Are Mormons Christians?

[Dexter Sinister]

Back on topic, sort of. I've known several Mormons fairly well, including a guy who for several years was in the office next to mine and was the local Mormon bishop. Mormons have a lay priesthood, it's not a full time job like it is for most denominations that have priests and bishops and so on. There's no doubt in my mind that they're Christians, and they certainly consider themselves to be so, they just think they have a new revelation. God was apparently vexed enough with humanity at one point to withdraw from the world, but by 1830 he'd calmed down enough to come back and try for a fresh start in the New World, hence all that bumph about the golden plates and the angel Moroni (always sounded like a Latinized plural for moron to me) and the Book of Mormon and all the rest of it. And hence the official name, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. These are the latter days to them, very much reminiscent of the apocalyptic claims of certain other Christian sects, and since god wasn't around for a long time before 1830, nobody who rose to sainthood before that is legitimate. Only in these latter days can there be legitimate saints. The most interesting thing about these Latter Day Saints to me is that, like Scientology, there is documentary proof of its completely fraudulent origins, yet still people buy it.


Reminds me of one of my favourite jokes. The Pope is addressing a hastily assembled emergency meeting of the College of Cardinals and announces, "Gentlemen, I have good news and bad news. The good news is that the second advent has occurred, Jesus has returned as promised, I was speaking to Him a short while ago and there's no question it's Him." The cardinals were amazed and delighted until one of them thought to say, "That's wonderful Your Eminence, what could possibly be the bad news?" And the Pope said, "He called me from Salt Lake City."


I told that one to the Mormon bishop, and he laughed, then said quite seriously, "That's what we believe, you know." Then I laughed.

 

[Nuggler]

Priests in the Anglican church can marry, and I believe we've had our share of pedos.

Nothin like them papists though.................... hee hee hee.

 

[Cliffy]

The Mormons are sort of right in that these are the latter days of the Christian religion. Jesus was the harbinger of the Age of Pisces and it is coming to a close. The Age of Asparagus is upon us and a new religious/spiritual paradigm is about to begin. All hail the vegetables of this planet and beyond.

 

[Vaessen]

Okay, well there are going to be pedophiles in the clergy either way, apparently. I still think that many pedophiles were hidden by the church, there was a culture created within the clergy of acceptance of pedophilia and that I am tempted to believe that there are many more pedos in the clergy than in regular old society but that the statistics saying it's the same are misleading because getting those stats is an inexact science.

That's not hate.

1, It's an opinion based on how John Smith created the Church.
2, I fully believe that anybody that believes that story, is a moron and/or a nutter.
3, That doesn't mean I hate Mormons. I have nutty relatives, and my younger brothers in the MWS, are morons. I still love them.

Actually, I didn't attack you. I pointed out that your post appeared to be a great big troll. I made a statement that I smelled a sock puppet. I commented on your claim that my thousands of posts were ignorant. And finally, I pointed out the duplicitous nature of your posts.

They're not.

It's a cult, created by a fraud. Believed by nutters and morons.

You're so full of shyt

 

[CDNBear]

You're so full of shyt

You're so sensitive.

Or can you prove it's hate?

I bet I can walk into #3 District tomorrow and tell the desk Sgt. the same thing.

I think Mormons are nutters and/or morons.

Do you think I'll be arrested for a hate crime?

I'll even video tape it if you like.