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MikeWaters · 05-02-2008, 05:57 PM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Community_of_Christ

Interesting, they have added and continue to add to the Doctrine and Covenants (their version).

SeattleUte · 05-02-2008, 06:41 PM

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Originally Posted by MikeWaters

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Community_of_Christ

Interesting, they have added and continue to add to the Doctrine and Covenants (their version).

I note that the church that Emma (JS?) founded is in many ways more enlightened and forthright than the big LDS movement (I hesitate to say mainstream in this context), and lacks many of the skeletons. Apparently they have repudiated the Book of Mormon's racism and any other racism in JS's writings. They are all but agnostic on the Book of Mormon's origins, forthrightly recognizing the absurdity of any claim to historicity. They are aggresively eccumenical. Am I correct that they were not polygamists? Did they have a priesthood ban? If so, they seem to have explicitly addressed and repudiated and condemned that too. Not a bad legacy for Emma (and Joseph?).

Jeff Lebowski · 05-02-2008, 06:45 PM

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Originally Posted by SeattleUte

I note that the church that Emma (JS?) founded is in many ways more enlightened and forthright than the big LDS movement (I hesitate to say mainstream in this context), and lacks many of the skeletons. Apparently they have repudiated the Book of Mormon's racism and any other racism in JS's writings. They are all but agnostic on the Book of Mormon's origins, forthrightly recognizing the absurdity of any claim to historicity. They are aggresively eccumenical. Am I correct that they were not polygamists? Did they have a priesthood ban? If so, they seem to have explicitly addressed and repudiated and condemned that too. Not a bad legacy for Emma (and Joseph?).

I don't know if they had a priesthood ban, but they gave the priesthood to their women several years ago, I believe.

SeattleUte · 05-02-2008, 07:01 PM

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I don't know if they had a priesthood ban, but they gave the priesthood to their women several years ago, I believe.

There you go. LDS Church, see your future. Maybe someday the sects will reunite.

MikeWaters · 05-02-2008, 07:04 PM

RLDS is going the way of the dodo bird.

myboynoah · 05-02-2008, 07:07 PM

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RLDS is going the way of the dodo bird.

Exactly. But at least they'll have some good feelings from SU as they slowly dissappear.

MikeWaters · 05-02-2008, 07:12 PM

The RLDS have at least two women apostles.

http://www.cofchrist.org/news/GeneralInfo.asp

SeattleUte · 05-02-2008, 07:16 PM

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Originally Posted by MikeWaters

RLDS is going the way of the dodo bird.

They will die honorably. An enviable fate.

MikeWaters · 05-02-2008, 07:18 PM

No, they are not dying honorably, because they have not stayed true to the vision of Joseph and Emma. They have traded whatever birthright they had, for mainstream status.

They will soon be Episcopalians. And Episcos are also going the way of the dodo bird.

Clark Addison · 05-03-2008, 02:08 AM

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Originally Posted by SeattleUte

I note that the church that Emma (JS?) founded is in many ways more enlightened and forthright than the big LDS movement (I hesitate to say mainstream in this context), and lacks many of the skeletons. Apparently they have repudiated the Book of Mormon's racism and any other racism in JS's writings. They are all but agnostic on the Book of Mormon's origins, forthrightly recognizing the absurdity of any claim to historicity. They are aggresively eccumenical. Am I correct that they were not polygamists? Did they have a priesthood ban? If so, they seem to have explicitly addressed and repudiated and condemned that too. Not a bad legacy for Emma (and Joseph?).

I guess it's a nice legacy except for the fact that they rarely mention Joseph (or Emma), or much of anything other than being a church of peace. There are a number of conservative congregations (such as around Nauvoo) that still look to their founding, and revere Joseph. but the main body of the church would prefer that the history just kind of go away. There has been a lot of infighting and schisms because of these issues.

It also wasn't great for them that their last President resigned, saying he had "made some inappropriate choices", although I don't think that has been as big an issue as the doctrinal changes.

05-02-2008, 05:57 PM	#1
MikeWaters Demiurge Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 36,365	Reorganized -- Community of Christ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Community_of_Christ Interesting, they have added and continue to add to the Doctrine and Covenants (their version).

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MikeWaters Demiurge Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 36,365	RLDS is going the way of the dodo bird.

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MikeWaters Demiurge Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 36,365	The RLDS have at least two women apostles. http://www.cofchrist.org/news/GeneralInfo.asp

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MikeWaters Demiurge Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 36,365	No, they are not dying honorably, because they have not stayed true to the vision of Joseph and Emma. They have traded whatever birthright they had, for mainstream status. They will soon be Episcopalians. And Episcos are also going the way of the dodo bird.