Believe it or not, I agree. DCP is, from what I hear, in the Bishopric of a Singles Ward. That alone puts him more in touch with the future of the church than 99% of the GAs. Not to mention the fact that he's on the cutting edge of where the church is going doctrinally. A third qualification is that he's "in the trenches" and fully in touch with what is being said about the church.
Love him or hate him, the fact of the matter is that, for the church's sake, Dr. Peterson is a far better candidate for the helm of the LDS Church than any other General Authority in office.
I was shamelessly trying to make my way into his signature line. I agree with you here, Shades.
I wasn't aware that the doctrines of Christ had a sell by date. Where in the scriptures is that? I can find it on my milk carton and on my package of sliced ham, but theres not even a barcode on my scriptures.
Gaz, does that mean there is no expiration date for this scripture (Exodus 21:7-8): And if a man sell his daughter to be a maidservant, she shall not go out as the menservants do. If she please not her master, who hath betrothed her to himself, then shall he let her be redeemed: to sell her unto a strange nation he shall have no power...etc., you get the idea.
Do we still sell our daughters into slavery? I hope that this scriptural invocation has expired.
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Believe it or not, I agree. DCP is, from what I hear, in the Bishopric of a Singles Ward. That alone puts him more in touch with the future of the church than 99% of the GAs. Not to mention the fact that he's on the cutting edge of where the church is going doctrinally. A third qualification is that he's "in the trenches" and fully in touch with what is being said about the church.
Love him or hate him, the fact of the matter is that, for the church's sake, Dr. Peterson is a far better candidate for the helm of the LDS Church than any other General Authority in office.
I was shamelessly trying to make my way into his signature line. I agree with you here, Shades.
Thanks, but if you want to make it into DCP's signature line, you have to say something really insulting about him, not something complimentary. :-)
"Finally, for your rather strange idea that miracles are somehow linked to the amount of gay sexual gratification that is taking place would require that primitive Christianity was launched by gay sex, would it not?"
The Dude wrote:I'm just finishing The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins, and he makes a really interesting point about changing morals -- in a chapter called The Moral Zeitgeist.
What a joke is this book. I'm only half through it, but I have two reactions. He dismisses Hinduism and Buddishm with one sentence -- he doesn't know much about them but they are just ethical standards.
His book is largely a collection of so-called authorities and non-authorities -- an appeal to authority, basically. Einstein merits almost an entire chapter, but Jung not even block quotes. Although I value the collection he has put together, his writing and analysis is hardly original and predictably condenscending. I can't frankly see what is so great about this book. It just seems fashionable to like him. I suggest reading Bertrand Russell instead.
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"And I took the little book out of the angel’s hand, and ate it up; and it was in my mouth sweet as honey: and as soon as I had eaten it, my belly was bitter" (Rev. 10:10).
That's General Leo. He could be my friend if he weren't my enemy. eritis sicut dii I support NCMO
The Dude wrote:I'm just finishing The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins, and he makes a really interesting point about changing morals -- in a chapter called The Moral Zeitgeist.
What a joke is this book.
How disappointing. My post only elicited an Amazon-style review of Dawkins' book.
Anyhow, it's nice to see someone else is reading it, besides those of us in the choir. That'll bump you up a notch in my book, Plutarch.
Gazelam wrote:I wasn't aware that the doctrines of Christ had a sell by date. Where in the scriptures is that? I can find it on my milk carton and on my package of sliced ham, but theres not even a barcode on my scriptures.
I wasn't aware that the scriptures said the oldest fart wins. Where in the scripture does it say that?
"Whatever appears to be against the Book of Mormon is going to be overturned at some time in the future. So we can be pretty open minded."-charity 3/7/07
silentkid wrote:2. The job of president of the church should go to Daniel C. Peterson because he knows lots of stuff.
At least he knows what the church does and doesn't teach, unlike Hinckley ("I don't know that we teach that").
Bond
"Whatever appears to be against the Book of Mormon is going to be overturned at some time in the future. So we can be pretty open minded."-charity 3/7/07
moksha wrote:My concern is not one of age at all. I think with age comes wisdom (with the proviso that dementia has not set in). My concern is that the Brethren have no source of unfiltered information regarding the pulse of the membership and the thinking of our times.
They would have a ready made portal into these things if the perused the Mormon Issues forum at Beliefnet.com and MAD. I would be concerned that this forum may cause them angina.
Wasn't E. T. Benson just about out of it his last few years (paging Steve Benson...)
I'm not advocating putting a 12 year old in the driver's seat here (or some other young gun). But instead of putting a great-great grandfather in, putting a grandfather in the job.
I'd love to see a church leader online arguing. Maybe the next generation of leaders...(of course in 30 years it will probably be 3-D debate at a visual of the Roman Senate house. Techies, where is my 3-D Roman Senate house?)
"Whatever appears to be against the Book of Mormon is going to be overturned at some time in the future. So we can be pretty open minded."-charity 3/7/07