Originally posted by Wild Shadow
i am not saying it isnt are you listening and the rilgion of the world covered spiritual believes from the first known concept of animinism polytheism and montheism and tracked its growth from each society.i dont know why you are so defensive and dont really care, either you know or you dont know about mormonism. if you do then again explain if you dont then say it.
You said Mormonism, or more correctly the Latter Day Saint movement, a restorationist Christian group does not meet the qualifications for a religion...
This is interesting because you claim to have studied religion...if you had then I can guarantee the first lecture would have been about "definitions of religion, and inadequacies therein." If you had retained the knowledge from that class you would have known that the LDS movement does meet the most basic criteria for religion: Holy Text, Belief Structure, Congregational Community, Moral Code. You ofcourse know that such a definition is inadequate, but Mormonism meets it.
Now you also claim your course never taught you about the LDS...this is possible, there are hundreds of religions in the world, its likely you were only taught Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism and some other "indigenous" or smaller (primal) religions. I would be suprised though if the Mormons were not mentioned under Christianity in the restorationist section...
Where did you study religion?
Also, the fact that your course didn't cover a religion does not mean that that religion is not a religion...comprende?
You said Mormonism, or more correctly the Latter Day Saint movement, a restorationist Christian group does not meet the qualifications for a religion...
i said it "could" have bn a reason.. didnt say it wasnt.
This is interesting because you claim to have studied religion...if you had then I can guarantee the first lecture would have been about "definitions of religion, and inadequacies therein." If you had retained the knowledge from that class you would have known that the LDS movement does meet the most basic criteria for religion: Holy Text, Belief Structure, Congregational Community, Moral Code. You ofcourse know that such a definition is inadequate, but Mormonism meets it.
most religious dont meet all criteria it usually is more about overlapping with cultural, historical and oral tradition. but either way doesnt matter because i know it is a religion because it is nothing more the a branch of christianity.. you are right it may have bn mentioned but not deeply looked at because it lacks credible long history of other religions, that would have made it worth looking at.
Where did you study religion?
i studied on base camp pendleton not like it matters.
Originally posted by queeq
I liked this from the cartoon: "endless celestial sex".... How's that for a unique selling proposition. 😉
Wow if you look really close at this Mormon propagandic line it says:
Originally posted by queeq
I liked this from the cartoon: "endless celestial sex".... How's that for a unique selling yesonpropositioneight 😉