We're not as immovable as we are sometimes portrayed.
Dannymac Send a noteboard - 03/10/2011 05:27:17 PM
Christian theology has been evolving constantly over the past couple millennium. You can actually watch it happen in the Bible itself.
What you are talking about, though, is not a change in theology but a complete paradigm shift, an invalidation of all that went before. Even Christ didn't do that. It would mean that either our fundamental understanding of God was completely flawed or that the teachings of Christ and his apostles were nearly completely erroneous, at which point we are not changing our religion, but switching to a new one.
If you're wondering if such a change would be tumultuous, then you have a gift for understatement.
What you are talking about, though, is not a change in theology but a complete paradigm shift, an invalidation of all that went before. Even Christ didn't do that. It would mean that either our fundamental understanding of God was completely flawed or that the teachings of Christ and his apostles were nearly completely erroneous, at which point we are not changing our religion, but switching to a new one.
If you're wondering if such a change would be tumultuous, then you have a gift for understatement.
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Questions.
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I don't understand why they would be called drinks, if they were not meant to be drunk.
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....did we just get door-to-door'd...ONLINE?!?! *NM*
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Nope.
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there's no real point to it
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We could use an evil cackling smilie, we do have some other evil ones




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Do you ever giggle at the name "Moroni?"
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There are Mormon literalists? Seriously? *NM*
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In fairness, I wonder the same about Christian literalists.
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Yeah, but if you're gonna believe absurdities...
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Are you trying to suggest that "Reformed" or some other brand of scientology is plausible?
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Actually, no. It'd be like laughing at... Hosea. Or Nemeiah. It's just an old name.
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I know they don't have multiple wives anymore, so no misconception there
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Question: Why are you such a faggot? *NM*
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Answer: because it's the only way he could return your burning love for him.
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Better a faggot than a fuckwad. Cheers fuckwad!
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Re: You embarrass yourself. *NM*
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I'll tell you whats embarresing...
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That is hilarious.
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Goodness..
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Re:
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OK, you need to delete the "Re:" You're using it incorrectly
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Re: Also.
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you are still using it incorrectly. *NM*
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He's doing it on purpose though.
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Considering that "CaptainHammer" is LDS, I'd rather doubt he's gay.
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Re: Considering that "CaptainHammer" is LDS, I'd rather doubt he's gay.
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*sigh* to all of you above....
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Please explain why you think we should consider you Christians.
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you know, that does make me wonder though
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We're not as immovable as we are sometimes portrayed.
03/10/2011 05:27:17 PM
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That concept is alien to the Christian theological understanding, however.
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I understand what both you and Danny are saying
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The absolute best part about your post (plus the best thing about Mo's/LDS's)
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We believe that Jesus Christ is the Savior of all mankind, and the only way back to God.
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If you think the Book of Mormon was well-written, there is really little left to discuss.
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Re: If you think the Book of Mormon was well-written, there is really little left to discuss.
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Woah nelly.
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I have to "Wow" as well... racist much?
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Re: I have to "Wow" as well... racist much?
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oh well that makes it all better...
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Yikes. Even for religion, that's more than a little crazy.
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I don't think there's much of a difference in crazy as opposed to other more mainstream religions.
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A difference exists if only in continued unabashed affirmation of a rather distasteful doctrine.
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Then why can't women be priests? Or enter the altar? The curse on Eve is very much in place. *NM*
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Right now I am not making an absolute statement but a relative one.
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Oh, you didn't know? Joe Smith said black people are cursed for following Satan.
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I guess this is a variation on Hams punishment; Ghav, at least should know better than to be shocked
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it's not that we're surprised because it's "novel"
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It is not NECESSARILY racist.
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Sure, except ...
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Well, the funny thing is Christian doctrine presupposes everyone, along with their ancestors...
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It it is nigh impossible to be a "non-Nicene Christian."
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I think we've had this discussion before.
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Arianism is a bad comparison for arguing LDS=Christian.
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Wikipedia confirms what I already thought: you're off base with the monophysitism.
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I had not realized it was that late, but used it only as an example of multitudinous controversies.
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Monophysites, miaphysites, monothelites, etc. certainly accept the consubstantiality of God/Christ
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Virtually everyone has a more sound Christology than Mormons.
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Your ideas intrigue me and I would like to subscribe to your newsletter.
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I can see that with the Monothelites (can see their appeal, in fact,) but not Monophysites.
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Tempting as it is to prove Joel wrong (since he so frequently is), I need to take issue with this.
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I was just saying there were competing views.
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Oh, there were definitely competing views, just not competing Christian views.
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That sounds really nice.
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Why wait though?
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So that Vivien can avoid reading and thinking about the stuff that you just wrote. *NM*
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I really want an answer from a mormon.
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Good luck with that; just because I can see no explanation save that I offered does not preclude one
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Yeah, that's what I thought.
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Oh no you idn't... *waves finger and weaves head*
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....i don't know what you look like
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Shoot, my Mick Jagger strut is way better than my angry hispanic girl head/finger bob and weave.
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Hmm
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True
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I think of Protestantism in terms similar to a Xerox copy.
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Re: Off-Topic
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Uhh...
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The people at the Nicene Council and the other councils were not prophets.
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Danny is right, it is a pretty tough crowd, but better tough than weak and whitewashed.
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