Dionysus

Atheism is forced on our students. No one can mention God. The religion of Atheism is being promoted by public school; a violation of the establishment clause.

Like God, Heaven, spirit world,

do you think "it can't be proven so it must not be true" is smart or thoughtful?

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof...

http://topics.law.cornell.edu/constitution/billofr...

http://www.oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1970/1970_89

I just wanted to be nice to my Atheist friends on YA R&S -- so Merry Christmas

And please let me know if this offends you so that I can apologize as an additional comment.

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I know some of you think Mormons worship a false God, a false Jesus Christ or even Satan, but do you not think that Mormons are sincere in their faith? That Mormons believe they follow Christ even though you feel they are deceived. Don’t you think Mormons think they are following Christ to the best of their ability? Mormons believe differently than you do on the nature of God and the Godhead, but are Mormon prayers to God not sincere, and do you believe God ignores their prayers because they have been fooled by Satan or men?

Full disclosure: I am LDS or Mormon if you prefer and I believe the LDS faith and it’s teachings on the nature of God and the Godhead.

So are Mormons not sincere and does God hear and answer Mormon prayers?

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no racism implied

Assuming you believe in the Holy Ghost and assuming you believe music can be a prayer to God (depending on its message). Do you believe that the power of the Holy Spirit increases at Christmas time because of the increase in prayers to God (in the form of Christmas carols/carolers, etc.)?

I am part of 3 Christmas Choirs and I feel a definite increase in the Christmas Spirit this year -- do you feel the same?

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...was one of the best speeches on "American Religious Freedom" given in the last 100 years?

His speech hardly touched on any Mormon Doctrine and I think rightly so because as Mitt pointed out – there should be no religious test for public office. I mean if you what to hear about Mormon beliefs just stop those young men and women on bikes or go to www.mormon.org or www.lds.org

Anyway what did you think about his speech from a religious freedom angle?

Transcript of speech on free republic http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1935707/p...

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1. Vote for Mitt Romney (R) because he is LDS?

2. Vote for Harry Reid (D) because he is LDS?

3. Vote for Marie Osmond’s dancing because she is LDS?

4. Watch Glenn Beck because he is LDS?

5. Watch Aaron Eckhart movies because he is LDS?

6. Watch the old version of Battle Star Galactica because Glenn A. Larson is LDS?

7. ETC.

Here is a list to help you.

King James Version

New International Version

Jehovah's Witness

Joseph Smith Translation

Gideon

Catholic

Latin Vulgate

Wycliffe

Martin Luther

Tyndale

Coverdale

Matthew

Great Bible (Cranmer)

Geneva

Bishops'

Rheims/Douay

English Revised Version

American Standard Version

Moulton

Moffat

Smith-Goodspeed

Knox

Revised Standard Version

Modern Language Bible

Jerusalem Bible

New American Standard Bible

New English Bible

New American Bible

Living Bible

Good News Bible

New King James Version

New Jerusalem Bible

New Revised Standard Version

Revised English Bible

Jefferson Bible

Ignatius Bible

It might be helpful if you state your religious affiliation.

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More CO2 and heat will likely increase crop production.

More heat will cause more evaporation increasing water vapor in the air and increasing rain fall possibly increasing crop production.

Will Global Warming be the hope of mankind?

Take for example California:

CA employs roughly 308,000 teachers who pay $200.00 / year to the NEA ($700.00 to the CTA – California union)

So $61,600,000 dollars of California taxes go directly to the national teachers union.

Of that over 2 million dollars was given to the DNC (less than 300,000 was given to the RNC) This does not include soft money.

And do you like the fact that your tax dollars provides all funds for the education unions – together the CTA and NEA receives about $277,200,000.00 from California tax payers every year. This money supports (directly or in soft money) mostly Democratic agendas such as:

No school vouchers http://www.nea.org/vouchers/index.html

Gay and lesbian issues education http://www.nea.org/schoolsafety/glbt.html

Socialized Medicine http://www.cta.org/issues/other/Health+Care+Issues...

other sources

http://www.ed-data.k12.ca.us/Articles/Article.asp?...

