tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275804374019732213.post8900027702035234718..comments2024-03-26T10:31:54.453-07:00Comments on Book of Mormon setting: The Interpreters and the Phariseesjonathan3dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05379975395372054926noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275804374019732213.post-15665224729432073812023-04-29T07:15:44.926-07:002023-04-29T07:15:44.926-07:00Excellent points, all. And I agree the Mormon Disc...Excellent points, all. And I agree the Mormon Discussions Inc is agenda driven, but everyone is. The agenda is the truth, not the censored truth because the Church does not want to see or acknowledge the consequences of their own teachings and actions in relation to both history and doctrine. There are problems, and ignoring them or deflecting away from the analysis of said problems by calling it anti-Mormon is playing word games, even when the leaders do so, and have their own paid scholars do so for them in firesides we see being put up all over the internet. <br /><br />I am a part of the group Mormon Discussion Inc., and find that yes the issues are HARD, but not because of our agenda, but because of how the church has chosen to handle things and hide information. When the church itself comes clean, we will simply have no reason to continue existing as a group. It is quite that simple. <br /><br />We are the gadflies because there is no reason for anyone to become complicit with the deceptions, as we see them. We are open to being corrected, but it has to be with actual and credible evidence, not prophetic authority thundering down on our heads, or mere strawman name calling to poison the well of discourse and understanding of all of the evidence and its consequences.<br /><br /> We don't recognize their authority, they have abused it to where they no longer have it. That is the stance and understanding, using Joseph Smith's own revelations about the church that both the "Interpreters" and the church ignores. We aim on bringing it to light.<br /><br />True, we can always try to do so nicer, and shall do so, but we have an interesting in truth, not faith-promoting agendas... thanks for listening and looking forward to some great and useful discussions.Kerry Shirtshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11071947829451013579noreply@blogger.com