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Bizag.....Did you even read my orig post??
I mean honestly...Go back and re-read - or read - it and you will find questions, not statements or insinuations.....Your interpretation of my intention for the post is disturbing, to say the least....
Yes, you are right it was a little more subtle that some of the other posts I have seen about the LDS faith recently. That is why it irritated me, instead of posting what you think, you pose quesions designed to elicit responses about the wierd Mormons, but let others make the comments. Here is what I interpreted the post, "There seem to be a lot of posts recently about how idiotic Mormons are for their beliefs, Joseph Smith being a fraud, and Mormon people either being mislead (stupid) or trying to deceive others. Why don't I bring up a strange group, who I can claim have the same beliefs and get some of the same comments, with actually saying it myself." Do you really think you would get comments about this group. Take a look at the comments on the thread. Most LDS people don't even know who they are. I only know about Colorado City because I spent some time in Southern Utah at the National Parks in the area.
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Tell you what...Do me a favor...Every time you see a Question Mark in my Orig Post, please answer it....
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- What the members of the Mormon Church thought of this off-shot or "excommunicated group"?
Great, another opportunity for people to confuse some fanatical group with the LDS church and pose the question, "Do you have more than one wife, or Does your dad have more than one wife?" Or ask questions insinuating that I am a male chauvinist in some way. Yes, I have seriously been asked these questions. Most of this group has never been members the LDS church. They were nevery baptized and not excommunicated (how can someone who has not been a member of a group be excommunicated?)
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- A civil matter - What do the folks in El Dorado TX do if the group takes over Gov't (it is an interesting question)?
How will they take over the government? by voting? Are you asking if this right should be taken away? Would you take this away from any group of people you thought strange, who determines this. Yes, I also think this group is strange, but I wouldn't propose that they not have the same rights that I enjoy.
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- When, if ever, do Civil/Religious Freedoms become a sacrifice for perceived local safety or following local customs/norms?
The world changes all the time. I don't like all the changes either. Customs and norms change. I have moved from areas I didn't like or didn't move to a place I didn't like in the first place. I happen to like Texas more than any other state I have lived (9 states). I plan on staying here. I hope that doesn't make you feel unsafe or that I will take away your customs/norms.
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- And, does the Triune God mandate some of the practices of the FLDS, and if not then is Cult or Sect status appropriate or fitting?
I don't know what the beliefs or practices of the FLDS church are, other than they are polygamous. I do not agree with this. I think you would need to ask the FLDS people about their beliefs.
On a final note, I hope you are trying to have a dialogue. I would ask you to put yourself in my shoes and look at the numerous posts lately that seem to be saying the same thing. "Mormons are mislead or trying to deceive others, Joseph Smith is a fraud, Mormons practiced polygamy and it is wrong." Everyone has different views on what is right, as for the polygamy, I am not, my father was not, my grandfather was not, and my great-grandfather was not and my great-great-grandfathers were not polygamists.
I understand you don't agree with the LDS faith. You and some others have made this VERY clear. Here is my question, Is this disagreement so deep that it would bother you to live next to a person of the LDS faith or be friendly with a LDS member? I don't hold this animosity towards Catholics, my wifes grandparents were all Catholic (and accepting of my wife beliefs)?
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