Ceeboo, I know that you aren't stupid. Most of the threads on this board are antimormon. And you know it. Go to an anticatholic board and read all the anticatholic posts on the board, and tell us how you feel. You would feel the same way as a Mormon on this board or on the catholic taliban board reading such posts that degrade your faith.
How about your anti-Catholic posts over at CAF?
Let's see, don't you think the term/name "Catholic Taliban" is anti-Catholic?
Mormons in my experience use the term anti-Mormon to mean one of two things.
The first is someone who is opposed to the truth-claims of the LDS Church or critical of the Church or its leadership's actions.
The second is someone who is viciously bigoted towards the LDS Church or its members in the same way the term "anti-Semite" is used to refer to bigotry and discrimination towards Jews.
Too many LDS in my experience intentionally slip between these two definitions to in order to imply anyone who is the former is an example of the latter. So you have hateful hacks like Pahoran calling all anti-Mormons liars who, because they are anti-Mormon, would like to see LDS massacred, but then in another breath saying anti-Mormon just refers to anyone critical of the LDS Church's beliefs. The unsubtle implication is that anyone who voices disagreement with Mormons is an evil, bloodthirsty monster.
MrStakhanovite wrote: I think the term “Anti-Mormon” is used by defenders of the Church as a type of code for other faithful Mormons. If someone or something is labeled “Anti-Mormon” it is an indication that this person/book/website is safe to ignore.
+1
It also reminds me of how some people abuse the word 'liberal' and or 'Democrat'
"Any over-ritualized religion since the dawn of time can make its priests say yes, we know, it is rotten, and hard luck, but just do as we say, keep at the ritual, stick it out, give us your money and you'll end up with the angels in heaven for evermore."
EAllusion wrote: The unsubtle implication is that anyone who voices disagreement with Mormons is an evil, bloodthirsty monster.
Not true at all. Mormons do not find a criticism to be antimormon. But if the tone is one of hatred, mocking, or bashing, well...that is antimormon. Many posts here are antimormon. Many of the posts on the catholic board dealing with Mormonism are antimormon. Antimormons found nothing good or beautiful in the LDS faith and they make their hateful feelings known on internet boards where they can release their spleen.
I intend to lay a foundation that will revolutionize the whole world. Joseph Smith We are “to feed the hungry, to clothe the naked, to provide for the widow, to dry up the tear of the orphan, to comfort the afflicted, whether in this church, or in any other, or in no church at all…” Joseph Smith
LDSToronto wrote:Now, me, I'm probably closer to an anti-Mormon. I *have* actively dissuaded two of my nephews from serving missions and I have given one of them enough information to go inactive. I've spoken ill of the church and it's practices to my workmates and friends in order to prevent them from ever affiliating with the LDS church. H.
poor kids. To have an uncle interfere in their lives can only spell disaster for you. If their lives turn out upside down, guess who will get the blame? And if I were their parents, I would never speak with you again, if I were an active member of the LDS church. You have no right to interfere in the lives of another parent's children unless they gave you permission. However, I can understand now just why your posts have turned so bitter.
I intend to lay a foundation that will revolutionize the whole world. Joseph Smith We are “to feed the hungry, to clothe the naked, to provide for the widow, to dry up the tear of the orphan, to comfort the afflicted, whether in this church, or in any other, or in no church at all…” Joseph Smith
It also reminds me of how some people abuse the word 'liberal' and or 'Democrat'
Were the people who burned out the Mormons antimormon in the 19th century or were they just exercising their democratic rights? There is no question that if some of the posters on this board were alive back then, the torches would be lit. The most antimormon of the antimormons are those who leave the church and allow hatred to fill their hearts. But they are still bigoted.
I intend to lay a foundation that will revolutionize the whole world. Joseph Smith We are “to feed the hungry, to clothe the naked, to provide for the widow, to dry up the tear of the orphan, to comfort the afflicted, whether in this church, or in any other, or in no church at all…” Joseph Smith
EAllusion wrote: The unsubtle implication is that anyone who voices disagreement with Mormons is an evil, bloodthirsty monster.
Not true at all. Mormons do not find a criticism to be antimormon. But if the tone is one of hatred, mocking, or bashing, well...that is antimormon. Many posts here are antimormon. Many of the posts on the catholic board dealing with Mormonism are antimormon. Antimormons found nothing good or beautiful in the LDS faith and they make their hateful feelings known on internet boards where they can release their spleen.
On this board, most of the 'spleen' is launched by TBM's at anyone that questions Mormon doctrines. This points to some serious insecurity on their part.
This must be especially problematic for you. You're having to deal with a double insecurity. A love/ hate relationship with both Mormonism and Catholicism.
Do you wake up in the morning thinking "Today I'm Mormon. No, wait today I'm Catholic"? It must be very confusing. No wonder your posts make very little sense.
This, or any other post that I have made or will make in the future, is strictly my own opinion and consequently of little or no value.
"Faith is believing something you know ain't true" Twain.
EAllusion wrote: The unsubtle implication is that anyone who voices disagreement with Mormons is an evil, bloodthirsty monster.
Not true at all. Mormons do not find a criticism to be antimormon. But if the tone is one of hatred, mocking, or bashing, well...that is antimormon. Many posts here are antimormon. Many of the posts on the catholic board dealing with Mormonism are antimormon. Antimormons found nothing good or beautiful in the LDS faith and they make their hateful feelings known on internet boards where they can release their spleen.
As soon as Mormon theology is questioned, or even proven wrong (especially using their own sources), a person is called anti-mormon, and then the persecution card comes out.
How many times have you used it? It is predictable.
It also reminds me of how some people abuse the word 'liberal' and or 'Democrat'
Were the people who burned out the Mormons antimormon in the 19th century or were they just exercising their democratic rights? There is no question that if some of the posters on this board were alive back then, the torches would be lit. The most antimormon of the antimormons are those who leave the church and allow hatred to fill their hearts. But they are still bigoted.
Many of them were Mormon, or didn't you botheer to read that part of history?
You fail to realize that much of the so called persecution the Mormons felt they were under was brought on by their own actions. At what point do Mormons take responsibilities for their own actions and history?
Sidney Rigdon's 4th of July speech calling for the extermination of those opposed to Mormonism a full 3 months BEFORE the Missouri extermination order might have had something to do with it don't you think?
LDSToronto wrote:Now, me, I'm probably closer to an anti-Mormon. I *have* actively dissuaded two of my nephews from serving missions and I have given one of them enough information to go inactive. I've spoken ill of the church and it's practices to my workmates and friends in order to prevent them from ever affiliating with the LDS church. H.
poor kids. To have an uncle interfere in their lives can only spell disaster for you. If their lives turn out upside down, guess who will get the blame? And if I were their parents, I would never speak with you again, if I were an active member of the LDS church. You have no right to interfere in the lives of another parent's children unless they gave you permission. However, I can understand now just why your posts have turned so bitter.
Nineteen year olds are not children. By the way on MAD there are half a dozen converts who were proselytized by LDS members at 14, 15 or 16 years old. I didn't see you taking the church to task over them.