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The "New" Mormon Reformation
There is ample evidence supporting the premise we are entering a new period of enlightened thinking that may qualify as a full scale "Mormon Reformation".
I offer the following as evidence: 1. Clarification and definition of what constitutes doctrine - as outlined in the recent First Presidency press release. No longer will we be faced with defending questionable statements (e.g. JFS saying "man will never walk on the moon") as doctrine. 2. Open discussion of Church History and Criticism. Last Saturdays' article in the Church News addressing criticism of the First Vision was compelling and open (www.desnews.com/cn/art/1,1600,,00.html). The article's preface indicated there would be similar discussions in future issues. In addition, recent articles on the MMM have been more candid than previous press releases. I welcome these developments and find them to be positive. It may be questionable as to what constitutes a true reformation (I will leave that to Brother Arch), but the increased candor is refreshing. |
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Your des news link does not work.
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http://www.desnews.com/cn/view/1,1721,470006497,00.html I apologize for the confusion - the article and the preface do represent a positive move. |
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Yeah, It appears to go the Church News site and one needs login info to access. Could someone just cut and paste the article, or at least gist it?
Thank you in advance.
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Or how about a nice "send to a friend" link?
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