct-30-07 12:00 PM |
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We are ALL touched by His noodly appendage. |
PassingFair |
Oct-30-07 04:07 PM |
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GARGOYLES |
Chovexani |
Oct-30-07 07:40 PM |
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This is why I say he has no chance of taking the south. It's not just the evangelicals |
electron_blue |
Oct-30-07 12:00 PM |
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all the more reason to hope he gets the GOP nom. |
WindRavenX |
Oct-30-07 10:37 PM |
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good point |
electron_blue |
Oct-31-07 09:06 AM |
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You are correct, IMHO. He will never get the nomination |
JeanGrey |
Oct-31-07 04:15 AM |
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Lovely, civil war among the fundie wackos. |
Vidar |
Oct-30-07 01:01 PM |
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Romney is nothing but a tool |
CountAllVotes |
Oct-30-07 01:53 PM |
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I never thought that I would ever agree with Inglis about anything, but he's right |
mitchum |
Oct-30-07 03:50 PM |
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So they call it the "Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints" |
KamaAina |
Oct-30-07 04:22 PM |
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No, it was called that so that they didn't get run out of town on a rail |
psychopomp |
Oct-30-07 11:42 PM |
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How incorrect can you be? |
onesys01 |
Nov-12-07 05:48 PM |
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Anyone who worships the Jesus myth is a Christian. |
Zhade |
Nov-12-07 09:56 PM |
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Many fundies really do believe that |
dotcosm |
Oct-30-07 04:32 PM |
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bwahhhahhahaaaaa |
HuffleClaw |
Oct-30-07 04:40 PM |
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It is ominous for the GOP ... |
Trajan |
Oct-30-07 04:51 PM |
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"My stupid religon is better than Your stupid religion" |
dogfacedboy |
Oct-30-07 06:33 PM |
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This is all about |
laptoprepairguy |
Oct-30-07 06:56 PM |
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LOL |
Chovexani |
Oct-30-07 07:34 PM |
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Evangelicals Shouldn't Equate Christians, Republicans, KamaAina Says |
KamaAina |
Oct-30-07 08:51 PM |
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Don't want to be unsavory but if he wins dems can pound on this in the S. and he is vulnerable. |
DuaneBidoux |
Nov-01-07 05:49 AM |
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Here we go |
JNelson6563 |
Nov-01-07 05:54 AM |
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It's all uncorroborated rumors anyway, what's the big deal? |
Zhade |
Nov-12-07 09:52 PM |
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You don't think religion influences how people vote? |
DemBones DemBones |
Nov-13-07 01:32 PM |
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Shouldn't Christians stop telling us how to think until after they decide what they believe? n/t |
Al Federfer |
Nov-13-07 08:59 AM |
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You're making the false assumption that Christians |
DemBones DemBones |
Nov-13-07 01:34 PM |
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With their "house" being so divided... |
Al Federfer |
Nov-13-07 01:47 PM |
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Since you're opposed to believing, why should you care? nt |
DemBones DemBones |
Nov-13-07 01:52 PM |
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Ever hear of The Great Commission? That's why I care. n/t |
Al Federfer |
Nov-13-07 01:56 PM |
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What Mormons Believe.. |
Sin |
Nov-13-07 01:44 PM |
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"Christian is non-negotiable"?! |
zidzi |
Nov-13-07 01:56 PM |
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Magic Mormon Underwear will cost Romney, if he gets the nomination |
noonwitch |
Nov-13-07 02:25 PM |
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I guess there's no place for Christ in Christianity |
IronLionZion |
Nov-13-07 03:14 PM |
#81 |
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