Recently saw the Book of Mormon in London (expensive tickets....ouch!). It received a very warm standing ovation and I really enjoyed it. (Maybe not £160 enjoyed it but enjoy it I did).
But is the Book of Mormon picking on easy targets? Is there a more restrained and politely civil religion than Mormonism. But not all are so nice to their detractors.
Is the New Testament too hot to mock? I don't think the Life of Brian mocked the NT, or if it did, not in the full on way the BoT gets its teeth into the BoT. If the Book of Mormon had been the Book of the NT would it have even been allowed to open? Would there be a backlash if it had?
Clearly in present times the Qur'an is too hot unless the writers wanted to spend the rest of their life in hiding with a body guard. True the writers of South Park did put Mohammad in a bear suit, but that is about as far as they dare push it. (Drawing a bear and saying Mohammed was inside it). Can we dream of a day when irreverence breaks out in Islam and Mohammad can come out the bear suit?
Or for the time being are we - of an irreverent nature - going to restrict our mockery to the oh so polite religions and turn a little pale in the face of the more forceful religions.
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Post #61Many college students are idiots. All they want to do is party, accept what the professor has to say to get a passing grade, attend sports events, drink, and make out. What was your point of mentioning 12 year old's?boatsnguitars wrote: ↑Sat Nov 04, 2023 3:07 pmTry to be clear. Are you saying that college age people are impressionable (able to be brainwashed) like 12 year olds? What was your point in mentioning college age people?LittleNipper wrote: ↑Sat Nov 04, 2023 2:41 pmYou were just glad that I wasn't brainwashed, and now you are saying that I was brainwashed... Which is it? Anyone can be impressed but that isn't the same as brainwashed. Brainwashed is when an individual will one regard anyone else.boatsnguitars wrote: ↑Sat Nov 04, 2023 9:37 amSo, you are agreeing that you were brainwashed?LittleNipper wrote: ↑Fri Nov 03, 2023 8:59 amSo's college age.boatsnguitars wrote: ↑Fri Nov 03, 2023 6:01 am
Well, I'm just glad your weren't brainwashed. 12 years old is a very impressionable age.
Let your yes be yes - that is, Jesus tells you to be clear in your answers. Be clear. Explain yourself. Stop the silly games.
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Post #62You're not good at this. I've grown tired of your silly way of engaging in discussion.LittleNipper wrote: ↑Sat Nov 04, 2023 3:14 pmMany college students are idiots. All they want to do is party, accept what the professor has to say to get a passing grade, attend sports events, drink, and make out. What was your point of mentioning 12 year old's?boatsnguitars wrote: ↑Sat Nov 04, 2023 3:07 pmTry to be clear. Are you saying that college age people are impressionable (able to be brainwashed) like 12 year olds? What was your point in mentioning college age people?LittleNipper wrote: ↑Sat Nov 04, 2023 2:41 pmYou were just glad that I wasn't brainwashed, and now you are saying that I was brainwashed... Which is it? Anyone can be impressed but that isn't the same as brainwashed. Brainwashed is when an individual will one regard anyone else.boatsnguitars wrote: ↑Sat Nov 04, 2023 9:37 amSo, you are agreeing that you were brainwashed?LittleNipper wrote: ↑Fri Nov 03, 2023 8:59 amSo's college age.boatsnguitars wrote: ↑Fri Nov 03, 2023 6:01 am
Well, I'm just glad your weren't brainwashed. 12 years old is a very impressionable age.
Let your yes be yes - that is, Jesus tells you to be clear in your answers. Be clear. Explain yourself. Stop the silly games.
I have to assume you didn't go to college - could you not pass the entrance exams and got jealous of all the fun they were having?
Regardless, we have established you are a man of around 60 years old that is very proud to have made a life-long decision at 12 years old, as if it showed uncommon wisdom. I hope that buoys you for the next few decades as you peer into the abyss and wonder if 12 year old you knew enough about the world to make the right choice. Either way, I'd encourage you to reflect and elevate your Apologetics game. You seem to have not progressed from the time you were 12. No offense.
