Commoner :
Commoner said “.. this thread was created for the express purpose of discussing people outside your faith which is also not the purpose of this directory. “
It feels like you are taking too much license with my comments.
I did NOT create this thread “for the express purpose of discussing people outside [our] faith but rather the context regards an aggressive doctrinal pestilence trying to invade our faith from outside of our faith (though I do believe this problem plagues other denominations).
I DO believe most religions and threads are subject to the clever ploy of posters who attempt to accentuate a connection to a religion they nonetheless do NOT believe in and which they then purposefully denigrate. Though this does not fool many knowledgeable adherents to a specific religion itself (at least they do not fool them long), it DOES damage to those who know relatively little or who have less experience and ability to recognize such deceptions.
The
mormon may say something like “
I was blessed by God for paying tithing” and the
deceiver may counter “
In my opinion, tithing is not a true principle, but you need to manage your money better.” While the wise understand very clearly the nature of the anti-mormon teaching and the doctrinal undermining that is going on, the newcomer may not be any the wiser and is left confused and unsure of what is a true principle and blessing from God. While there ARE some mormons having specific doubts, they do not represent the doctrine or actions of authentic mormonism. Jesus apostles expressed some doubts and had their own Judas, but neither the apostolic weaknesses nor the deceiver Judas, represented the doctrines Christ was attempting to teach.
I am speaking of the attempt to “fly undetected”, “under the radar” and fool the moderators and staff and yet cause damage to the principle of tithing, or the existence of God, or any other principle you choose. These individuals are "dry cisterns" that seek to tear down without having
any salvational principle to offer instead (
what IS offered, is simply negative to the belief) .
Though the forum staff seem to be quite knowledgeable in the main, they also do not have unlimited ability to police violators, nor to comb through issues in a fair manner to solve the problem of such deceptions. Since
Happyhummingbird has admitted to not believing in nor being a mormon, I believe he obviously realizes it is improper for him to post contrary to LDS doctrines in LDS threads, but not all people are going to admit to being “non-mormons” as he has.
I actually agree with you that this thread has “
subject matter is such that it pertains to everyone, not just mormons,” and if it is as important to you to
debate this at all, then you need to start a thread on the subject elsewhere.
Commoner said : My two cents. If a mod thinks my post should be deleted, I'm sure they'll make swift work of it anyway.
I understand your sentiment, however, the forum depends to a certain degree on individuals willingly obeying rules that are relatively unenforceable to
avoid causing others (including the moderators) extra work and headaches. I think LDS seem to enjoy respectful interactions and being helpful in explaining their beliefs. It is the disrespecting of their beliefs by outsiders claiming to want to “involve” themselves in mormonism that I am referring to.
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