How does the Book of Mormon define priestcraft?

[_Albion]

PS. I make no claim on Olstein...not exactly sure just what he stands for but I have yet to hear him preach anything that resembles an evangelical message. Chrstianity light, I suppose, for those who just want to feel good. Schuler, retired now but perhaps a forerunner of Olstein. Swaggart, an admitted sinner, who is merely a blip on the Christian radar...but since I admit to being merely a sinner, too, I'll leave the judging to "worthy" Mormons like yourself. However, to use any of these individuals as being representive of all evangelicals is dishonest in the extreme. Worse, I think, than using FLDS, whose belief system comes from the same source as yours, of being representative of all Mormons

[_subgenius]

Claptrap. There are charlatans in every organization, even within Mormonism...

see the problem with your response HERE

[_Albion]

Claptrap is a appropriate response to sweeping unverified generalities such as you have made. In one sweeping statement you have villified thousands of decent pastors who spend countless hours of ministry preaching, tending the flock and ministering to the sick and widowed yet you chose to highlight one or two bad apples with mostly only tenuous connections to the group you defame. Pathetic and it proves the lie of Mormons whining about being attacked when they never, ever attack anyone.

[_subgenius]

Claptrap is a appropriate...they never, ever attack anyone.

just in case you forgot the course of events.

1. You asked for references that evangelicals practiced priest-craft
2. I supplied a few examples
3. You responded by saying, effectively, "well, Mormons do it too"
4. That prompted me to point out the logical fallacy of tu quoque, and i did not even mention the ad hominem fallacy...which, allow me to demonstrate, was understandable due to the absence of any real argument or substance from your post.
5. Then you resort to a "call the kettle black" rebuttal....but mostly you rely on THIS fallacy, all while not providing any actual argument....if you prefer to just name call, slide on down to the telestial forum, you may well find yourself there eventually.

[_Buffalo]

Claptrap is a appropriate...they never, ever attack anyone.

just in case you forgot the course of events.

1. You asked for references that evangelicals practiced priest-craft
2. I supplied a few examples
3. You responded by saying, effectively, "well, Mormons do it too"
4. That prompted me to point out the logical fallacy of tu quoque, and i did not even mention the ad hominem fallacy...which, allow me to demonstrate, was understandable due to the absence of any real argument or substance from your post.
5. Then you resort to a "call the kettle black" rebuttal....but mostly you rely on THIS fallacy, all while not providing any actual argument....if you prefer to just name call, slide on down to the telestial forum, you may well find yourself there eventually.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hasty_generalization

[_Albion]

1. What I asked for was source but you gave made up references citing four people only one of whom would be considered in any remote way evangelical, one even being a Catholic. Failure number one.

2. You supplied examples but they hardly fit the sweeping generalization that you made albeit on your own definition of a purely Mormon term "priestcraft".

3. I did respond as you indicated, demonstrating that your examples could also be found within your own organization thus making the point mute even if the four had been evangelicals.

4. No ad hominem attack...my response was directed at what I term your sweeping generalization.

5. Since the whole premise of your original post was based on specific name-calling to denigrate a whole group of people, I think that point is mute also.

If you want to hide behind a supercilious and superior intellect, you'll have to do better than that.