Re: LDS attacking mainstream Christian beliefs

On Tue, 30 Aug 2005 02:19:33 -0000, Jeff Shirton wrote:

>A particular LDS, Gregg Smith, wants to claim
>that LDS evangelization is *not* an attack on mainstream
>Christian beliefs. He claims that "any reasonable person"
>can see that this is so.
[snip]
>The two beliefs are directly contrary. They are two sides
>of the same coin. If one side is "up", the other side must
>by necessity be "down". If one side is asserted as "truth",
>the opposite side is by necessity asserted as "falsehood".
>
>I don't see any way around this.
>
>What do the "reasonable people" say?

This "reasonable person" thinks that there's a difference between
"disagreeing" and "attacking".

Now if I were to go into a *Calvinist* newsgroup and argue constantly
with the people there about how wrong their faith is, *that* would be
attacking, IMO.

John


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