(October 31, 2022 at 9:41 am)Jehanne Wrote: @arewethereyet

This is a problem for theology; no laboratory to differentiate competing ideas.

When the question is "Why did you leave your faith?" it seems the answer should be why you left your faith.  If a book was part of the reason, fine.  But what about your personal reasons.  That's what I am trying to get to.  Bel is just a parrot with little to no original thought.

(October 31, 2022 at 10:39 am)arewethereyet Wrote:

(October 31, 2022 at 9:41 am)Jehanne Wrote: @arewethereyet

This is a problem for theology; no laboratory to differentiate competing ideas.

When the question is "Why did you leave your faith?" it seems the answer should be why you left your faith.  If a book was part of the reason, fine.  But what about your personal reasons.  That's what I am trying to get to.  Bel is just a parrot with little to no original thought.

I left Catholicism, because, I no longer believed it to be true. For me, it was a slow process; I would say that higher Biblical criticism was the major factor, as well as Professor Richard Dawkins' The God Delusion.

I left Christianity due to "Revelation in Mormonism" upon realizing that Christianity is a false religion.

(November 13, 2022 at 10:47 pm)HankMoody316 Wrote: I left Christianity due to "Revelation in Mormonism" upon realizing that Christianity is a false religion.

So, you left Christianity to go to Mormonism?  Was it the sorting hat that enticed you?

You state your religion as Mormon.

What you say here clearly states that the Mormon faith is not a Christian faith, in your opinion.

You need to pick a lane.

Yeah, usually I hear Mormons arguing that Mormonism IS a Christian sect, and Evangelicals arguing that it's not Christian. How do you avoid being Christian if your religon centers Christ?

(November 14, 2022 at 12:12 pm)Mister Agenda Wrote: Yeah, usually I hear Mormons arguing that Mormonism IS a Christian sect, and Evangelicals arguing that it's not Christian. How do you avoid being Christian if your religon centers Christ?

As Jesus himself was not a Christian, I do not see what the issue is here.

(November 14, 2022 at 12:49 pm)Jehanne Wrote:

(November 14, 2022 at 12:12 pm)Mister Agenda Wrote: Yeah, usually I hear Mormons arguing that Mormonism IS a Christian sect, and Evangelicals arguing that it's not Christian. How do you avoid being Christian if your religon centers Christ?

As Jesus himself was not a Christian, I do not see what the issue is here.

Really? Your inner moron is showing.

(November 14, 2022 at 5:01 pm)Angrboda Wrote:

(November 14, 2022 at 12:49 pm)Jehanne Wrote: As Jesus himself was not a Christian, I do not see what the issue is here.

Really? Your inner moron is showing.

Jesus of Nazareth was a Jew.

I never really was a Christian, but I at least went through the motions of being one, for a number of years. But now I am definitely not even remotely a Christian.

(November 14, 2022 at 5:16 pm)Jehanne Wrote:

(November 14, 2022 at 5:01 pm)Angrboda Wrote: Really?  Your inner moron is showing.

Jesus of Nazareth was a Jew.

No he wasn't.