Posted by
Dawncy on Monday, February 12, 2007 6:34:06 PM
Recently, I had an internet superhighway collision because of a statement I made about Romney and his Mormon faith. I admitted that I was wrong to classify him in the same category as Warren Jeffs, the Mormon who was on the FBI's 10 most wanted list for arranging marriages with underage girls, the same ages as some of your junior high school girls, but, I believe that my heart was reaching for something because I feel very unsettled about the Mormon faith.
I've done a little research and I think it would be wrong to not take a look at what is involved in the Mormon faith. Before I start, however, please know that I believe people have a right to choose what they believe. Conversely, I have a right to make known points that cause me to question.
This is something I came across:
Mormon vs Biblical Teachings about God
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Mormon Teaching |
Biblical Teaching |
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One God |
God is only one of many gods 1 |
There is only one God 2 |
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The Trinity |
Jesus, God the Father, and the Holy Spirit are three distinct Gods 3 |
There is one God with three distinct persons in the godhead 4 |
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Changeable |
God was once a man who achieved godhood 5 |
God is unchangeable, has always been, will always be God 6 |
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Essence |
God has flesh and bones 7 |
God is a Spirit, omniscient, omnipresent, omnipotent 8 |
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Marital Status |
God has eternal wives 9 |
God stands alone as God and Creator 10 |
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Adam |
Adam was the God of this world 11 |
Adam was only a created man 12 |
(click on any reference number to show detailed documentation of each statement in the lower frame)
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9. The Mormon church teaches that we have a Heavenly Mother as well as a Heavenly Father.
- Brigham Young stated: "Brother Kimball quoted a saying of Joseph the Prophet, that he would not worship a God who had not a father; and I do not know that he would if he had not a mother; the one would be as absurd as the other" (Journal of Discourses, vol.9, p.286).
- Apostle Orson Pratt stated: "But if we have a heavenly Mother as well as a heavenly Father, is it not right that we should worship the Mother of our spirits as well as the Father? No...it is lawful for the children to worship the King of Heaven, but not the 'Queen of heaven'" (The Seer, p.159).
- Apostle Bruce McConkie writes: "Implicit in the Christian verity that all men are the spirit children of an Eternal Father is the usually unspoken truth that they are also the offspring of an eternal mother. An exalted and glorified Man of Holiness (Moses 6:57) could not be a Father unless a woman of like glory, perfection, and holiness was associated with him as a mother...This doctrine that there is a mother in heaven was affirmed in plainess by the First Presidency of the Church...when...they said..'that all men and women are in the similitude of the universal Father and Mother'" (Mormon Doctrine, p.516, 1966).
- Milton R. Hunter (First Council of the Presidency) states: "The stupendous truth of the existence of a Heavenly Mother, as well as a Heavenly Father, became established facts in Mormon theology" (The Gospel Through the Ages, p.98, 1958).
- Linda Wilcox reports recent discussion of this subject in the LDS Church: "Lately there has been increased discussion and speculation about how we can or do relate to our Heavenly Mother (or possibly mothers?). Orson Pratt taught that we are not to worship the mother of our spirits although we worship the father...Rodger Clawson, however, pointed out that men as well as women and children crave a Mother in Heaven to worship and 'yearn to adore her'. He said, 'It doesn't take from our worship of the Eternal Father, to adore our Eternal Mother... Currently, there is no encouragement on the part of the Mormon church leaders to pray to a Heavenly Mother, and in fact even active discouragement...Still, there has been recently a more evident desire to reach out to Mother in Heaven in some way..." (Sunstone, vol. 5, no.5, p.13-14).
In today's complex world, filled with those who want to destroy/annihilate America and her allies, it's imperative that we have a leader who relies on truth. A leader who, if he professes that he has faith in God, truly calls upon the real God. There are not many gods. The Muslim faith calls upon a "god" that is not real, either, and this has led to oppressions and murders.
Man, when left to his own devices, creates his own god. The more convoluted this is, the easier it is for followers to justify their actions.
While I feel that people have the right to choose their belief system, I also feel I have the right to question those who want to lead America to victory in the war on terror. The belief system of America's leader, in these warfront times, is of paramount importance. Even if you're not a Christian, just the way the world is kind of makes you want someone with spiritual gut, I would guess.
Yes, I realize my writings are very severe. Please allow me to offer a hand of conciliation. Mormons are generally some of the sweetest people I've ever known. My heart feels warm towards the Mormons that I have known.
There's just a lot to consider. I've given you some more things to consider, based upon research.
Thanks for taking the time to do just that.
Dawn Dale