tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663941132319374651.post1274887646909146408..comments2023-06-04T03:58:02.763-04:00Comments on He Said/She Said: She Said: Opening, or Closing Your Mind?Bored in Vernalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16930954374449121797noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663941132319374651.post-76322016192299468282009-07-02T15:47:05.074-04:002009-07-02T15:47:05.074-04:00That's a fascinating claim, Bruce. I am curio...That's a fascinating claim, Bruce. I am curious, how do you that to be the case, please?Hellmuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01666302780491649128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663941132319374651.post-45144972151461926272009-07-02T15:17:54.852-04:002009-07-02T15:17:54.852-04:00I would respectfully submit that there is more of ...I would respectfully submit that there is more of a gap between conservative Mormons and liberal Mormons now than there is between conservative Mormons and fundamentalist Mormons.<br />It's just something nobody wants to admit yet.Bruce in Montanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08480425208723630243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663941132319374651.post-58760856952748409952009-07-01T20:17:06.803-04:002009-07-01T20:17:06.803-04:00Dr. B,
One of the so-called distorted fundamental...Dr. B,<br /><br />One of the so-called distorted fundamentalist beliefs is this, "One of the grand fundamental principles of Mormonism is to receive truth, let it come from whence it may."(TPJS p. 313)<br /><br />Like every fundamentalist belief I can think of, this came from the prophet Joseph Smith.Brent Hartmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663941132319374651.post-1680398784802618752009-07-01T11:38:50.618-04:002009-07-01T11:38:50.618-04:00As a convert, I was shocked to find that open mind...As a convert, I was shocked to find that open minded was a dirty word in Utah. No one would become a Mormon in the mission field if they were not open minded.<br /><br />It is a sign of weakness that the institutional church and the brethren are so afraid of questions. If I talked to God, I would be confident to have the answers.<br /><br />But, may be, that's the problem. We are deluding ourselves into having all the answers. In the process, we are creating expectation that no one can possibly meet.<br /><br />May be, the best religion is not the one that claims to have all the answers but dares to ask all the questions.Hellmuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01666302780491649128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663941132319374651.post-72063824961391445972009-07-01T00:08:26.804-04:002009-07-01T00:08:26.804-04:00Maybe if you're willing to convert TO Mormonis...Maybe if you're willing to convert TO Mormonism, you're wiling to convert FROM Mormonism? <br /><br />If you reject your conversion to Mormonism, are you rejecting all the people you know who are connected to Mormonism as well? <br /><br />Can you remain open to new ideas and embrace them without losing grip on or tossing out the old ones? Or should you even try?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663941132319374651.post-2918465521158997372009-06-30T22:27:16.160-04:002009-06-30T22:27:16.160-04:00I have always found it odd that a church supposedl...I have always found it odd that a church supposedly founded due to the investigative mind of a young man is so against anyone having the same attitude today.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663941132319374651.post-73703021636949415002009-06-30T19:06:06.108-04:002009-06-30T19:06:06.108-04:00I think the most important thing I've learned ...I think the most important thing I've learned is that different stuff nourishes different people, and that we should be grateful whenenver someone finds something that nourishes them. It happens so rarely.<br /><br />I also do my best to not judge the stuff other people find nourishing. I mean, I eat blue chesse and the rest of my family can't stand even the smell.Stephen Carterhttp://sunstonemagazine.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663941132319374651.post-107167726815797762009-06-30T14:32:45.141-04:002009-06-30T14:32:45.141-04:00I really think you miss the point. We don't ne...I really think you miss the point. We don't need to go down every path to find the truth. If you start sympathizing with every kook out there who thinks he or she doesn't need to wear their garments or speaking evil of the Lord's anointed behind everyone's back you will become the same sad sack type of person that will eventually lose their testimony. Garbage in gets you garbage out. A lot of the fundamentalist beliefs are distorted and frankly not worth pursuing. The last few books you had me read were pure trash and not worth my time to read.Dr. Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18061544604584544836noreply@blogger.com