tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6889091745815151535.post5501415257416608205..comments2023-10-30T04:38:32.153-06:00Comments on Mormon411: Just Think About It...Mormon411http://www.blogger.com/profile/04113317471178740266noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6889091745815151535.post-67032989595862969402008-03-06T21:14:00.000-07:002008-03-06T21:14:00.000-07:00Hey welcome back. How was the home teaching? That...Hey welcome back. How was the home teaching? That's one thing that I surely don't miss!!! If you're planning on sticking around for a while, go ahead and pick out a screen name so I don't have to keep calling you anon!<BR/><BR/>With all due respect, I disagree with you and strongly feel that the church oppresses people out of tithing money. I do agree that any church should be supported, at Mormon411https://www.blogger.com/profile/04113317471178740266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6889091745815151535.post-65910827805068911692008-03-06T13:09:00.000-07:002008-03-06T13:09:00.000-07:00The LDS church does not oppress its members by ask...The LDS church does not oppress its members by asking them to pay tithes. Nor does it say that you cannot get into heaven without it. That is not true. Are certain privileges withheld from member who don't pay a tithe? yes. but it is an individual decision. the monies are then taken to help build up the church. this is a practice that is not unique to the LDS church and it is perfectly Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6889091745815151535.post-57631203764758400102008-03-05T18:41:00.000-07:002008-03-05T18:41:00.000-07:00I'm still here. but I gotta go home teach right no...I'm still here. but I gotta go home teach right now so I don't have time to respond to all this. But yes, it is still true. Not because anyone tells me so but because I know that it is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6889091745815151535.post-45716818865110330982008-03-03T09:01:00.000-07:002008-03-03T09:01:00.000-07:00It looks like this anon poster has either decided ...It looks like this anon poster has either decided to stop casting his pearls before swine, or just can't answer the tough questions.<BR/><BR/>Really, if both the Bible and the Book of Mormon say the gospel is totally free, why does the LDS church oppress it's members into paying tithing, even making it a requirement to get into heaven?<BR/><BR/>The fact is, you don't know, do you? But the churchMormon411https://www.blogger.com/profile/04113317471178740266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6889091745815151535.post-80610149408940799222008-02-29T10:12:00.000-07:002008-02-29T10:12:00.000-07:00The next time you go to church, just pay attention...The next time you go to church, just pay attention to all the brainwashing that goes on all around you. "I know the church is true"... "I want to serve a mission"... Notice how much they talk about unconditional obedience. You are required to give your will completely to the church. Do what you are told without question. Also, notice how much they talk about paying tithing and recruiting new Mormon411https://www.blogger.com/profile/04113317471178740266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6889091745815151535.post-82709690875992260912008-02-29T10:02:00.000-07:002008-02-29T10:02:00.000-07:00Do I believe in god? No, at least not the Christia...Do I believe in god? No, at least not the Christian god. I have set myself free from all that superstitious crap.<BR/><BR/>The thing about the priesthood healing you is, how do you know it was really the priesthood? Lots of people get sick and then get better without ever receiving a blessing, so how can you know 100% that the priesthood healed you? You don't.<BR/><BR/>Furthermore, a genetic Mormon411https://www.blogger.com/profile/04113317471178740266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6889091745815151535.post-21249893238704389642008-02-27T23:52:00.000-07:002008-02-27T23:52:00.000-07:00ok so I think the problem here is you are assuming...ok so I think the problem here is you are assuming a lot of things that church doesn't pretend to be. You are basing quite of few of your arguments on bad assumptions. Like being able to cure genetic diseases. The Priesthood has cured people of such diseases but that doens't mean that these miracles will happen on a whim or whenever one person regardless of their position in the church wants it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6889091745815151535.post-44772348132870300482008-02-27T07:58:00.000-07:002008-02-27T07:58:00.000-07:00And the more I get thinking about it, the more I r...And the more I get thinking about it, the more I realize that none of my questions are far fetched. If someone has a cold and the power of the priesthood healed them, (we have all heard a story about how the priesthood made someone better) then what is wrong with expecting the priesthood to be able to heal a genetic disease? If this is the true power of god, then anything should be possible, Mormon411https://www.blogger.com/profile/04113317471178740266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6889091745815151535.post-72790962579743801112008-02-26T21:44:00.000-07:002008-02-26T21:44:00.000-07:00Additionally, I know some of my questions are a bi...Additionally, I know some of my questions are a bit far fetched, but what about the one's that aren't?<BR/><BR/>If Thomas S. Monson is a true prophet of god, how come he is voted into his position?<BR/><BR/>If the tithing promise is real, how come you are never showered with blessings until you don't have room to receive?<BR/><BR/>If the Word of Wisdom keeps you healthy, why are there so many FATMormon411https://www.blogger.com/profile/04113317471178740266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6889091745815151535.post-55061626447109840012008-02-26T21:26:00.000-07:002008-02-26T21:26:00.000-07:00Well, you see, that's just the thing. The church ...Well, you see, that's just the thing. The church has never actually said that they can cure genetic diseases. But IF it is gods true church and IF they have the true power of god, and IF Jesus healed leppers and blind and lame, then what else is to be assumed then that they indirectly claim to have that ability.<BR/><BR/>But then again, none of the current apostles have ever said they have seenMormon411https://www.blogger.com/profile/04113317471178740266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6889091745815151535.post-52563429744693941932008-02-26T08:12:00.000-07:002008-02-26T08:12:00.000-07:00I'm back. You sound angry in your posting because ...I'm back. <BR/><BR/>You sound angry in your posting because you're raising questions "proving" to yourself that the church is not true because it and its leadership have not lived up to your standards. I believe the burden of proof is yours. You show me where has the church ever taught that its members or by the power of Priesthood or faith will cure genetic diseases. The church doesn't teach Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6889091745815151535.post-49018405443381933122008-02-24T12:04:00.000-07:002008-02-24T12:04:00.000-07:00A typical Mormon reply... name calling without any...A typical Mormon reply... name calling without any type of rebuttal.<BR/><BR/>Where in my post did I come off, even a little bit, as being angry? I am just raising some good questions that you need to think about. Just because your leaders have taught you that all who leave the church are angry, doesn't mean it's true. The very fact that you come in here and immediately start telling me how angryMormon411https://www.blogger.com/profile/04113317471178740266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6889091745815151535.post-34482521629212230322008-02-24T07:51:00.000-07:002008-02-24T07:51:00.000-07:00Sounds like you don't get it. Why are you so angry...Sounds like you don't get it. Why are you so angry?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com