Tag: Christianity
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The Long Walk
There’s a little comic book tract called “The Long Walk” (you can read it online). It talks about a man who thinks for himself and puts off converting to Christianity until a later date. He meets a guy on the spacious highway who tells him he’s right, and that he doesn’t need Christianity yet, because…
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Another Denomination
When I drifted out of the Episcopal Church I started exploring other religions. When my views about God started to positively coalesce I found myself increasingly drawn to Mormonism. It seemed far enough away from the Christianity that I was rejecting to accord with what I actually believed was true. I am beginning to wonder…
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Preterism
I ran face first into a religious concept that I really should have suspected exists for a long time. Preterism is the idea that the Second Coming already occurred to the first generation of Christians. Mormonism puts a laser focus on the doctrine. Jesus appeared in the Americas and probably elsewhere after his resurrection. If…
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Omnipotent
An Omnipotent God has not chosen for me to worship him. I can only choose to worship a God who has given me sovereignty over my own soul. A God like that is not omnipotent. If there is an Omnipotent God then He chooses who does and doesn’t worship Him. That God has not inclined…
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Say No To Fundamentalists
What public figure do you disagree with the most? As anyone who has been following along knows, I have a wide range of spiritual interests and influences. So just in general fundamentalism bugs me. There is, and I am sure of it, wisdom outside of Christianity and Mormonism. I find fundamentalism within Mormonism most egregious…
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Historical Figures
If you could meet a historical figure, who would it be and why? My first choice would be Jesus Christ. Assuming he really did have all the powers he said he did, the fact that I don’t speak any Aramaic would not be an issue which would prevent us from having a conversation about what…
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Ambivalent
I was pretty ambivalent about my wife leaving the Church until it actually happened. I understand her reasons and share some of them. My testimony has always been irregular and now I am questioning whether I can call it a testimony at all. I have little interest in being temple worthy and remain adamant that…
Latter Day Sinner 