tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-323222701375042304.post4435949935495206880..comments2023-04-28T07:37:50.191-06:00Comments on Of Darkness and Light: AnalogyElihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00425150796286924268noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-323222701375042304.post-80784991549481424322009-04-15T17:44:00.000-06:002009-04-15T17:44:00.000-06:00Hi Eli,
I was doing some reading concerning offic...Hi Eli,<br /><br />I was doing some reading concerning official church stances on some core issues with church doctrine. This was pretty interesting, and somewhat related to what you wrote. <br />http://www.exmormon.org/mormon/mormon405.htm<br /><br />As long as you come from a premise of already believing and only using church approved scripture and "uplifting" historical documents, then you will always have a wonderful testimony. In other words, fake it till you make it.Le Creole Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05312171508677753538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-323222701375042304.post-46219515969865659322009-04-13T11:07:00.000-06:002009-04-13T11:07:00.000-06:00Response to Richard: It's unfortuneate how extremi...Response to Richard: It's unfortuneate how extremist religion brings some people together and separates so so many others. So much suffering and pain have been caused in the name of religion, when Christ himself never wanted such contention. Those who hate me for my spirituality would do well to read Christ's teachings.Elihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00425150796286924268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-323222701375042304.post-12347803020838028952009-04-13T10:59:00.000-06:002009-04-13T10:59:00.000-06:00Excellent analogy, Eli.I made a similar analogy in...Excellent analogy, Eli.<BR/><BR/>I made a similar analogy in my parable "The Man Who Bought A House" at <A HREF="http://packham.n4m.org/house.htm" REL="nofollow">packham.n4m.org/house.htm</A>.<BR/><BR/>Others have used an analogy about buying a car. This is a true story: the Mormon convert son of non-Mormon parents had just married in the temple the month previous. His dad took him on a weekend fishing trip. The dad had done his Internet research on Mormonism. As they drove to the lake, the father said that he was thinking about buying a new pickup truck. I forget the name the actual make of truck - I'll call it a "Lightning." He knew that his son's favorite make was a Toyota. The son was surprised and shocked. He said that the Consumer Reports on the Lightning were bad, that there were lots of problems with it. The dad replied that he hadn't bothered to check Consumer Reports because the Lightning dealer had told him it was a good truck, and he felt good about the idea of a Lightning. "But Dad! You should always check Consumer Reports before you buy a truck!" "How about before you join a church?" The son got the point. So they fished, and they talked all weekend about what the father had learned about Mormonism. When the son got back home, he told his new wife that he was leaving the church. She broke down in sobs, called her mother, and the mother came right over and moved her out.Richard Packhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08706504008024919702noreply@blogger.com