None that come to mind, Judy. What examples can you provide from life illustrating how you and your husband taught your children to be disrepectful, intentionally, to persons of a faith tradition other than your own. Additionally, would you do so now?
----- Original Message ----- From: "Judy Taylor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Cc: <[email protected]> Sent: June 14, 2005 15:04 Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Hill Cumorah > What is the example given in the scriptures? Do the apostles and > prophets highly > esteem and revere false and pagan religious systems fearing to profane > them lest they > hurt some feelings out there? What good does all your information do you > Lance? > > > On Tue, 14 Jun 2005 14:23:16 -0400 "Lance Muir" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > writes: > > I may be as informed on the Mormon 'faith' as yourself. Some years > > back I > > discovered myself to have known more concerning the LDS than the > > majority of > > those with whom I spoke. I do not think it necessary to profane what > > others > > deem sacred. Do you? > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Charles Perry Locke" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: June 14, 2005 13:41 > > Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Hill Cumorah > > > > > > > Lance, > > > > > > Thanks for your concern for Blaine and over the legitimacy and > > > sensitivity of my line of questioning. My reason for asking that > > question > > is > > > two-fold. One is to relate to the rest of the group what > > potentially > > awaits > > > good mormon men who transition from men to gods and the women who > > may get > > > chosen to be their eternal soirit wives. The second is to > > determine if > > > Blaine has any insight or opinoin into his grandfather's current > > state. As > > > for the "pitter-patter" of spirit feet, I thought that was a cute > > quip > > based > > > on the parallel earthly phrase meaning the same thing when earthly > > human > > > children are born. > > > > > > It is a common mormon belief that mormons can become gods after > > they > > die, > > > have spirit wives, produce spirit babies, and populate a planet, > > just as > > > their current god, originally from the planet Kolob, did with his > > spirit > > > wives and this planet, Earth. I know several of his > > offspring...Satan, > > > Jesus, Dave, and Blaine, to name a few. I do not think that a > > mormon would > > > find this question offensive, no more so would any Christian of > > whom I > > > askedof their deceased grandfatherr, "was he a believer", implying > > all > > that > > > we believe happens to a believer who dies. Besides, it is also > > possible > > that > > > Blaine had heard from his grandfather from beyond the grave, as he > > did a > > > great aunt, I believe it was, and knows the answer to these things. > > If he > > > has received no message from his grandfather, then perhaps he has > > an > > opinion > > > relative to that question. For example, if he knows that his > > grandfather > > > performed all of the earthly works necessary to become a god, then > > he mey > > > reply with certainty that he is in such a state, although he has > > not heard > > > directly from him. And, since Blaine is a big boy, he can respond > > if he > > > wishes, or not. > > > > > > Perry > > > > > > > > > >From: "Lance Muir" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > >Reply-To: [email protected] > > > >To: <[email protected]> > > > >Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Hill Cumorah > > > >Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2005 12:57:12 -0400 > > > > > > > >Mr. Moderator: This is over the top and, not necessary. > > > > > > > >L > > > >----- Original Message ----- > > > >From: "Charles Perry Locke" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > >To: <[email protected]> > > > >Sent: June 13, 2005 23:26 > > > >Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Hill Cumorah > > > > > > > > > > > > > Do you think you Grandfather is a god now, with spirit wives, > > and > > > >possible > > > > > the pitter-patter of little spirit feet? > > > > > > > > > > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > >Reply-To: [email protected] > > > > > >To: [email protected] > > > > > >Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Hill Cumorah > > > > > >Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2005 19:15:05 EDT > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >In a message dated 6/13/2005 2:09:44 PM Mountain Standard > > Time, > > > > > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > > > > > > > > > > > >I would think that we all choose to believe whatever based > > upon > > our > > > >view > > > > > >of > > > > > > > > > > > > >the credibility of the "truth source" closest to us in > > terms of > > time > > > >and > > > > > > >space. I mean, if Blaine was "born a Mormon,' his > > first source > > > >of > > > > > > >"truth" would be his parents. Who's he going to believe > > -- his > > > > > >parents > > > > > > >or some guy standing cross the street waving underwear. > > And, by > > the > > > > > >time > > > > > > >he gets to a free thinking age, he already has such a > > systematize > > > >faith > > > > > > >that little will prevail against it. THAT'S NORMAL. > > Blaine > > may > > > >or > > > > > >not > > > > > > >believe this -- but -------------------- THANK GOD WE > > DO NOT > > HAVE > > > >TO > > > > > >BE > > > > > > >RIGHT. > > > > > > > > > > > > > >JD > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Blaine: Good, JD. I agree parents are critical in what > > children > > end > > > >up > > > > > >believing. I am very fortunate to have had good advice and > > guidance > > > >from > > > > > >my mom > > > > > >and dad. My grandpa was also very influential, mostly by > > his > > > >example. > > > > > >He > > > > > >served two missions (LDS) to Norway, and another one to > > Spokane, > > > > > >Washington. > > > > > >He recorded many miraculous healings, casting out of devils, > > etc. in > > > >his > > > > > >writings. He was a Judge in regular life, and often > > required those > > he > > > >saw > > > > > >in > > > > > >court to go to church, the denomination being left to them. > > He was > > > >always > > > > > >in > > > > > >favor of religious training, regardless of the belief > > system. Any > > > >belief > > > > > >that > > > > > >advocates Christian values, he felt, was better than the > > value > > systems > > > > > >that > > > > > >got people into trouble with the law. Nevertheless, he > > lived and > > died > > > >by > > > > > >the > > > > > >LDS doctrines. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ---------- > > > > > "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, > > that you > > may > > > >know how you ought to answer every man." (Colossians 4:6) > > > >http://www.InnGlory.org > > > > > > > > > > If you do not want to receive posts from this list, send an > > email to > > > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] and you will be unsubscribed. If you > > have a > > > >friend who wants to join, tell him to send an e-mail to > > > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] and he will be subscribed. > > > > > > > > > > > >---------- > > > >"Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that > > you may > > > >know how you ought to answer every man." (Colossians 4:6) > > > >http://www.InnGlory.org > > > > > > > >If you do not want to receive posts from this list, send an email > > to > > > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] and you will be unsubscribed. 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