01-30-2009, 03:50 PM | #11 | |
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The bottom line is that any notion of suppressing information is outdated and naive. The internet has changed everything. If the church refuses to address certain thorny issues then they are ceding the stage exclusively to their enemies.
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01-30-2009, 03:51 PM | #12 | |
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They don't care, or they really aren't aware, given their ages, how much information is derived from the Internet.
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01-30-2009, 04:39 PM | #13 | ||
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I certainly don't think the solution is to shove every controversial doctrine or story in every new convert's face to ensure some mythical "innoculation." Ridiculous.
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01-30-2009, 04:40 PM | #14 |
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Just for fun, I whipped up the first 10 chapters of the Cougarguard Priesthood Innoculation Manual. See what others you can add.
Chapters of Cougarguard Innoculation Manual 1. Discrepancies in the First Vision accounts 2. Fanny Alger 3. Church Finances: Exactly How is My Tithing Spent? 4. Evolution of the Word of Wisdom: Really That Important? 5. Racist Tendencies of Early and Modern Prophets 6. The Second Anointing 7. Mullahs: Who They Are And How To Spot Them 8. Miracles Have Ceased: Is the Church Still True? 9. The New Missionary: Looking Beyond Two-By-Two 10. When and How to Disagree with the Prophet
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01-30-2009, 04:47 PM | #16 | |
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01-30-2009, 04:57 PM | #17 |
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If they cared at all, innoculation would take place instead of hiding truth under a bushel.
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01-30-2009, 05:03 PM | #18 |
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We are losing a phalanx. The question is whether this a valuable phalanx, and if so, how can it be saved?
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01-30-2009, 05:05 PM | #19 | |
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What you're suggesting is that it's the alleged dishonesty that bothers these people more than the doctrines/stories the church is allegedly being dishonest about. Somehow I seriously doubt that.
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01-30-2009, 05:08 PM | #20 | |
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When non-members think of our church, there is one thing that typically dominates their perception: polygamy. On a second level but still significant is the priesthood ban. As we send young missionaries out into the field they typically have had almost zero exposure to either issues from an official church source. Both are non-existent in LDS manuals and official material and are largely verboten as discussion topics at church. I find that a bit crazy.
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