tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873341818390612016.comments2021-06-15T02:49:57.370-05:00Sick ReligionAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05401103582350835127noreply@blogger.comBlogger59125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873341818390612016.post-13055074314626806192021-06-15T02:49:57.370-05:002021-06-15T02:49:57.370-05:00Wow Great verses , very relavent . I will use them...Wow Great verses , very relavent . I will use them definitely. Thanks<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11920133750464623375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873341818390612016.post-77929806705842463202018-08-02T06:10:35.635-05:002018-08-02T06:10:35.635-05:00The ways given above to manage the anger are very ...The ways given above to manage the anger are very helpful.<br /> <br />Thanks <a href="https://marriages.net/anger-conflict/" rel="nofollow">Bible verses on anger</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05386815933012103624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873341818390612016.post-30118993153097503702017-10-11T18:18:10.759-05:002017-10-11T18:18:10.759-05:00What is sick are these megachurches, prosperity [s...What is sick are these megachurches, prosperity [self-help course to financial freedom bullshit aka Trump University] gurus; and tv preachers who put on a big show, whose "preaching" is more like a stage hypnotist- using rhythmic speech patters that fluctuate to build and build until they hit the pinnacle and then the preacher [performer] says that key word or makes a sound that gets everyone hopping and babbling... that's stage hypnosis, not the holy ghost. They do healings, blessings and baptisms on stage before an audience, and if they really were filled with the holy ghost (which they are not), then televising what is supposed to be sacred and making it common like a vaudeville act, is blasphemy. The better the show, the more money they make. Now, if a preacher is on television asking for more money to buy more airtime, so they can put their faces on more TVs so they have even more people to ask for money to build their personal religious empire on earth and spread their own fame and preaching the gospel according to [insert evangelical/tv preacher/megachurch here], THEN THEY ARE CULTS. And, evangelicals are also crappy Americans. They do NOT believe in the Constitution & Amendments as written. They do NOT believe that every citizen should have the same rights, freedoms and protections. They lie and cheat, they will buy a politician and cozy up with the devil to get their way. They don't care about anyone else's beliefs, only their own brand of extremist "christianity" that: demonizes the poor; they would create a nation full of unwanted, abandoned, starving children (because they oppose everything that reduces the number of abortions- like having birth control covered by insurance, and sex education in schools- they think an ignorant kid is a celibate kid). The Jesus they believe in isn't a savior but instead a destroyer... and they are just arrogant enough to believe they will be lifted up out of harms way; but the truth is, they will be part of the calamity and many will accept the ant-christ because they have no idea what is spiritual and true - case in point- the support donald trump. They have pushed for laws granting "christians" the legal right to discriminate against LGBT with employment, rent, lease, sale, and services provided- sounds like Revelations where you can't buy or sell w/out the mark of the evangelical cult on your forehead. You can disagree with some of the doctrine of the LDS Church, but you can't say they are not a righteous people. You can't say they have a clergy begging their people to send more money so they can drive Bentleys or own their own private planes, and you can't say that any of their congregations are strapped with supporting a pastor AND mortgage payments on their houses of worship. The only leaders of the church are regional and international- and none of their salaries are paid for out of member donation but instead paid from church investments. They don't get bonuses or free stuff, they aren't living like princes or jet-setting, and none of them are on tv asking for money or trying to promote themselves. Blessings, baptisms, and anything they consider to be sacred, is not performed before a LIVE audience on stage or on tv. Their leaders are humble and kind, and dedicated to their calling (none of the local leaders for any congregation receives payment- it is a calling, not a vocation). I would rather live in a place surrounded by Mormons or Jews or Atheists or Wiccans than live in a place surrounded by evangelicals. Truly, I prefer ethnically diverse neighborhoods. And don't think for a minute that, if they thought they could get away with it, evangelicals would burn people at the stake-- I have been collecting a list of preachers who have made comments that gays should be executed or that they aren't human.... You won't hear that from Mormons or Jews or Atheists or Wiccans... or a someone who truly follows the teachings of Christ. Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04187432218920339865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873341818390612016.post-42052724295988009522016-11-29T19:14:45.060-06:002016-11-29T19:14:45.060-06:00Wow, these are excellent. Thank you!Wow, these are excellent. Thank you!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12212407570649866657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873341818390612016.post-45171117786085143212014-07-12T11:24:53.803-05:002014-07-12T11:24:53.803-05:00Thank you for this. I gave it to my daughter. May ...Thank you for this. I gave it to my daughter. May God bless you.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04924948568153311755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873341818390612016.post-42189085781507732662013-04-11T13:38:17.999-05:002013-04-11T13:38:17.999-05:00I think I would also add a business or educational...I think I would also add a business or educational trip to this if I were to edit or rewrite. I will be traveling to India as part of an art class for the purpose of expanding my art business/production and education.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05401103582350835127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873341818390612016.post-25936171835062747052013-04-11T13:26:25.837-05:002013-04-11T13:26:25.837-05:00Maybe create another post about mixing of religion...Maybe create another post about mixing of religion and culture and where one stops and another begins.