One could make the same argument for blind followers. They are an unquestioning miserable lot. Someday they will find the truth that is in the real presence of our Lord in the Holy Eucharist, in this life or the next. I pray that they will find the true presence in our holy Eucharist in this lifetime. “You worship god in your way and I in his”—Cardinal Manning
Not true. Have not regrets. That was a correct reply. Don’t attribute your habits to me!
This is what you wrote:
It is well worth remembering that the vast majority of converts to Mormonism are ‘apostates’ from some other religious faith, usually a Christian denomination. Your flat assertion is inaccurate and unflattering to your own churches practice of accepting converts from other non-LDS faiths.
i think amgid was trying to say something and it came out wrong. i think we would all agree that the worst attacks on any church have come from within. the same can be said on ex members of any church. they once considered there former church holy and special. they then find some point that they have difficulty with and they then reject the whole church. its at this time that the apostate then tries to belittle there former faith. and attack there former friends. i know our church would have had a lot easier time in the 1830-50 without apostates. i am sure the same can be said of your church too.
paul barlow said:
Once again this is inaccurate stereotyping. When people feel that they have been deceived it is instinctual to want to warn others. Many ex-LDS simply move on, many (out of sincere concern) try to help others to see the light. I don’t know of any who have “attacked” former friends. The LDS church does tned to identify excommunicated “apostates” to their members so that hose individuals can be “shunned”.
paul barlow said:/snip they should be happy that they have found what they needed and not mock or belittle other peoples beliefs. i am sure your church teaches you to respect other peoples faith as ours does.
as stated in my previous posting go and injoy your new faith and stop worring about your old one. we believe we are right you don’t lets wait and see who is right after we die. i will be there to give you an helping hand. just joking or am i.
live your life the best you can and forget the past. my church life has brought me close to my christ and saviour. i hope yours is bring you close as well.
you know full well that to argue points is not going to convert me or the other lds posters here. you had a bad time in our church. but equally we have many who have had one in yours.
go in peace and remember who we all claim to serve
i would welcome you on any of our forums thou i have not found many intresting ones.
majick275:
Paul,as stated in my previous posting go and injoy your new faith and stop worring about your old one. we believe we are right you don’t lets wait and see who is right after we die. i will be there to give you an helping hand. just joking or am i.
live your life the best you can and forget the past. my church life has brought me close to my christ and saviour. i hope yours is bring you close as well.
you know full well that to argue points is not going to convert me or the other lds posters here. you had a bad time in our church. but equally we have many who have had one in yours.
go in peace and remember who we all claim to serve
This is a forum for discussion and debate about non-catholic religions with a sub forum for LDS. As a former Mormon and a Catholic convert this is a great place to discuss our religious differences and debate what our religions claim to be the truth. My father is a LDS Bishop and all of my siblings and extended family are very strong Mormons. I do not debate with them what I perceive to be failings of their Church, I simply live my life as a Catholic gentleman, lead by example, and pray that they will someday be in true communion with our Lord. This forum however is voluntarily participated in and is great way to express and debate what you want say with the possibility of offending the thin skinned. We should be civil in our discussions but not muted in our concerns and criticisms of other faiths. A good healthy debate will make us all stronger soldiers of Christ and help us to study and analyze our beliefs from different perspectives. Let Christ be in your heart, humility in your mind, civility in your tongue, and the truth in your fingers.
God Bless,
ex-mo
ex-mormon:
Could you clarify or expound upon your statement? I don’t understand what you are inferring.
ex-mo
paul barlow:
sorry i was not very clear yes lets debate our beliefs but as you said treat the lds members here as you would your family. and when debating lets remeber who we claim to serve and keep it in that spirit. i hope this helpsex-mormon:
paul
Yes, I do.
I am a convert to the LDS Church from another faith. But I would not describe myself as an “apostate” from that faith. On the contrary, I have great respect, love, and admiration for my former faith, its teachings, its traditions, and its founders; and I consider myself greatly blessed, privileged, and my life enormously enriched for having once belonged to that faith. For me, moving from my former faith to the LDS faith was moving from something good, to something even better; not moving from something evil to something good. If you talk to other LDS converts, I think you will find that most of them have the same sentiments about their former faiths. I would never dream of berating, belittling, slandering, or waging a war against my former faith. If I ever joined a discussion board about my former faith, it would be more likely to defend it than to attack it. But when someone “leaves” the LDS Church, but then he cannot “leave it alone,” and must constantly wage a war against it; then you know that that person is motivated by a different kind of spirit.
My experience is different.
Thanks for showing us that you really are here to berate and belittle, have nothing but contempt for us, and wish nothing more than to show what a miserable lot we are. That’s good info, at least we know.
The whole of present day Christianity is apostate, because it has lost the divine authority to commune with God, and be guided by revelation from Him. But there are enough good people and good principles left in it to be worthy of our respect.
LDS are here to present the truth about Mormonism, and to counter your falsehoods and misrepresentations of it. They are not here to attack Catholicism.
Present day Christianity is an apostate institution which has lost the divine authority to commune with God, and be guided by revelation form Him. That is why the restoration of the gospel through the Prophet Joseph Smith was necessary.
You have left the one and only true and living Church of God on the face of the whole earth, and joined an apostate institution.
This isn’t an attack on Catholicism?