Posted by
Phil E. on Monday, April 02, 2007 4:02:14 AM
An abomination in His sight.
(A mostly current version of a Mormon "scripture"
published by the Mormon church.)
Ed, a Mormon caller to the Hugh Hewitt show on Monday, March 26, made two (false) claims about the Mormon church. Whether he was lying, with the same forcefulness as Liberal Bill Clinton, or simply ignorant is impossible to know from the call. But neither is good.
The latter dovetails nicely with what a Christian caller said earlier in March during Mr. Hewitt's book promo, who said we Christians spend a lot of time educating Mormons about what their own church teaches.
Another characteristic of a cult: Keep 'em ignorant.
Here's a short clip of what Ed said. (22 seconds) See if you can spot the two errors. (Hint: See image above.)
Ye shall know the Truth...
It's fitting
that the last part of Jesus' quote above is "and the Truth shall set you
free." Let's see if we can set ourselves free from Mormonism.
For now I'm not going to document Ed's first error, about why Joseph
Smith was shot. But it had NOTHING to do with religion. Nor was he
martyred. (Martyrs don't shoot back!) Do a Google search and ignore the PBS mush. Joseph Smith was in jail for treason!
Denying the faith
Ed's second statement is the focus of this post. He said,
"The Mormon church publishes NOTHING—NO book, pamphlet, NOTHING—against another religion."
Oh yeah? Is Ed really ignorant of his own book of scripture? Or is he lying?
Search the 'scriptures'
Now, I don't believe anything Joseph Smith wrote was inspired by God. (Except the parts of the King James English Bible he copied verbatim into the Book of Mormon.) But Ed the Mormon does.
One of Ed's 4 books of Scripture is known as "The Pearl of Great Price," a short fictional history by Joseph Smith about how the Book of Mormon supposedly came about. For Ed the Mormon, this fiction is gospel. EVERY Mormon knows the story, just like every child knows about Santa Claus.
Remember, Ed said the Mormon church publishes NOTHING against another religion. But here's what Joseph Smith claims God told him in their own book:
I asked the Personages [these are supposedly God the Father, a mere man, and Jesus] who stood above me in the light, which of all the sects was right... and which I should join. [A silly question to begin with. If he had read the Bible, he would have known that on Judgement Day, Jesus isn't going to ask you what church you belonged to.]
I was answered that I must join NONE of them, for they were ALL WRONG; and the Personage who addressed me said that ALL THEIR CREEDS were AN ABOMINATION in his sight. that those professors were ALL CORRUPT...
What do you think of that, Christian? Are you offended? Did the founder of Mormonism just say something against your religion?
You Catholics are off the hook. Sort of. For if you read the page beforehand, you'll find that Joseph Smith had only investigated Methodist, Presbyterian and Baptist congregations. Still, the Mormon church says it's the one true church and has the keys to heaven. But of course the Catholic church says that IT'S the one true church and has the keys. One of you is wrong. (OR... maybe you're both wrong?)
I repeat: The question on Judgement Day will NOT be "What church did you belong to?"
Like a Liberal
It's clear that Joseph Smith attacked all of Christianity with those heady words that the rest of us, who believe in historical Christianity, are ALL CORRUPT. But in true Liberal fashion—and I've told you that
Mormonism is inherently Liberal—Mormons fudge.
CULT WARNING AHEADNowadays, Mormons won't come right out and quote their beloved "prophet." Instead, they'll spin. Do this test for yourself and see that Mormonism is a cult. Ask any Mormon if they believe what Joseph Smith said, that all churches are wrong. They all say the same thing. Here's what they'll say.
We believe that all churches have some truth.
Devilish
Oh. That's the same as saying all other churches are from the devil, because the devil always mixes a little truth with a lot of lie. And that's consistent with what Joseph Smith wrote in the Book of Mormon, that "there are save two churches only; the one is the church of the Lamb of God, and the other is the church of the devil." (Quote from the current Book of Mormon.)
Oh. Isn't that another negative statement about other religions published by the Mormon church?
At least Joseph Smith was consistent in this. And more consistent than Ed, the current Mormon.
Cult Mentality
This is yet another reason you don't want to vote for Mormon Mitt Romney for President. Mormonism is a mind controlling cult. Mormons will often make statements with the force and conviction of Bill Clinton. Unlike Bill Clinton, they may really believe what they say in the same way little children will testify to you about Santa Claus. It comes from years of conditioning "bearing their 'testimony'" ad
nauseam in the Mormon church. But they'll be just as wrong as little children and Bill Clinton in what they tell you.
Likewise, you can't believe what Mitt Romney says. More than the axiomatic "all politicians lie," it goes further. Whether he's lying for the Lord or sincerely ignorant doesn't matter. We're seeing the flip flops. For the most part, he won't be telling you the truth.
Don't vote for Mitt Romeny. Don't put a Mormon in the White House.