…and call us blasphemers and liars (so not all Evangelicals – just the ones who persecute the Saints in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.)

How do you justify your actions/words with regard to these 2 scriptures below (admittedly taken out of context after a fashion) – but the spirit of these scriptures lends itself to saying that those who preach goodness and do good to others is on the side of the Lord?

Mark 9:40 -- For he that is not against us is on our part.

Luke 9:50 -- And Jesus said unto him, Forbid him not: for he that is not against us is for us.

The LDS church does much good in the world and its members are known world-wide as good “family” people and good members of society (with very few notable exceptions).

So are you acting against the principles of these 2 scriptures and if not, how do you justify your actions?

Thanks

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http://scriptures.lds.org/en/luke/9/50#50

http://scriptures.lds.org/en/mark/9/40#40

If one writes a companion book explaining parts of the Bible is that adding to it?

If the Bible is retranslated and it reads differently than the last translation is that adding and subtracting to the Bible?

Because you find the same phrase in Deuteronomy http://scriptures.lds.org/en/deut/4/2#2 is everything after it a blasphemic addition?

This is a question about logic not rhetoric -- Please answer the question and support your logic. (of course you can do what you want but you might be ignored)

Will you please state which translation of the Bible you read and/or believe is the most correct translation?

I am a Mormon and I know what some of you think about the Book of Mormon so you can ignore it for this question so you can expound your logic on the question.

Again I plead for serious logical answers – thanks

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KJV with LDS footnotes

http://scriptures.lds.org/en/rev/22/18-19#18

assuming the hydrocarbon fuel was relatively inexpensive and widely available.

Have you tried comparing your life to the Beatitudes?

Poor in Spirit – not prideful – Humble before God and neighbors

Mourners who long to be comforted by the Holy Spirit

Meek – steadfast in following Christ – unshaken in your faith – yet not boastful in your ability to follow Christ.

Hunger and Thirst after righteousness – a desire for truth and to do good continually

Merciful – kind in your rebukes of others – forgiving all (not to the point of robbing justice)

Pure in heart – Man/woman of your word –chaste – intending to do good always

Peacemaker – Kind in word and deed – shunning contention (not shunning competition)

Calm in the face of persecution and revilings

I see that I have a lot to work on myself.

BTW I am Mormon and I consider myself Christian trying to become Christ-like

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I wrote this in another answer and thought it was a good question.

I believe in God and that He created the Universe -- but He wrote the creation story very simple and left out all the hard DNA/plate tectonics info. and went for more spiritual content instead of scienctific clarity.

what do you think?

to be known as a Communist or a Socialist?

http://www.plp.org/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communist_front

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressive_Party_%28...

Here are the rules:

Haiku 5-7-5 (if you need more explanation – look it up)

Make a haiku that briefly (remember 5-7-5) explains your religion or a religion. Or an aspect of the religion

It does not have to be your religion but it cannot be anti or false interpretation of someone else’s religion.

State the religion: (ie. Seventh Day Adventists)

Then give us your haiku

The best one gets 10 points!!! – Excited – I know I am – good luck

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I counted today (Cheese and Rice asked if one of us would be willing to count -- so I did)

Here is my report:

It is the Sunday before Pioneer day (the day the first pioneers entered the Salt Lake Valley) so I tract how many times the following were said:

Jesus Christ = 201

Joseph Smith = 1

Pioneer/Early Saints = 8

Brigham Young = 0

Gorden B Hinkley = 4

Ezra Taft Benson = 1

Spencer W. Kimble = 1

I attended Sacrament Mtg., part of Primary, part of Sunday School, and Priesthood Mtg. (Elders Q.)

Hinkley, Benson and Kimble are recent Prophets (Hinkley is our current Prophet)

Honorable mention: (Peoples names came up often that I did not plan to track)

Peter

Matthew

Luke

Nephi

Lehi

Helamen

Harod

Pilot

Roman Soldier

Jonah