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Explain it to me: MormonismWith two Mormons running for the Republican presidential nomination and a play riffing on the religion tearing up Broadway, the country appears to be having a Mormon moment. Here are 10 facts about Mormonism. What other questions do you have about the faith? 1. The official name of the Mormon church is the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 2. Mormons consider themselves Christian but their beliefs and practices differ from traditional Christianity in key ways, including belief in sacred texts outside the Bible and practices like posthumous proxy baptism and wearing special undergarments.
3. There are about 14 million Mormons today, with more than half living outside the United States. 4. The Mormon religion was founded in upstate New York in 1830, when Joseph Smith published a translation of writings he said he found and translated from Egyptian-style hieroglyphics into English. That's the Book of Mormon, which believers say consists of writings produced by ancient American civilizations. 5. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has outlawed polygamy since 1890. 6. Early Mormons faced intense persecution, so church headquarters relocated from New York to Missouri to Illinois in rapid succession. Joseph Smith was killed by a mob in Illinois. His successor, Brigham Young, led early Mormons to the Great Salt Lake in what's now Utah, where church headquarters remains. 7. Mormon men are expected to perform two years of missionary work beginning when they're 19 years old. Women can also do missionary work when they turn 21, but there is less pressure to do so. 8. Famous Mormons include J.W. Marriott, founder of the hotel chain, Glenn Beck and Gladys Knight, a convert. 9. Jon Huntsman and Mitt Romney represent different generations of Mormonism that have related pretty differently to American culture. 10. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is running some major ad campaigns to take advantage of burgeoning interest in the religion. |
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Edit: It was cultic Mormonism's founder, Joseph Smith, Jr., a con artist/consummate liar and adulterer, who made other men's wives, single women and teenage girls young enough to be HIS DAUGHTERS his plural wives – see http://www.wivesofjosephsmith.org for details – who said that the "keystone" of the Latter-day Saint religion, the Book of Mormon (BoM), is "the most correct of any book on earth". Science has proven – irrefutably – that the BoM is a work of fiction.
What is Mormonism? As someone who was raised in it and did a full-time mission marketing the “General Electric of American religion”, quoting a Newsweek article in June 2011, the answer can be distilled into half a dozen words: one of history's most successful frauds.
It was cultic Mormonism's founder, Joseph Smith, Jr., a con artist/consummate liar and adulterer who made other men's wives, single women and teenage girls young enough to be his plural wives – see http://www.wivesofjosephsmith.org for details – who said that the "keystone" of the Latter-day Saint religion, the Book of Mormon (BoM), is "the most correct of any book on earth". Science has proven – irrefutably – that the BoM is a work of fiction.
The BoM says that elephants, chariots, silk, synagogues, horses, donkeys, cattle, sheep, a 7-day week (with a Sabbath!), Hebrew religious beliefs, 'reformed Egyptian', gold & silver currency, wheat & barley, king-led societies, vast numbers of lighter-skinned Americans of Hebrew ancestry, and 'cursed' Israelites who became the forefathers of Native Americans ('Lamanites') were all part of the ancient Americas!
"And I testify that I know beyond a shadow of a doubt that the Book of Mormon, along with The Lord of the Rings is true! For I have seen both with my own eyes, and God has given me a testi-monkey that it is part of His one, true church and religion!"
Romney should have his head examined for staying in the chronically dishonest and ethically bankrupt Morg (Mormon Church) for more than half a century! Maybe the White Wizard will intervene and save America at the last moment!
Mormonism is not only a DEMONSTRABLE FRAUD, it's one of history's wackier religions! Freemasonry-derived 'secret' handshakes and phrases to get into heaven – PULL-EEZ!
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Reading all the holy books to make a serious judgement for yourself as to what is true and what is false is not something most people want to undertake. It's a lot of work! Most religious people and athiests alike are too lazy to even attempt to read the book/s of any single religion let alone all of them. So they just settle in their belief or non belief and then insult each other without true understanding of their argument. If religion is so worth debating about, then I would suggest, for your benefit, to read the bible (and I mean every book of the bible), the Quoran, and then visit an Atheist organization website to read their arguments. Only AFTER you've done that would you be in a position to make an argument. -from a Muslim *Peace
This animated video, produced by a Christian research organization, highlights Mormon teachings (based on Mormon sources) not commonly known by many LDS followers, nor made known to the public by the LDS organization.
