Well, the Bible's fiction too, why do you think they work so well together? It's like being surprised when Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets meshes well with Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, you know?
Jason
I love it! Thanks for those pictures. The few mormons I have known here in California have all had 4 brothers or more. I'm sure at least some of them will think the same thing of the book of mormon at some point in their lives.
The membership *is* up. It's been the fastest growing religion in the world for several years now
. Personally, I think it's because you get your own planet to run after you die. I'm like w00t! Sim City for real, here I come! There's gonna be some *serious* tribulations when I get my planet! Yeeehaw!Jason
Vic
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Freedom of belief for others is absolutely intolerable to most people. They cannot allow it. It is a basic function of insecure people that they must enforce conformity on other people in all things, but most especially belief (as man IS the animal that believes). That one person might believe in some thing or god that they don't believe in, or that they might believe in god in some fashion differently than they believe, is not acceptable. The strength of their own beliefs are so weak that they require that other people believe (or dis-believe, if you will) as they do, are offended when others do not, and must force them to do so by any means at their disposal.
meltdown75
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To the people who claim the Bible is fiction:
I'm guessing you are highly uneducated about the Bible and ancient history. There are mountains of tangible physical archaeological evidence that prove that virtually all of the events described in the Bible actually happened. Heck, there are even secular accounts proving that Jesus was an actual person. Choosing to not believe that God exists or that he was involved in those events is entirely your right, but claiming that those events are fictional exposes you as an ignorant kiddie.
The same can't be said about the book of Mormon - there is no evidence supporting the events described therein. Some of the early founders of that cult even recanted on their deathbeds, saying that they made up the whole thing.
I'm guessing you are highly uneducated about the Bible and ancient history. There are mountains of tangible physical archaeological evidence that prove that virtually all of the events described in the Bible actually happened. Heck, there are even secular accounts proving that Jesus was an actual person. Choosing to not believe that God exists or that he was involved in those events is entirely your right, but claiming that those events are fictional exposes you as an ignorant kiddie.
The same can't be said about the book of Mormon - there is no evidence supporting the events described therein. Some of the early founders of that cult even recanted on their deathbeds, saying that they made up the whole thing.
meltdown75
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i am hoping 878 more people can come in and say all religions are fiction
you know, just to have fun & stuff
you know, just to have fun & stuff
Whoozyerdaddy
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Ever see the South Park mormon episode?
As far as the Bible being complete fiction goes, a lot of the New Testiment (especially the Gospels) has been verified as historical fact.
As far as the Bible being complete fiction goes, a lot of the New Testiment (especially the Gospels) has been verified as historical fact.
JulesMaximus
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Hehehe, I got a chuckle out of it. :laugh::thumbsup:
I hate people who hate people who hate on religion.
I hate people who hate people who hate on religion.
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True, and their religion is a Cult. The whole special under garments, special handshake, special name, populate the earth, years worth of food, tithe 10%, get your own planet afterlife is just a bit too weird.
Oh, and their leader named Hinckley, has a direct connection with God and he has told all Mormons to avoid Rave parties.......
CULT!
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I'm going to go ahead and guess you are being sarcastic.
I'm Mormon we don't have a crazy hand shake, six wifes, horns on are heads, sacrifice sheep or any other animal. The under garments are basically a reminder of the promises that we made to god, alot like the Jewish yamaka. The reason we keep a year supply of food is because you never know when you will need it. Take the recent hurricanes, if half those people had food storage or at the very least a 72 hour kit (a back-pack filled with food, first aid and other things) Then that whole mess in the super dome would have been alot less severe.
Giving the 10% is a way of giving back to the church, where do you think they get the money to build all those church buildings and temples? And you don't HAVE to give tithing, they won't come to your house and beat you if you don't want to give the money.
The other stuff you brought up I would love to talk about but it's a bit too complex to try and cover it all in one post. And I'm sure as soon as I post this, the antichurch people are going to come out of the wood work. But IF you do want more and better answers you can go to www.mormon.org/ or www.lds.org
JulesMaximus
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meltdown75
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Originally posted by: JulesMaximus
Originally posted by: meltdown75
you hate me?!
lies!
Nah, I don't really hate you.
(insert little dancing smiley here)
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Heh. I love these arguments. Assuming that you are a Christian knocking the Mormons, your arguments mean that you don't even know your own faith and have probably never read the Bible.
Special garments: Numbers 15
Special handshake: doesn't exist
Special name: Jewish tradition
Populate the earth: Genesis 1:28
Year's worth of food: Genesis 41
Tithing: Leviticus 27
Getting your own planet: not an actual Mormon belief
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