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New guide advises Evangelicals on how to talk to Mormons : http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/lifestyle/54091441-80/evangelicals-mouw-mormons-says.html.csp Very good article. Bridget
Quote:Mouw arrives at what could be seen by many Evangelicals as a radical idea: He recognizes “the positive workings of God beyond the borders of orthodox Christiainity.”
Such respect, he believes, is the beginning of a “careful engagement with other religious perspectives.”
Now where have I heard that before? Oh yeah, it was from Cwald.
Funny — right before I read Roy’s post, I had cut the exact words from the article, with the intent to paste them here. To me, Roy’s quote from the article is the core of its meaning for me — that and the statement that this Evangelical sees, in Mormonism, God working beyond the borders of Christianity. While a bit of slap against us a Christians, I see it as at least acknowledging that we are part of God’s flock too.
Hip hip hooray for this Evangelical.
Roy wrote:Quote:Mouw arrives at what could be seen by many Evangelicals as a radical idea: He recognizes “the positive workings of God beyond the borders of orthodox Christiainity.”
Such respect, he believes, is the beginning of a “careful engagement with other religious perspectives.”
Now where have I heard that before? Oh yeah, it was from Cwald.
Well hell, maybe I’m not the only normal person left on the planet after all.
cwald wrote:Well hell, maybe I’m not the only normal person left on the planet after all.
uh…cwald…I hate to break the news to you but you’re not…. oh nevermind…😆 How about a guide to help Mormons talk to Mormons….? mercyngrace wrote:How about a guide to help Mormons talk to Mormons….?
Love that mercyngrace!
We actually talked about a guide for how to talk to disengaged members of our Church for traditional believers. The feeling was that a podcast on it would be worthwhile, but that it would have to be hosted by a traditional believer with a TR to have credibility with the mainstream membership. Quote:Too often, Evangelicals pick up little-taught LDS beliefs — such as humans becoming gods or having their own planets — and put them at the center of Mormon theology, rather than at the periphery.
That’s perfectly true.
SilentDawning wrote:Funny — right before I read Roy’s post, I had cut the exact words from the article, with the intent to paste them here.
To me, Roy’s quote from the article is the core of its meaning for me — that and the statement that this Evangelical sees, in Mormonism, God working beyond the borders of Christianity. While a bit of slap against us a Christians, I see it as at least acknowledging that we are part of God’s flock too.
Hip hip hooray for this Evangelical.
I don’t even see it as a slap. Mormons self-identify as Christians, but when have we ever claimed to beorthodoxChristians? We’re proud of our differences with mainstream Christianity. Cylon wrote:when have we ever claimed to be
orthodoxChristians? We’re proud of our differences with mainstream Christianity. Sorry when I first saw orthodox, I thought of this…
[img]http://www.tolerance.ca/image/Russian_Orthodox_Church_-_kremlin.ru_731_G.jpg [/img] Or this
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