Comments on: Is anti-Mormonism it’s own religion? http://www.mormondna.org/anti-mormonism/antimormonism-religion.html What Mormons Are Really Made Of Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:29:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: My definition of “Anti-Mormon” | Anti-Mormonism | Mormon DNA http://www.mormondna.org/anti-mormonism/antimormonism-religion.html/comment-page-1#comment-175 My definition of “Anti-Mormon” | Anti-Mormonism | Mormon DNA Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:49:41 +0000 http://www.mormondna.org/?p=16#comment-175 [...] 1. The Professional anti-Mormon. These are folks like Jerald and Sandra Tanner who have dedicated their lives to anti-Mormonism as though it were its own religion. [...] [...] 1. The Professional anti-Mormon. These are folks like Jerald and Sandra Tanner who have dedicated their lives to anti-Mormonism as though it were its own religion. [...]

]]> By: Joshua Steimle http://www.mormondna.org/anti-mormonism/antimormonism-religion.html/comment-page-1#comment-35 Joshua Steimle Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:50:03 +0000 http://www.mormondna.org/?p=16#comment-35 Fair enough, except for a few points: 1. We don't teach the equality of Jesus and Satan, only that they were both spirit children of God. Like lead and gold, they're both minerals, but with quite different properties. 2. Participation in the religion is not based on the word of one man. Members are taught from the beginning to trust the word of no man, but to only trust direct communication from God. If it weren't for the witness received directly from God that the LDS Church is true, it would probably have about as many members as the Mormon splinter groups do. Those who attack Joseph Smith in an attempt to convince Mormons their religion isn't true don't understand where the faith of Mormons comes from. But if you're a Catholic, why the focus on Mormons or are Mormons just one group you focus on? It seems like Mormons with their limited number of Catholic converts pose a relatively small threat to the Catholic Church as opposed to the tens of millions leaving Catholicism each year in favor of evangelical and protestant religions. Fair enough, except for a few points:

1. We don’t teach the equality of Jesus and Satan, only that they were both spirit children of God. Like lead and gold, they’re both minerals, but with quite different properties.

2. Participation in the religion is not based on the word of one man. Members are taught from the beginning to trust the word of no man, but to only trust direct communication from God. If it weren’t for the witness received directly from God that the LDS Church is true, it would probably have about as many members as the Mormon splinter groups do. Those who attack Joseph Smith in an attempt to convince Mormons their religion isn’t true don’t understand where the faith of Mormons comes from.

But if you’re a Catholic, why the focus on Mormons or are Mormons just one group you focus on? It seems like Mormons with their limited number of Catholic converts pose a relatively small threat to the Catholic Church as opposed to the tens of millions leaving Catholicism each year in favor of evangelical and protestant religions.

]]> By: Estaban http://www.mormondna.org/anti-mormonism/antimormonism-religion.html/comment-page-1#comment-34 Estaban Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:31:29 +0000 http://www.mormondna.org/?p=16#comment-34 I am a Catholic and have posted some anti-Mormon posts on youtube and had on-line debates with Mormons. I believe that the reason for so much objection to the LDS arises from the following: 1. It claims to be Christian (Hindus don't) 2. Its claims - a restoration, new truths apparently unknown to early Christians (read the writings of the Early Christian Fathers). 3. It is regarded as terribly heretical to Christians - many LDS do not appreciate how different and offensive are some teachings - eternal progression of God, the equality and brotherhood of Jesus and Satan, the need for special handshakes and names to enter heaven, the history of racism and polygamy etc. 4. It is almost entirely reliant on the word of one man, who appeared to be seeking wordly glory (presidentian candidate, styled himself 'general'. We are not anti-MormonS we are anti heresy. I am a Catholic and have posted some anti-Mormon posts on youtube and had on-line debates with Mormons. I believe that the reason for so much objection to the LDS arises from the following:
1. It claims to be Christian (Hindus don’t)
2. Its claims – a restoration, new truths apparently unknown to early Christians (read the writings of the Early Christian Fathers).
3. It is regarded as terribly heretical to Christians – many LDS do not appreciate how different and offensive are some teachings – eternal progression of God, the equality and brotherhood of Jesus and Satan, the need for special handshakes and names to enter heaven, the history of racism and polygamy etc.
4. It is almost entirely reliant on the word of one man, who appeared to be seeking wordly glory (presidentian candidate, styled himself ‘general’.
We are not anti-MormonS we are anti heresy.

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