Re: [ZION] THE AMERICAN RELIGION by Harold Bloom

2003-11-13 Thread Jon Spencer
And I believe that as we grow in power and influence, that we will be feared by others, just as in Nauvoo, and attacked. The more we humble ourselves before the Lord, the better we will be able to resist these attacks, but they will come. Jon Stacy Smith wrote: > I think that we will grow in p

Re: [ZION] THE AMERICAN RELIGION by Harold Bloom

2003-11-12 Thread Stacy Smith
I think that we will grow in power and influence and be a force to be reckoned with but that it will take a few more years. We have to have a very active base, and I don't believe that the majority of the people listed on the rolls are active. Stacy. At 09:00 AM 10/27/2003 -0900, you wrote:

Re: [ZION] THE AMERICAN RELIGION by Harold Bloom

2003-11-05 Thread Jon Spencer
tober 27, 2003 2:25 PM Subject: Re: [ZION] THE AMERICAN RELIGION by Harold Bloom > My feelings about the Principle and its semi-repeal (it's only sort of > repealed) is that if it DOES return before The Millenial, it will be > because the Lord says to renew it. If it doesn't re

Re: [ZION] THE AMERICAN RELIGION by Harold Bloom

2003-10-27 Thread Chet Cox
My feelings about the Principle and its semi-repeal (it's only sort of repealed) is that if it DOES return before The Millenial, it will be because the Lord says to renew it. If it doesn't return, it will because the Lord says not to. It will have nothing to do with the church's political power o

[ZION] THE AMERICAN RELIGION by Harold Bloom

2003-10-27 Thread John W. Redelfs
I have been reading THE AMERICAN RELIGION by Harold Bloom and I ran across an interesting statement on page 123: "And who can believe that the Mormons ever would have turned away from the practice of Celestial Marriage, if it were not for federal pressure? No one, least of all in Salt Lake Cit