(September 23, 2014 at 1:26 am)Quantum1Connect Wrote: But, after 3 months of living with our in-laws, my wife and I have been given an ultimatum. "Convert or move out."Well I was going to say that goes against every Christian principle to deny someone the ability to choose their own beliefs, but then I realised you were raised in the LDS church and they do practise a very let's say strong from of excommunication (Jesus says to cut off from the church in Matthew 18:15-20; Paul says to cut off entirely in 1 Corinthians 5, 16:22; and in Galatians 1:6-9.
There's really not a lot you can do, the LDS teaches that this means in life and not just in the church, and that it includes your close friends and family.
For Religion & Health see:[/b][/size] Williams & Sternthal. (2007). Spirituality, religion and health: Evidence and research directions. Med. J. Aust., 186(10), S47-S50. -LINK
The WIN/Gallup End of Year Survey 2013 found the US was perceived to be the greatest threat to world peace by a huge margin, with 24% of respondents fearful of the US followed by: 8% for Pakistan, and 6% for China. This was followed by 5% each for: Afghanistan, Iran, Israel, North Korea. -LINK
"That's disgusting. There were clean athletes out there that have had their whole careers ruined by people like Lance Armstrong who just bended thoughts to fit their circumstances. He didn't look up cheating because he wanted to stop, he wanted to justify what he was doing and to keep that continuing on." - Nicole Cooke
The WIN/Gallup End of Year Survey 2013 found the US was perceived to be the greatest threat to world peace by a huge margin, with 24% of respondents fearful of the US followed by: 8% for Pakistan, and 6% for China. This was followed by 5% each for: Afghanistan, Iran, Israel, North Korea. -LINK
"That's disgusting. There were clean athletes out there that have had their whole careers ruined by people like Lance Armstrong who just bended thoughts to fit their circumstances. He didn't look up cheating because he wanted to stop, he wanted to justify what he was doing and to keep that continuing on." - Nicole Cooke
