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Maybe you don't understand Mormon doctrine or the scriptures. The scriptures as well as Mormon doctrine teach that there are many gods. The three you mention are the three which preside over us. No, I understand Mormon doctrine and scripture pretty well--seminary student, institute student, returne...

Do you think that God has to limit Himself to only one book of scripture?! Well, these are the same people who believe that an eternal and infinite being (assuming such a creature exists) is somehow limited to three and only three divine personages: Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Doesn’t it stand to ...

Whatever the writer regards as canonized Scripture within their faith tradition should be capitalized Scripture. Sure, assuming you’re comfortable with the We’re-Right-Everybody-Else-Is-Wrong attitude that forms the basis of all monotheistic religions. But I’m pretty sure that type of mindset cause...

There's no such thing as non-Biblical scripture. Are you saying that your unprovable, supernatural belief system is true while all other unprovable, supernatural belief systems are false? That doesn't seem particularly fair. It also reeks of spiritual intolerance. Semantics. There is Scripture, and...

madeleine wrote:Mormons are using the Bible with a suspicious eye...

Would it be fair to say that Christians view all non-Biblical scripture with a "suspicious eye"?

Ironically, the Bible is somewhat clearer in its denunciation of homosexual behavior than of slavery. No mixed messages, there. Only for men. You’re right, I stand corrected. Except for Paul, the Bible seems to give lesbianism a pass. The Bible’s moral and ethical inadequacy is truly breathtaking. ...

Manuscript Found by Solomon Spaulding View of the Hebrews by Ethan Smith The Wonders of Nature by Josiah Priest All three offer speculations of a similar nature on the origin of the aboriginal inhabitants of the American continent. All three authors attended or taught at Dartmouth College during a ...

Ironically, the Bible is somewhat clearer in its denunciation of homosexual behavior than of slavery. No mixed messages, there.

This is a good example of why the Bible is of limited value as a moral compass.

I'll never understand this addiction the LDS Church has to buying all this historical crap. Instead of doing some good with the money, they waste it in doing things like this or building monuments or malls. I'm pretty sure the Lord wouldn't want this, but I don't think they spend much time consider...

Teeth.

How can you not love a horror flick that has a scene where a gynecologist clutches his severed fingers and screams in terror: “Vagina dentata! It’s real! It’s REAL!”