Do mormons are brain washed or they just don't have a clue?
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I would like to direct this answer to Mr. Curious. \n\nYou look like a caucasion in your picture and I presume you speak constructively good english. How come you find it hard to understand the question? Maybe, I need to rephrase the question for you and here it goes "Are Mormons brainwashed on their belief or they just don't have the clue? Did you get it now or do I have to elaborate some more? Or are you just trying to be a smart mormon.\n\nI was actually expecting a very logical and mindopening answer from you because I would usually see Mormons decently dressed, looking educated while visiting people's homes and converting Christians to another form of Chritianity. Oh! how such looks can be so deceiving.\n\nI am an oriental and I don't see anything wrong with the question. At least, maybe the best that you can do is presume that he is not an american or british. I believe that if you are in your right mind, you will also consider my opinion either as logical, fundamental, Romanical, mormonical or moronical. Which is which? I guess you are the only one who knows and be a smart moron.\n\nI just wish that we believers of Christ should not be as judgemental because I am Christian myself. Please try to be more objective and stop evading valid questions like that, like some prejudiced, hot headed, duel ready muslims (although not all), and feel justified by calling people to look like morons or if you have nothing better more to say, might as well stop the paranoia and shut the pipe down.\n\nNow, you have lost another soul to convince.
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Isn't it comical seeing people trying to explain spiritual matters when they are not guided in the least by a living prophet or modern scripture.\n\nI have a firm, unshakeable knowledge that the Lord restored His kingdom to the earth in 1830 when the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints was organized.  It contains the priesthood of Jesus Christ, restored by John the Baptist in 1829 and Peter, James and John, that same year.  It has modern prophets who can communicate the mind, the will, and the voice of the Lord to this generation.  It has a second witness for Jesus Christ--The Book of Mormon.  While most religions contain some truth and some good things, they lack much of what was lost between the death of Christ and the apostles and the raising up of the Prophet Joseph Smith in the early 19th century.
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I think religious people are just under-educated.  I was raised in a strict Lutheran home, and I sounded just like all the religious folk on this site when I talked.  I went off to college and learned a lot about the world I live in and gradually drifted away.  I still believe in a God of some sort, I'll even go as far as saying I still believe in the Christian God, but I will never again subscribe to any organized religion.  There are just too many questions the church has no good answer for, and as an educated person, I need answers.  I think if everyone branched out and learned about all the things they could, there would be far fewer religious people in this world.  It's easy to soak up everything a pastor or preacher says to you if you don't know any better.
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Hmm, the match is interesting, maybe we should all become Mormons, the only trouble is, I keep mis-reading it as morons, sorry, I don't want to upset anyone, it's just that my word eyes aren't too good.\n\nYes, I could, but no, I wouldn't want to.
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they were probably brainwashed
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You have done research on "Mormons", yet you say they don't believe in the resurrected Jesus Christ!? Mormons ARE Christians because they DO believe in Jesus Christ. Why would they name their church "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints" if they didn't believe in Him? Obviously your research skills are extremely flawed!\nTheir doctrines do not contradict the Bible. They believe in the Bible. They follow biblical teachings. They have another book of scripture that is a companion to the Bible. Again... your research skills need work. \nAs for the original question "are Mormons an occult religion?" The answer is no. the 'Mormon' religion is open to everyone.
957473
Only if they had felt the faith/belief in their heart. They can understand intellectually but not completely.
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I doubt it. There is a long tradition of Christian intellectualism (just ask the Jesuits). Read contemporary theological commentators like Spong and Borg and try to suggest that they're in possession of low IQs. Personally, I'm religious and hold a doctorate, something not generally awarded to idiots. Of course, I also know some very intelligent atheists...as well as a few prize-winning morons of that persusion. There are both bright and ignorant people from both camps, believing and non-believing.
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I am not a Mormon, but in the studies I have done, I have found that Mormons believe in the Torah and the NT>  The problem is, they believe in it so long as it is correctly interpreted...by the leaders of the church.  Joseph Smith, the founder of Mormonism, said that the Bible and all it's teachers were corrupt.  He claimed to have been given a new testament of Jesus Christ.  The Mormons use th Book of Mormon and The Pearl of Great Price as their ultimate authority on everything, including the OT and NT.  There were literally thousands of errors in the original Book of Mormon when Joseph Smith recieved the Divine revelation.  Those have been corrected, for the most part.  There is also the contradictions of scripture and revelation that have taken place since then.  At one point, the prophet, Joseph Smith and then the presidents of the church...Brigham Young, etc., stated as prophecy that Mormons will practice polygamy...that this was a commandment that shall be everlasting.  After the US government told them that they will abandon that belief or get kicked out of Utah and the US, a new, everlasting commandment, came down from God to the president of the church saying you shall not commit polygamy.  I hate it when gods are afraid of the gvernment. ;)  Sorry, my Christian bias came through there.
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They are wrong, and they won't go to Heaven I'm afraid.  It says in the Bible that nothing is to be added yet they went and made a whole extra testament!  Also, what's all that rubbish about Mormons inheriting their own planet when they die?  I have a former Mormon friend, who is now a Christian, he uses the analogy that Mormonism is like seeing a cardboard cut-out of The Beatles, whereas Christianity is like meeting them in person - there is just no comparison.  Sorry Mormons, you are wrong...you need to get yourself a personal relationship with Jesus or your off to Hell.
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True mormons dont just have one God but everyone who did there study on the early mormon church would find it was and had nothing to do with joseph smith the word mormon came from \nthe Amazonians. Look it up on the net the true nature of the mormon existence was about women it always has been and always well. The men know this who are very high up they just dont care anymore. Some of them do and leave but the mormons dont just have greek mythology in there the dumb butt PUT   Egyptian IDOLS and had no idea what he was getting himself into, but hey everyone knows that is not a mormon brainwashed idiot? That joseph smith had a degree in the craft and was spotted with anne lee who belived to be the christ in recarnation so go figure.
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Most of our Presidents have been morons, so I don't see the issue here.\n\nWhat's that? Oh, *Mormon*?\n\nIn that case ... who cares?
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Thankyou so much for your voice of justice.\n\nIt was not unusual to be bashed. Most people just not educated enough, but worst yet, some just do not respect other people.\n\nBut we will not be discourage. I'm sure there is people like you who can be fair. and we will present the correct truth about LDS when ever its necessary.
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They never existed.   Its all totally bogus.  Scholars can prove\nthat portions of the Book of Mormon was directly lifted\nfrom the King James Bible, translation mistakes included.\nPlus, I was in SLC one year and went to the musuem\non the Temple grounds  (one of the few places "Gentiles:\ncan go)   One of the exhibits  has  "copies" of the notes\nthat J Smith made from the "golden plates"   and its just\na mess of scribbles......codebreakers  who have lookes\nat that  say that there is no code there to translate.  Its\njust gibberish.\n   Plus  there is no archeological evidence of the so-called\ncivilization  of the 10 lost tribes here in the Americas.....A \ngreat civilization  always leaves some evidence of its\nbeing,  it can never be totally erased.
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Ummm, Mormons believe in Jesus.  They just believe in more than Jesus.
1112797
Some people can't see past ignorance.
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They are brainwashed to believe in the bible and miscontrue it teachings to enhance its sectarian beliefs