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05401103582350835127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873341818390612016.post-72533214725324112052012-08-06T00:50:39.086-05:002012-08-06T00:50:39.086-05:00I don't know about the shamrocks but I certain...I don't know about the shamrocks but I certainly found it interesting....There is always next year for the hair. ;) <br /><br />Happy St. Patty's DayAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05401103582350835127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873341818390612016.post-21894491953536259772012-08-06T00:45:30.131-05:002012-08-06T00:45:30.131-05:00Amen Debbie!Amen Debbie!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05401103582350835127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873341818390612016.post-23277941270288074712012-08-06T00:44:29.105-05:002012-08-06T00:44:29.105-05:00Thank you for the feature. It looks good. I will...Thank you for the feature. It looks good. I will be sure to share the link on my art blog. www.FeliciaFollum.blogspot.com<br /><br />Thanks again,<br />FFAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05401103582350835127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873341818390612016.post-51945892283671863762012-07-05T17:13:51.508-05:002012-07-05T17:13:51.508-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Dorispinto1001https://www.blogger.com/profile/14918682377942602853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873341818390612016.post-77293329562619762692012-04-27T02:37:45.763-05:002012-04-27T02:37:45.763-05:00"Sick Religion" has been included in thi..."Sick Religion" has been included in this weeks Sites To See. I hope this helps to attract many new visitors here.<br /><br />http://asthecrackerheadcrumbles.blogspot.com/2012/04/sites-to-see_27.htmlAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16349087080262856079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873341818390612016.post-30268117621902730802012-03-24T16:46:31.506-06:002012-03-24T16:46:31.506-06:00I like that you included the verse about not being...I like that you included the verse about not being overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good. I think that's very pertinent in our lives today, with so much hatred in the world.<br />Debbie http://bible-passages.blogspot.comDebra Seilinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13643055923560641075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873341818390612016.post-72524542865822034602012-03-19T07:13:12.034-06:002012-03-19T07:13:12.034-06:00I didn't know that shamrocks were used to trea...I didn't know that shamrocks were used to treat snake bites! Is that an old remedy, or do people still try it? I also love the hair tutorial; I wish I'd seen that before Saturday.L Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18326267746653059247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873341818390612016.post-23419951814806688922011-07-11T12:21:55.405-05:002011-07-11T12:21:55.405-05:00Rich,
Thank you for your response. I have loved ...Rich,<br /><br />Thank you for your response. I have loved being able to read about the Mormon Church from those who are actually Mormons. I think it has been productive for the most part : ) I do not understand the two types of sin. Maybe someone who believes in them can help (or someone who knows what I am talking about). From my understanding, they had to do with the fall, or maybe two types of death. Does anyone have more on that? It was in a lecture that I attended a while back.<br /><br />I know about the idea that actions do not matter can be pretty intense, but I do believe that any of the sins you listed are not enough to keep someone out of Eternity with God in heaven if they accept Christ. <br /><br />This poster series I created touches on my understanding of grace. <br /><br />http://feliciafollum.blogspot.com/2011/04/grace-is-queer-poster-series.html <br /><br />Another resource would be the book “What’s so Amazing about Grace” by Philip Yancey. All you NEED to do is accept Jesus (I probably should write a post on how I define accepting Jesus, but that will be another day). Jesus IS the way, not A way, along with works and good deeds. I don’t believe that grace is fair, or that it makes sense. Look at the posters…I think they show my understanding.<br /><br />Also, the idea that “we are here…to learn by experience” is interesting. <br /><br />Thanks again for you response.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05401103582350835127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873341818390612016.post-70344318498479125942011-06-30T15:58:40.755-05:002011-06-30T15:58:40.755-05:00Awesome! I am glad that this post could be some en...Awesome! I am glad that this post could be some encouragement. Good luck!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05401103582350835127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873341818390612016.post-88118935506566223592011-06-03T22:58:57.074-05:002011-06-03T22:58:57.074-05:00Hi Felicia,
I think part of understanding the idea...Hi Felicia,<br />I think part of understanding the idea of becoming perfect has to come from realizing that it won't happen in our lifetime on earth. We, LDS, don't believe we can be perfect in our mortal lives. So I doubt you will find anyone who thinks they are or can be on earth/mortality. We believe that it is attainable in heaven. It is a long process of learning what is sin and repenting of our sins. True repentance means you won't repeat the same sin. That may be impossible for some things, but it really is trying to live our lives as Christ taught and showed by example. I'm not sure what you mean by two types of sin. you'll have to elaborate a bit there. But we believe that no unclean thing can enter God's kingdom and we do believe sin is all the same. Some may be more severe, but sin is sin.<br />I wanted to take your statement that it doesn't matter what we do we'll make it to heaven, that our actions are irrelevant to our salvation to an extreme to see if you still believe it is a true principle. Because if you can really do anything and actions have no importance to salvation, then someone could murder, rape, molest children, be immoral, sleep with anyone, be a thief, wife beater, their whole life and still be right next to someone who does none of that. So you either have to totally agree with that or actions really do matter. I'm just interested to know if they really matter or not. <br />I totally agree that good works should be motivated by your love for God, and that is really what is taught and followed in the Mormon church. Understanding that at some distant future we can become perfect isn't motivation for good works.