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Hello, all.
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#51
RE: Hello, all.
August 1, 2013 at 2:30 pm
So far, the only Theists I can actually kind of tolerate here have been fr0d0 and SW. PP is making it to the list pretty quickly.
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#52
RE: Hello, all.
August 1, 2013 at 2:40 pm
(August 1, 2013 at 11:05 am)PeterPriesthood Wrote: I'm glad to see that misinformation about the Mormons isn't in short supply here! Let's see if I can set a few things straight. fr0d0 is correct that we believe Jesus was a prophet in his own right. When he walked the earth he was the head of the Church at that time. But, he was also our Lord and Savior. He was also our God. He is the same yesterday, today, and forever. He and the Father and the Holy Ghost are one in purpose, and he is an important part of the Godhead, or Trinity, if you will. (I can't really call it a Trinity because our definition doesn't match the one accepted by most Christians). BWS is right that Jesus is the same personage that led the Israelites out of Egypt, and is the same that made a covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. He is Jehovah, the Holy One of Israel, and His father is also our father, that same Father that is in Heaven, the one He prayed to while in the Garden in Gethsemane. His name is no mystery: it is Elohim.

Yeah...I guess it's funny that the Holy Ghost doesn't get a cooler title than that. No one has seen him or knows much about him. We also believe that the Holy Ghost will be the last person to walk the earth in a body, and that he will be so righteous that he will need no death, similar to how Elijah the Prophet was carried up to heaven.

The plot thickens! Smile

How is the Mormon Trinity different then? (apologies if I labeled you wrongly) (and I find I can agree with everything quoted in your 1st paragraph above)

The holy ghost seems a little odd. "he will need no death" - so he's a mortal being then?
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#53
RE: Hello, all.
August 1, 2013 at 2:44 pm
Yeah, poe. I call dibs.
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#54
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August 1, 2013 at 2:48 pm
He seems legit. Kind of like those NOMs (New-Order Mormons). They go to Church still, but they end up with a lot of their own ideas. I looked into it for a bit when I was leaving the Mormon Church myself.
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#55
RE: Hello, all.
August 1, 2013 at 2:53 pm (This post was last modified: August 1, 2013 at 2:57 pm by fr0d0.)
(August 1, 2013 at 1:48 pm)whateverist Wrote: I've always wondered what the essential, bare bones minimum requirements would be for calling oneself a Christian. I'm starting to think there isn't perfect agreement on this among all those who claim to be a Christian.

I assume that someone who finds value in the philosophy of the character of the biblical Jesus but considers all references to heaven and God to be metaphorical, would not technically be considered a Christian by most people who call themselves Christian. I wonder what you would say about such 'Christians', PP and Fr0d0.

"all those that claim to be Christian" - certainly not.

The catholic (small 'c') universal Church agrees on the apostolic creed. I think wikipedia is pretty accurate in its definitions.

Strictly metaphorical... perhaps that might disqualify. I, for example (as you know) am anti pseudo literalist, as I'd disingenuously refer to them.
The 'yolk' of a rabbi is his particular interpretation, which is ratified by his peers. / it would depend where that metaphorical interpretation drew the line.
I wouldn't call that person 'Christian' as defined by the universal Church, no.
(August 1, 2013 at 2:44 pm)LastPoet Wrote: Yeah, poe. I call dibs.

lol Smile
(August 1, 2013 at 2:48 pm)BadWriterSparty Wrote: They go to Church still, but they end up with a lot of their own ideas.

Seems to be in conflict with the idea of one person interpreting. I'm sure it can't though!
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#56
RE: Hello, all.
August 1, 2013 at 2:58 pm
(August 1, 2013 at 1:48 pm)whateverist Wrote: I've always wondered what the essential, bare bones minimum requirements would be for calling oneself a Christian. I'm starting to think there isn't perfect agreement on this among all those who claim to be a Christian.

It seems to me that the more strict and literalist the group is, the more likely it is that they will restrict the definition to themselves. JWs refer to all other Christians as "Christendom" and they use the term to mean "non-Christians who mistakenly call themselves Christians even though they're not." This is a group that pushes Jesus aside and names itself after the god of the OT, mind you.
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#57
RE: Hello, all.
August 1, 2013 at 3:04 pm
lol that's funny Smile

We don't get any JWs do we? Shame. I know a few nice ones.
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RE: Hello, all.
August 1, 2013 at 3:06 pm
They are strictly prohibited from coming to places like this. They cannot read any literature that is not first approved by their Church. That being said, a lot of Mormons act the same way, but they tend to be a little more lenient with this.
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#59
RE: Hello, all.
August 1, 2013 at 3:25 pm
Evangelism seems contradictory then! Fair enough with literature, but this is interacting with people.
... although a more futile exercise in evangelism I couldn't imagine than doing that on an atheist forum Smile
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#60
RE: Hello, all.
August 1, 2013 at 3:30 pm
I get a few JW families in my classes, never a lot. They always stand out as rigid products of strict parenting. Can't help but feel sorry for them. To bad I can't pray for them, it just sounds so generous while requiring no effort at all.

How could you possibly have met any good ones, Frodo?
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