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On Feb 21, 9:25 am, "D...@V.A." <d...@bellsouth.net> wrote:
> "Al Klein" <ruk...@pern.invalid> wrote in message
>
> news:nijot21c4sn80e45unu1lhbc8nk88rksu3@4ax.com...> On Tue, 20 Feb 2007 22:57:00 -0500, "D...@V.A." <d...@bellsouth.net>
> > wrote:
>
> > >You are mincing words, even the Largest Mormon Church condemns
> > >these off-shoot Mormon groups.
>
> > "These off-shoot Mormon groups" are still Christians, and they don't
> > condemn their own practices, so not all Christians condemn these
> > practices. Whether you consider them Christian or not is irrelevant.
>
> IOW, there is no characteristics that places a group outside
> or your notion of Christanity. Even where there is no belief
> system or nothing nothing in common with the majority of
> Christians.
>
> > > Certainly, those practicing polygamy
> > >do not condemn the practice, nor did I say they did.
>
> > They're Christian, and you said ALL Christians condemned the practice,
> > so you said that they condemned it.
>
> Where is your evidence that they are Christian? >> > Do you imply that
> > >other Christians condone the practice of polygamy?
>
> > That wasn't your claim.
>
> They worship three different gods and have a different
> Christ born in a different location. Their Christ was born
> of another man who had progressed to godhood through
> the institution and practice of polygamy. Their Mary was
> one of their god's wives. Through polygamy and having
> offspring throughout this life and the life to come they
> can and many will become gods themselves.
> These gods will be gods over their own world and
> work out their own plan of salvation for their believers.
> This is how they justify the practice.
> This is foreign to any legimate Christian group. Protestant,
> Catholic or Orthorodox.
> You are right, they are not Christian. They are heathens.
>
> Dan
Good thing we are free to choose for ourselves what we believe, Dan.
Robert B. Winn
> "Al Klein" <ruk...@pern.invalid> wrote in message
>
> news:nijot21c4sn80e45unu1lhbc8nk88rksu3@4ax.com...> On Tue, 20 Feb 2007 22:57:00 -0500, "D...@V.A." <d...@bellsouth.net>
> > wrote:
>
> > >You are mincing words, even the Largest Mormon Church condemns
> > >these off-shoot Mormon groups.
>
> > "These off-shoot Mormon groups" are still Christians, and they don't
> > condemn their own practices, so not all Christians condemn these
> > practices. Whether you consider them Christian or not is irrelevant.
>
> IOW, there is no characteristics that places a group outside
> or your notion of Christanity. Even where there is no belief
> system or nothing nothing in common with the majority of
> Christians.
>
> > > Certainly, those practicing polygamy
> > >do not condemn the practice, nor did I say they did.
>
> > They're Christian, and you said ALL Christians condemned the practice,
> > so you said that they condemned it.
>
> Where is your evidence that they are Christian? >> > Do you imply that
> > >other Christians condone the practice of polygamy?
>
> > That wasn't your claim.
>
> They worship three different gods and have a different
> Christ born in a different location. Their Christ was born
> of another man who had progressed to godhood through
> the institution and practice of polygamy. Their Mary was
> one of their god's wives. Through polygamy and having
> offspring throughout this life and the life to come they
> can and many will become gods themselves.
> These gods will be gods over their own world and
> work out their own plan of salvation for their believers.
> This is how they justify the practice.
> This is foreign to any legimate Christian group. Protestant,
> Catholic or Orthorodox.
> You are right, they are not Christian. They are heathens.
>
> Dan
Good thing we are free to choose for ourselves what we believe, Dan.
Robert B. Winn