Comments on: Spin, Spin, Spin 101. http://mormonisminvestigated.co.uk/2012/03/10/spin-spin-spin-101/ Another Blog from UK Partnerships for Christ (www.upfc.org.uk) Mon, 09 Jul 2012 17:08:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Mr. Lions http://mormonisminvestigated.co.uk/2012/03/10/spin-spin-spin-101/#comment-2803 Sun, 11 Mar 2012 04:02:21 +0000 http://mormonisminvestigated.co.uk/?p=606#comment-2803 Do Mormons believe in the Bible?

As you point out “In so far as it is correctly translated” A of F

Do Latter-day Saints believe they can become “gods”?

Latter-day Saints believe that God wants us to become like Him. But this teaching is often misrepresented by those who caricature the faith. The Latter-day Saint belief is no different than the biblical teaching, which states, “The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God: and if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together” (Romans 8:16-17). Through following Christ’s teachings, Latter-day Saints believe all people can become “partakers of the divine nature” (2 Peter 1:4).

Translation from gibberish in to English = Yes.

Do Latter-day Saints practice polygamy?

No. (lie! Many who do not openly practice polygamy still indulge in the subtley different “Spiritual Wifery” No legal marriage takes place but a joining in the eyes of God. Also it is common doctrine to believe polygamy is the norm in heaven. To say nothing of Polyandry, which was also practiced by the prophet Joseph Smith.)

There are more than 14 million members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
(Only if you count in inactive members, those who have not had their names removed from the rolls, those who maybe dead but have not been confirmed to be so. Oh and those who ARE dead but have accepted baptism for the dead in the hereafter WHO, according to doctrine, DO PRACTICE POLYGAMY in the hereafter as a fulfilment of holy commandment. They are all counted as members. these include I was proudly informed by one missionary, Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, Benito Mussolini and a reformed Adolf Hitler. )

and not one of them is a polygamist.
(See above)
The practice of polygamy is strictly prohibited in the Church.
(For now but it is PROMISED to return as the norm after the return of Christ who will himself lead by example.)

The general standard of marriage in the Church has always been monogamy,
(LIE)
as indicated in the Book of Mormon (see Jacob 2:27).
(But was superseded and over ruled by the D&C)

For periods in the Bible polygamy was practiced by the patriarchs Abraham and Jacob, as well as kings David and Solomon.
(Irrelevance)
It was again practised by a minority of Latter-day Saints in the early years of the Church.
(Yes a minority if the entire church membership up until the ban is taken as a proportion of the total membership over all time. these what journalist commonly call WEASEL WORDS)

Polygamy was officially discontinued in 1890 — 122 years ago. Those who practice polygamy today have nothing whatsoever to do with the Church.
(They would disagree, many of the 98+ schisms all claim to be THE one true church. And again I refer back to ‘Spiritual wifery’ which is still a common place alternative.)

It is easy to see the cold dead hand of President Hinckley still reaching out and guiding the pens of the church scribes. Hinckley was after all a public relations guru, media expert and spin doctor extraordinary.

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By: Debrauk http://mormonisminvestigated.co.uk/2012/03/10/spin-spin-spin-101/#comment-2802 Sat, 10 Mar 2012 23:08:40 +0000 http://mormonisminvestigated.co.uk/?p=606#comment-2802 so shocked to hear that apparrently the lds church no longer believes that we can become Gods! I left the church only back in June 11 and didn’t know that there had been a subtle change!!!!!

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