Forum: Religion
11-01-2005, 06:21 PM
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I was speaking in general fusnik
But I can see how you deduced that as when I reread what I wrote I sort of implied that since the general topic in this thread is polygamy. I meant that God can give us his will (about any issue)...
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Forum: Religion
11-01-2005, 04:53 PM
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Archaea ...
... I do believe God allows us to govern ourselves through common consent. The downside, though, is that when God's will is revealed and we vote against it, it does not mean we are off the hook. It...
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Forum: Religion
11-01-2005, 04:50 PM
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Many argue that Taylor did not ...
... have that visitation. I think he did. If Jesus did tell him that God would not overturn the edict, so be it. If WW was then shown a vision of what would happen if the saints kept practicing...
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Forum: Religion
10-31-2005, 10:11 PM
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Fusnik ...
Your reaction is a common one. If you consider your reaction to things you have learned, can you begin to see the sense in NOT openly divulging all of these things to the members at large? Imagine...
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Forum: Religion
10-31-2005, 08:59 PM
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I understand what you are saying Non Sequiter,
and I do not disagree too much, but we have the example of Jesus himself who flat out told his apostles that they could not handle the whole truth at that time. We have Alma explaining that the...
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Forum: Religion
10-31-2005, 07:29 PM
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Fusnik, you are worring about irrelevancies, IMO
Official Declaration is cannonized, but it never pronounced itself as a revelation. Others, after the fact have claimed that it was, and most assume it was, but it never was and on its face never...
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Forum: Religion
10-31-2005, 07:20 PM
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That is a completely indefensible position. As soon as you get in the business of "directing what truth gets out" you are no longer dealing in truth; you are dealing in obfuscation and...
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Forum: Religion
10-31-2005, 04:53 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 2,215
You need balance Fusnik
You have to realize, the men (1st P & Q12) directing what truth gets out, etc. are doing what they think is best for the members and potential members on the whole. I tend to think I may agree with...
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