<br />The other curious idea was that Mormons think we are here on our own without his support. That couldn't be further from the truth. We are here away from the presence of God to learn by experience to follow Christ with Faith. We have prayer to communicate with God and the Holy Spirit to be our guiding companion throughout our life. A Prophet that receives revelation for the entire church from God to help guide us, plus scriptures which give the ability to know what God wants us to do.<br />hank you for posting these so there can be a good helpful discussion about religions.Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05816549810869986623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873341818390612016.post-51232636846124316052011-06-02T21:39:04.818-05:002011-06-02T21:39:04.818-05:00It's been a long time since I worked at script...It's been a long time since I worked at scripture memorization... this is inspirational and I might need to get to work on that!sherileehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04499266464014693291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873341818390612016.post-58696223494721572322011-05-15T02:03:58.964-05:002011-05-15T02:03:58.964-05:00Gosh! Great question. I think I agree, for the m...Gosh! Great question. I think I agree, for the most part, that spirituality is a word a lot of people use because they don't want to be associated with institutionalized religion. To me, it means something different, but I think much of society uses it the way your professor describes.Forgetfulonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07895803172098820967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873341818390612016.post-18425410648140794512011-05-11T11:05:52.265-05:002011-05-11T11:05:52.265-05:00This is so true that we tend to forget about how s...This is so true that we tend to forget about how some people were not so fortunate as others in these situations. We quickly point to the lucky ones and say how God has work a miracle, which in many cases may be true. I think if we follow Christs example here an perform service to those lost their house or whatever, it shows we are concerned. Not to mention I think it is a great opportunity to allow God to work within people to realize that having help and willing neighbors is also a blessing, and a good thing. Even in disaster, even with terrible things happening, good work can be done and blessings realized.Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05816549810869986623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873341818390612016.post-79478644128586572462011-04-20T09:10:09.963-05:002011-04-20T09:10:09.963-05:00Woo hoo...I will be having a show dealing with som...Woo hoo...I will be having a show dealing with some or all of these topics in November at the University of Wyoming Up Gallery.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05401103582350835127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873341818390612016.post-27968293084551286322011-04-15T10:10:45.256-05:002011-04-15T10:10:45.256-05:00Amen!Amen!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05401103582350835127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873341818390612016.post-38392150709006914802011-04-14T23:33:27.013-05:002011-04-14T23:33:27.013-05:00Prayer is essential to our relationship with God. ...Prayer is essential to our relationship with God. Isaiah 26:12 is a reminder of from whom our peace comes. "LORD, you establish peace for us; all that we have accomplished you have done for us."Gayle Crabtreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13154096563813802995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873341818390612016.post-78630508137334247482011-04-13T10:33:14.942-05:002011-04-13T10:33:14.942-05:00I have always heard the “us” as referring to Chris...I have always heard the “us” as referring to Christ and God as one being. The example that helped me understand the Trinity was that it is like an egg. There are three parts. There is a shell, a yolk and a white. All three are separate, but are one entity; if you don’t have one part you don’t have an egg (even though they can be separated). God is the entire egg. I guess the two vantage points are really two interpretations of the scripture. <br /><br />I do think that the important (probably more so) differences have to do with the idea that humans can become Gods and are equal to Jesus (we are all spirit children). Maybe I am misunderstanding this idea, but it seems quite a bit different from the Protestant belief. I am not sure how we can become a God. I don't think that idea shows up in the Old or New Testaments. (can anyone find it there?)<br /><br />Any thoughts?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05401103582350835127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3873341818390612016.post-6547737323915600172011-04-13T05:48:21.147-05:002011-04-13T05:48:21.147-05:00Just a couple of thoughts on this. Who is the us i...Just a couple of thoughts on this. Who is the <a href="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Gen%201:26&version=NIV#en-NIV-26" rel="nofollow">us</a> in the creation acount? Also repeated again after Adam and Eve ate the fruit and became one of <a href="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Gen%203:22&version=NIV" rel="nofollow">us</a>? <a href="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%2014&version=NIV" rel="nofollow">John 14</a> Is curious as it speaks about the Father and Christ as seperate beings. Many look at <a href="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%2014:10&version=NIV" rel="nofollow">Verse 10</a> to show that they are one and the same person. However, the same language is used in <a href="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%2014:20&version=NIV" rel="nofollow">verse 20</a> saying Christ is in us as he is in the father. And later in the Chapter Christ says that his Father is greater then he is? I don't know your personal thoughts on these differences that are in the bible but I believe that the position of the Godhead that we adhere to best describes these passages as there are 3 seperate beings comprising the Godhead but they are one in purpose. This works where Christ is being baptized and the voice of God the father is heard from the heavens and the Holy Ghost comes in the form of the dove. All three present at an important event for the gospel. Also at that event the voice from heaven was heard to say, "this is my Son in whom I am well pleased." I see that we are taught to only worship one God, not only believe that the is one God. But I really don't spend a lot of time thinking about this other then on internet blogs. :)Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05816549810869986623noreply@blogger.com