*warning, this is long, sorry*
Sounds like you might be a little "intolerant" of Mormons.......not very Christian, is it?
You know what? I am going to start giving you the benefit of the doubt from here on out in what you post. Because anyone with reading comprehension skills such as yours, is at a terrible disadvantage and quite honestly, I feel sorry for you. I know, not very Christian like of me, but I will ask for forgiveness the next time my church has an alter call.
Why do you think I said the following?:
Also, I am in know way bashing the religion, just thought you might want to know what they believe in, in case you happen to be a Christian and a Beck fan.
Take Beck's advice and do as he suggests, research it yourself, ask questions, pray on it. Beck is not stupid though, he know's the majority of his audience will not do that. That is changing though, he is losing his audience everyday. I wonder if its because they are researching, asking questions and praying on it and coming to the conclusion, this man is nothing but a fraud.
Do you have any idea what an easy target Beck is, by being of the Mormon faith? If you take the time to look back at all the things I've posted about him this is probably the second time I've brought up his religion. You know why? I could care less, I am more concerned with what comes out of his mouth than what his religious beliefs are. There is plenty to debate about, the things that he says, what he want's to do, what he thinks YOU should do, and so on and so forth, than his religious beliefs.
Also, until recently(within the last 12 mos. or so), Beck really didn't have too much religous talk,
especiallythe Mormon theology on his shows, other than his references of the
Holy Father here and there, that was all you got. My questions arose when Beck referred to himself as a Christian and I found out that he was LDS. Me personally, I have a hard time with that statement. The more you educate yourself on the beliefs of the Mormon Church, the more you might understand where Beck is coming from, and more importantly,
where he may just think he is going. And why I feel the way I do.
Since Beck has brought up religion, and tells his audience everyday to research it yourself, ask questions, pray on it, that is exaclty what you should do. I say again though, with Beck, he knows the majority of his audience will not bother to do the research(I said
majority, not all). So I'll give you a little taste of the Mormon religion and what they believe from my experience with the Mormon religion. Earlier I said, I grew up in the "Re-Organized Church of Latter-Day-Saints" church, so I do have knowledge of the Mormon church. I lived in one of the most prominent areas of the Mormon church's history, Kirtland, OH.(google it) for the first 22 years of my life. But hey, don't take my word for it, research these things yourself, pray on it, and come to your own conclusion.
Also, I would like for you to keep in mind that these things that I point out, are not pointed out to someone in the early stages of Mormanism. These things are taught after you have been in the church and become more involved. Mormons will point out all the similarities they have with orthodox Christianity and the Bible and are quite clear the Book of Mormon is just a continuance of God's word and they believe in the Bible as much as they believe in the Book of Mormon.
Mormons on God:
They believe there is a God for Earth, and there are other God's for other planets, custodians if you will. The Mormon God is eternal, but he is a mere mortal. That means, that Mormons believe that one day, one of us(man), can become God and then you are awarded your very own planet. So they believe God was once one of us and worked his way up to Godhood. The fifth president of the LDS church, Lorenzo Snow famously said,
“As man is, God once was. As God is, man may become.”
Mormons on Jesus:
They believe he was
created by the Mormon God. Remember, someone like you or I that has worked his way to Godhood then created a human. Jesus was the first child of that God. They also believe Satan was God's second child, making them brothers. Okay? hmmm?
Mormons on the Bible:
The Mormons believe in the Bible and it is the word of God, but it is just ONE of the ways God has spoken to his people. They also believe in the
Book of Mormon, the
Doctrine and Covenants, and the
Pearl of Great Price. That's 4 books in all that they call, "The Standard Works". They believe God still speaks to his people through
Prophets and if the the
Prophet contradicts the word of God, they are to believe in the
Prophet and hold to his teachings. Hence, Joseph Smith. They believe he was a prophet of God.
Keep in mind also, the Mormons believe that the American Indians are descendants of the ancient Jews that left Israel by boat, and came to the America's and created an advanced culture, with large cities, advanced writing skills, along with the religous thought of one God. And that Jesus visited them after his resurection to teach them the Gospel.
