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I think that you may have misunderstood me. I wrote that I did not agree with what this man did. While I am not certain what the law is concerning filming in a public place after being asked not to do so, I think that it is unethical. It may also very well be illegal. My understanding of a...

Is this the incident that you mentioned? http://www.sltrib.com/utah/ci_4176948 I had not heard of this before and found this article wen I googled. I am not in agreement with him, but I do not see that he was trying to get himself arrested.

My understanding is that LDS teach that the true church ceased to exist after the great apostasy. From Gospel Principles: The organization that Jesus Christ had established no longer existed, and confusion resulted. More and more error crept into Church doctrine, and soon the dissolution of...

There are many people who are not LDS who eat healthy, and don't drink or smoke. For some reason, I am finding this statement as or perhaps more offensive than when LDS who accept a literal translation of the BoM concerning dark skin. This new interpretation seems to look down on everyone who...

It hasn't just been critics who have interpreted the Book of Mormon as speaking of a skin of blackness as being skin that darkened. Here's one of the passages: 2 Nephi 5 21 And he had caused the cursing to come upon them, yea, even a sore cursing, because of their iniquity. For behold, they...

I'm glad that you are ok. A tornado went right past my house when I was a kid .... so I can understand how scary it is. It might be more scary when trying to keep kids safe.

Red Fox, I doubt that it will mean much, but I am very sorry for the way that your people have been treated for years by Christians. I think that some Christians are starting to better understand. Wish I could just post this entire article, but I thought that you might find this interesting...

If God sent to hell those who had never heard, and never had a chance, I would question that too. However, I believe that God is just. You might be interested in reading the article at this link. I found it very helpful. What of Those Who Never Heard?

Eleanor Roosevelt would have been a good candidate.

I missed seeing this earlier. I'm with you TasteforTruth, I'm not against anyone here. Maybe saying some LDS and Christians would be against your doctrines would be more accurate?

The term unorthodox Christian should work for what you describe. Unorthodox: contrary to what is usual, traditional, or accepted; not orthodox What do you mean by your words that I bolded? Do you think that ordinary people have difficult time understanding the term unorthodox or heresy?

I think that we have a lot of common ground, and don't see a reason to try to limit it. Instead, we should build on it things like friendship and understanding. Doing so need not compromise our own beliefs. "How do you handle a conversation or situation where someone who supposedly shares...

Instead of cult, how about using: Heterodox, unorthodox, heresy, or new religion?

I think that I am going against the consensus of this thread so far in saying, sometimes they are. One would hope that a member of a religion would be the best source of information about it (and often they are), but that isn't always the case. Sometimes someone who has left has studied the...

Fatboys! :) Wow, it's been awhile. Welcome back. :hug:

I also thought that was the conclusion of the OP.

In a thread that is now closed, a poster wrote: Debating is not bullying. I think that one can debate without bullying, but that a line can be crossed when it becomes bullying. A bully is defined as: a blustering, quarrelsome, overbearing person who habitually badgers and intimidates...

I agree with using the sociology definition, rather using the term to mean groups with beliefs that differ from what is traditional or orthodox. Here is a link to a list about characteristics associated with cults. Cults 101: Checklist of Cult Characteristics Along with what you wrote...

I think that in this case creeds means creeds, not denominations. This took place during the time of the Restoration Movement, an early nineteenth century Christian movement that sought to unify Christians. This movement rejected all historical creeds and traditions. The LDS Church also...

I don't think that is what Ironhold meant. I thought that he meant something more like sanctification. Or perhaps what is mentioned in Proverbs: Proverbs 27:17 As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.