Are there really this many religious bigots and prejudice people in our country that was founded on relgious freedom? you people should be ashamed of your comments. I am not a mormon, have I actually been to a mormon church, yes I have. Were there pictures up on the walls of Christ and were there people rejoicing in the church for their Redeemer and Savior the Son of God who died on the wall, yes. Were these Christian Latter Day Saints sincere in their love of God and respect of all people? Yes they were. If you call yourself a Christian and you treat people as a hypocritical Christian such as the comments I'm reading, I would rather associate myself with the Mormons then. Shameful pride and prejudice. I dont care what your pastors teach you in their doctrine of hate for Latter Day Saint people. Hatred in the name of Christianity and religion has been perpetuated for too long in our world. Either end the hatred and name calling towards human beings, or end religion. The irony, your spewing your hatred and un-educated mantra in the name of Christ when HE, our Savior taught tolerance and love. Stop listening to what you pastors teach people and read your bible and get on your knees and pray and find God. Or else keep your comments to yourself. Golden Rule. Remember America.
ONLY THRU JESUS CHRIST CAN THE HUMAN RACE GET INTO HEAVEN. Jesus is a gift from God, and by accepting Christ as your Lord and Savior, You will get into Heaven.
Can't Mormons become gods and get their own planet to inhabit with celestial babies that they create? I think Mormonism has the best after-life plan of all. Too bad it's not true... just like all the other Sky Fairy stories.
What a blessing the Holy Ghost is. A testifier of truth. So simple. Read the Book of Mormon, Pray for your own answer. Then cast aside all of the winds of doctrine blowing around in this world.
When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods, you will understand why I dismiss yours.
Read the changing World of Mormonism
What to know what Mormons believe? Go to:
http://lds.org/general-conference/sessions/2011/10?lang=eng
One of my best friends growing up was Mormon and all i can say is Mormans are good people. Never met a friendlier more grounded group of people. Family is very important to them and i'd be more then fine with a Morman President.
Friendly until you try to leave this false religion. Then, it turns ugly.
The fruit has to fall off a good tree or vine. Teaching another gosple is expressly forbidded by God ... so the tree (Vine) is bad. The whole Joe Smith story is full of holes and lies...research well b4 you write this garbage.
As stated...from an outsider'sperspective who doesn't belong to a denomination, but was raised in a very Christian home....
I am amused at the striking similarities of Christ, the saducees and the pharisees.
You see, most Mormons (or latter day saints as they seem to prefer) consider themselves Christian. My observation is more on their fruits (by their fruits you shall know them). Im in business, and most of my dealings with Mormons have shown me that they are kind, honest, hard working, family oriented, and profess love. I would trust them with a handshake basically.
Then you have pastors like this guy, and many commenters on here that say they are Christian...yet keep saying how they are the ones that are true followers of Christ, and then proceed to label, and point out ways that mormos aren't Christians. Letter of the law it seems... This resembles when Christ was on the earth, and the saducees and Pharisees were quick to say that they followed the law (as they interpret it), and then point to Christ and try to tear him down and label him because he wasn't what their interpretation of the law was.
Don't people see the irony here?
Beautifully written!
Mormons are great people, with great values, and you can be a great person and have great values while following any religion. From an objective point of view, there are just major contradictions between Christianity and Mormonism. If divinely inspired, things like the Bible and the book of Mormon should compliment each other in every way, not compliment each other in a lot of ways, and then contradict each other in others.
The video gives a lot of good insights, and I think it could spark a lot of good questions that all Mormon's should research themselves!
I guess that goes both ways. The Mormon church teaches that believers of ALL other religions are apostates and the LDS church is the only true Christian religion.
Well said! I appreciate and agree with this analogy.
A tidy and concise list of a few things to know about the LDS faith. For those wanting more detail and depth you can also go to mormon.org or lds.org.