Re: LDS attacking mainstream Christian beliefs

"Just Wondering" <fmhlaw@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> I'd say, everyone would do well to spend less time agonizing over
> whether the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost are "one" God or three
> "Gods", and more time contemplating how God wants us to treat our fellow
> man.

Well, certainly contemplating how God wants us to treat our fellow
man is important, but I don't believe that it's an "either-or" issue.
I think *both* are important. In fact, I believe that part of how we
are to treat our fellow man is to share the *truth* of God with them,
so it is certainly not an "either-or" issue.

But if doctrines aren't important, then that leads to two interesting
questions. Why did the LDS church have to be created in the first
place, since it is no different from any Christian church in "how
to treat our fellow man"?

Also, if doctrine isn't important, then why are the LDS missionaries
trained to teach it, rather than simply preaching, "how to treat others"?

> I leave it for you to decide for yourself whether that makes me
> one of the "reasonable people."

Well, since you asked, it appears that you have gone out of your
way to avoid answering my question. And personally, I don't
find that "reasonable". You are free to disagree, of course... <g>

Jeff Shirton jshirton at cogeco dot
ca
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