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Originally Posted by Str1der
Actually, no, that's spot on. My Dad is friends with an ex-Mormon who got out of the Church. That's exactly how he explained it. I also studied up on the religion for a project, even going so far as to go to the church and ask for an explanation. They gave me a video.
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I am an ex-Mormon who got out of the church, I'm telling you - your account of what's going on seems to be distorted. If you have any questions, I'll be happy to answer them.
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Originally Posted by girtrute
Problem with the morman religion it was made in 1800's way after it was stated in the bible to not add to or take away from wich is exactly what the creator of the morman bible did.
If you realy want to find the right religion find the one that doesnt leave out haveing a personal relationship with jesus.
also if your the conspiracy theory kind might want to check its roll out in the illuminati lol.
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You're referring to Revelation 22:18-19:
“For I testify unto every man that hears the words of the prophecy of this book, if any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book. If any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part from the tree of life and out of the holy city and from the things written in this book.”
Although LDS people claim that the warning only applies to the book of Revelation itself, not to the entire Bible.
Which is confusing it itself because then it could be argued that nothing should have been written (or accepted) after Moses penned Deuteronomy since it contains the first of such admonitions.
This is only one of the many confusing, contradicting verses of the Bible.
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Originally Posted by Sandman53
I also hate how Mormons excommunicate people with multiple wives, talk about picking and choosing what you want to believe in. I feel as though that's like if I picked up the bible and chose what I wanted to believe in rather than following it like I should. That's what I despise about all religions though, so whatever.
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It gets a little bit confusing there, because the modern LDS church abolished polygamy around the turn of the century.
Some of the oldskool dudes who liked having a bunch of wives fled to Canada, Mexico or really rural parts of the country and are refered to as "Mormon Fundamentalists" or some have even formed their own spin-offs of the LDS church, but none of them are recognized by the modern church and yes, they would be excommunicated.
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I don't understand why people have a need to label themselves in the first place, to the OP: just do whatever it is you like to do, and what makes you feel best, don't struggle with the label of it, don't think you have to be Buddhist, or Mormon, or Jewish, or whatever.
Just be yourself, and if that works for you like it worked for me - you'll be relieved.