Are you saying that we don’t have the ability to parse knowledge from secondary sources? That we are incapable of reading (or listening to) information to gain knowledge of a subject? It seems you are saying that the ONLY reliable source of LDS theology is the BoM and therefore no one should bother with anything else.
Who is reading? Bryce Blankenagel is an ex-mo so his research is deep. Each episode is at least over an hour long that goes in great detail about the history of LDS. David is a never mo who read the Book of Mormon to see if he could get something out of it. The book itself is interesting.
Let’s say someone is interested in Catholicism, and asks you for advice. Would you recommend–
They are not writings it is a podcast. I would recommend them because all points of view should be taken into account. For example there is a YouTuber who is an ex Catholic who is doing a series on the history of the Church. It is a wonderful series and very informative.
I also have no problem with people looking at all venues. But I would have a problem is the person’s ONLY venue they looked at was ex-Catholics. That’s sound’s like a great way to hear only about priest scandals and how Catholics worship Mary
That is making an assumption of the person. How about looking at each content on a case to case bases.I also have no problem with people looking at all venues. But I would have a problem is the person’s ONLY venue they looked at was ex-Catholics. That’s sound’s like a great way to hear only about priest scandals and how Catholics worship Mary
Of course.I also have no problem with people looking at all venues. But I would have a problem is the person’s ONLY venue they looked at was ex-Catholics. That’s sound’s like a great way to hear only about priest scandals and how Catholics worship Mary
I was under the impression that David Michael’s podcasts were of him reading the Book of Mormon out loud and commenting as he read.
CCC as primary source…mayyyybe. It is a compendium, and very heavily footnoted. I do recommend that anyone studying Catholicism via the CCC look up the cited sources in the footnotes and read them.
100% correct
So then the podcasts are both a primary and a secondary source
No you are correct in that David reads the Book of Mormon and comments on it. He does the same with the Pearl of Great Price and Doctrates and Covanents.So then the podcasts are both a primary and a secondary source
Option #1 would be a better place to start, but unlike LDS we are not afraid of Option 2. LDS are continually told by their leadership not to look at any materials they may consider to be “anti-Mormon,” which means anything critical of the Mormon church. Catholics are not told this by our leadership. We do not fear those things the way LDS do. We believe one has the freedom, without guilt, to study both sides of an issue and make a judgment for ourselves. This is one of the more “cultish” aspects of Mormonism. Members are not supposed to look behind the curtain, and if they do they are condemned for it, as if they are doing something sinful. It’s a defense mechanism the LDS leadership uses to keep the membership from looking deeper into the myriad of historical and theological problems in Mormonism.
What does Abraham 4:1 say?
1 And then the Lord said: Let us go down. And they went down at the beginning, and they, that is the aGods, borganized and formed the cheavens and the earth.
No. We petition God to increase Grace.