This is a picture of Jesus speaking to the American Indians from mormon.org
What I think makes Mormonism so dangerous is that is sounds so much like Christianity but contradicts the Bible in so many ways.
Ask yourself a question, why doesn't Beck profess his Mormon religion over the airwaves where he reaches millions of people every day? He has all kinds of religious faiths (which I think is great) on his shows, Christian, Evangelical Christians, Catholics, Jews, Protestants, you name it, but I can't recall him having a prominent person from the Mormon church on, why is that? I'm sure he has had members of the LDS on his show, I haven't personally seen it, and he certainly hasn't paraded any of them on stage like the other religions. Why is he so focused on other religions other than his own in which he was baptized in? Is he afraid it will hurt his ratings? Is he not proud of his Mormon beliefs? Is he afraid of the questions he may get about his religion? Listen, he hit rock bottom and the Mormon faith dragged him out of the abyss he was in and dusted him off and straightened him out, that is a testament to him and his faith, and God Bless him for it. You would think anyone having a blessing such as his, would want to share that with the World, especially when you have a pulpit such as his to get the word out about his Mormon beliefs.
Some good quotes I found on Wiki:
link:
Restoring Honor rally - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Theological tensions
“ Look, I'm Mormon, and most Christians don't recognize me as a Christian. ” —
Glenn Beck, the day after the rally (August 29, 2010) in an interview with Chris Wallace on Fox News Sunday.
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Mark Caleb Smith, director of the Center for Political Studies at Cedarville University, said, "Many of the people you'd say are members of the Christian right would consider Mormonism to be cultish, and so what's interesting is that Beck [by means of the rally] is seemingly building bridges to that community from a very different theological perspective."[9] However, several theologically conservative evangelicals, many of them Beck fans politically, criticized evangelicals' "standing together in the faith"[73] with Beck at the religion-centered rally, because Beck is Mormon and thus in their view not "a fellow Christian."[9][10][104][105][106]
After announcement of the planned rally, Brannon Howse, a professional organizer of Christian conferences, expressed wariness, stating "The Apostle Paul warns Christians against uniting with unbelievers in spiritual endeavors. While I applaud and agree with many of Glenn Beck's conservative and constitutional views, that does not give me or any other Bible-believing Christian justification to compromise Biblical truth by spiritually joining Beck."[107][108] Breakpoint's Diane Singer said, "If you're like me and believe [Mormons] have been deceived into following another Jesus, then perhaps you share my concerns. I want real revival to come to America, which means it must be based on Truth, not deception."[109] In response to the rally, Warren Cole Smith, associate publisher of the Christian-themed World magazine, said:
I will say that there is a significant minority of evangelicals who have deep concerns about Beck's true motives. The fact that he is a Mormon. While the Mormon religion shares some common ground with biblically orthodox Christian faith, there’s a significant amount of primarily theological ground that’s not common between these two faiths.... There are serious theological differences between Beck's conception of God and an evangelical conception of God. [Beck's] language resonates with evangelicals but is the meaning the same? I fear that evangelicals will be duped.[10]
However, Jerry Falwell, Jr., attended the event and defended Beck, remarking "Glenn Beck’s Mormon faith is irrelevant. People of all faiths, all races and all creeds spoke and attended the event. Nobody was there to endorse anyone else’s faith, but we were all there to honor our armed forces and to call the people of America to restore honor."[72] The American Family Association's Bryan Fischer said that while Beck's faith "is a problem", evangelicals were able to use Beck for their purposes during the Restoring Honor rally, remarking:
While Glenn Beck provided the platform, evangelicals provided the message. Beck depended heavily on historian and committed evangelical David Barton for assistance in picking speakers and selecting those who would lead in prayer and worship. A Mormon teed up the ball for evangelical Protestants. And evangelicals hit it out of the park.[109
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Glenn Beck constantly says the nation needs to turn back towards God for the answers to our problems. The problem is, which God?
