From: "Gregg Strom/BRYX Int'l" 

Thanks for the summary. (Though I knew this before.)

What find amazing and troubling about beliefs/religions -- independent of
association with a church -- is the ABSOLUTELY ARBITRARY "this is to
be believed, and this is not".

The Jews vs. Catholics vs. Protestants vs. Mormons.

The decision of what "prophet", book or "miracle" to
believe is no more than a roll of the dice....

(Side Note: I live in Palm Springs -- which will hopefully end up more like
Reno than Vegas....)

gs


"Tanj"  wrote in message
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> The defining attribute of the LDS is their belief in the Book of Mormon, a
> testament of a biblical people who migrated to the new world before Christ
> and of Christ resurrected in the New World amongst them.  This is in
> addition to the old and new testaments.  Although there are doubtless many
> other important beliefs, some of the most observable are a belief in
> marriage for eternity and salvation of one's ancestors with the aid of
> living family (simplifying it somewhat).  Hence the close attention to
> family and genealogy.
>
> Incidentally, the LDS set out to settle their own territory in the west of
> the USA and I believe Las Vegas (where you live?) may have been founded by
> them.  Certainly you will find may LDS churches around you and in most
parts
> of western USA (look for the angel Moroni, who wrote the book, blowing a
> trumpet on their roof).
>
> I know very little about SDA.
>
greggstrom{at}earthlink.net>
wrote in message
> news:3960bd5e{at}w3.nls.net...
> > SDA = Mormon?
> >
> > gs
> >
folkenj{at}mail.nlm.nih.gov>
wrote in message
> > news:3960BE00.EBFE8E22{at}mail.nlm.nih.gov...
> > >
> > >
> > > Randall Parker wrote:
> > >
> > > > >>  I'd prefer a Seventh-Day Adventist (a former
girlfriend was one
> and
> > > > didn't harbor
> > > > any dangerous beliefs that I could detect) ...
> > >
s> (
I'm a former
> > > Seventh-day Adventist and the daughter of SDA minister.)
> > >
> > > Judy
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

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