07-14-2008, 05:48 PM | #1 | |
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Mormon, Kirohor, and equality:
Prepping my lesson. But I am intrigued by the following and I thought I would hopeful get your input:
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Don't have any good answers to these questions so I would thought I would throw this out there separately so it doesn't get swallowed up by the rest of the material Last edited by pelagius; 07-14-2008 at 09:52 PM. |
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I am a little slow, but I am nto sure I get your point. Doesn't the sricpture say that God prohibits a law creating inequality, as opposed to requireng equality in the worshippers?
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Sure, I can see why it would be a bad thing to have a law that reduces freedom of religion (particularly given modern sensibilities) but does that necessarily equate to inequality. If it does create an inequality then is the inequality that not everyone is able to choose their optimal or preferred belief system. Last edited by pelagius; 07-14-2008 at 09:49 PM. |
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I wonder, though ... I don't think Nephite law at least as described by Mormon would prohibit what the Zoramites were doing to the poor. Last edited by pelagius; 07-14-2008 at 09:57 PM. |
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I don't understand how restrcting beliefs has much to do with equality. Its strikes me as about freedom. If everyone's is restricted in a similar way how is it promoting unequal ground? I must admit I find the verse to be weird. I don't understand the logic. |
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1) God say right to choose to serve him or not is important 2). Having people on unequal ground is bad Therefore, the Nephites must not have a law that targets people like Kohiror. It leads to unequal ground in terms of being on able choose to serve God. Its is probably the only sensible reading but I don't think its what the text actually says. |
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