Well, Chet, other than your comments in the last paragraph, this is something that we agree on strongly. It seems that for us, Church is stronger than politics!
Noj ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chet Cox" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, October 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 repealed) is that if it DOES return before The Millenial, it will be 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 return, it will because > the Lord says not to. It will have nothing to do with the church's > political power or lack thereof. If the Lord had wanted the Principle > continued in the 19th century, all the soldiers and all the governments > of the world couldn't have stopped it. I haven't given it a great deal > of thought beyond that. Perhaps the 19th century saints learned what > they needed to learn - they definitely learned to depend on each other, > and not on the outside world (something which I think we do far too much > of today). There's surely more to be revealed. > > Orson Scott Card wrote that many men willingly went to jail to support > the Principle then, and that many more would go to jail today to support > the Principle not being brought back. As a sick old man who can barely > keep up with one wife, count me among the latter. Only a much more > righteous generation than our generation could possibly keep this > principle without becoming corrupted -- as it seems several of the 19th > century saints were so corrupted. > > *jeep! > --Chet > "Start by doing what's necessary, then what's possible, and suddenly you > are doing the impossible." > > On Mon, 27 Oct 2003 09:00:51 -0900 "John W. Redelfs" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > 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 City, will be much inclined to accept > > a > > religious critic's foretellings, but I cheerfully do prophesy that > > some > > day, not too far on in the twenty-first century, the Mormons will > > have > > enough political and financial power to sanction polygamy again. > > Without > > it, in some form or other, the complete vision of Joseph Smith never > > can be > > fulfilled." > > > > Harold Bloom writes this as an outsider. He is an unbelieving Jew, > > an > > "American gnostic." I find his statement interesting because I > > myself have > > come to the same conclusion for a number of reasons. What do you > > think? > > > > > > John W. Redelfs [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > =========================================== > > "There is no place in this work for those who believe only > > in the gospel of doom and gloom. The gospel is good > > news. It is a message of triumph." --Gordon B. Hinckley > > ________________________________________________________________ > The best thing to hit the internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! > Surf the web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! > Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today! > > //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// // > /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// > /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// > //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// / > > ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// --^---------------------------------------------------------------- This email was sent to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?aaP9AU.bWix1n.YXJjaGl2 Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] TOPICA - Start your own email discussion group. FREE! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/create/index2.html --^----------------------------------------------------------------