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Post #63I was discussing Mormonism and Joseph Smith earlier because it deals with The Creation Story Of the Bible and delves into Reanimation and Remolding of the Originating STORYLINE of The Creation Story and the Continuing Biblical Futurology thereafter.
The Book of Mormon teaches that the disobedience of Adam and Eve in eating the forbidden fruit was necessary so that they could have children and bring joy to mankind (2 Nephi 2:23-25).
In contrast, the Bible Creation storyline specifically declares that Adams transgression was a sinful act of rebellion that unleashed the power of sin and death in the human heart and throughout Gods perfect world (Genesis 3:16-19; Romans 5:12; 8:20-21).
The Book of Mormon teaches that black skin is a sign of Gods curse so that white-skinned people are considered morally and spiritually superior to black skinned people (2 Nephi 5:21).
In contrast, the Bible teaches that God "made of one blood all nations of men" (Acts 17:26, KJV), that in Christ distinctions of ethnicity, gender and social class are erased (Galatians 3:28), and that God condemns favoritism (James 2:1).
The Mormon prophet was killed because He was a terrorist who created a mob war against the townsmen and made threats and went about destroying property and He was arrested and put into prison.
His Mob continued their purpose and slipped in a firearm / gun to Him and He or one of His fellow prisoners were caught with it and He was fired upon and killed.
Joseph's gun is on display at the Church History Museum in Salt Lake City, where anyone can see it. It has been there for years.
Joseph Smiths problem that led to His violence was the a local newspaper published His adulterous and pedophilia crimes.
Joseph Smith then went on a rampage terrorizing the people in the building and throwing their business property for news paper printing out and down into the street which led to His arrest.
Mormons prefer to see the Bible through the scope and contact and eyes and lense of Joseph Smith and His Prophecies, Revelations and Spiritual Fatherhood. Rather than just reading and accepting the Bible as it is in its original manuscripts.
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Post #64Almost any reader would consider this horrid but it naturally follows from the idea that somebody's ancestor can do a bad, and lower the moral status of their children. If this is really true, if Adam can eat an apple and have that affect the moral standing of his children, then it follows that some people naturally have more black marks against them than others, not because anybody is terrible by biology, but simply due to random chance and the accumulation of ancestral sin.Falling Light 101 wrote: ↑Sat Nov 18, 2023 8:02 pm The Book of Mormon teaches that black skin is a sign of Gods curse so that white-skinned people are considered morally and spiritually superior to black skinned people (2 Nephi 5:21).
In order to reject this, we need to reject the whole of the doctrine of sin transference.
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Post #65.
The Catechism of the Catholic Church states: ” Lust is disordered desire for or inordinate enjoyment of sexual pleasure. Sexual pleasure is morally disordered when sought for itself, isolated from its " procreative " and unitive purposes” (CCC 2351).
condoms - birth control, and any means of avoiding or deviating away from the fertizilating the egg with the sperm while having intercourse - is unholy - sexual intercourse cannot be just for enjoyment with your wife or husband
Sexual pleasure is morally disordered when sought for itself, isolated from its " procreation " fertilization , to furthering the DNA - GENETICS to be passed down through a conception ...
the facts
Roman Catholic Father - St. Augustine, demands that
Sexual desire a significant role in original sin's transmission, - sexual intercourse is the daughter of sin, is also the mother of sin ... LUST - Lust becomes causally involved in the transmission of original sin ... Sexual lust thereby becomes not merely a symbol of carnal concupiscence, but its cause.
this is basic foundation of all Catholic Teaching regarding sex and Original Sin
The Reaity is that the Catholic Church demands that because Jesus was not born with sexual intercourse by an earthly Father, he was completely free from Original sin - however, Roman Catholics have no scriptures for this Catholic deceptive faith
The Bible is very clear, that Jesus was made in the likeness of SINFUL FLESH and of the seed of David and Jesus was also a very part of the inheritted sin and ORIGINAL SIN
I do not want to confuse Roman Catholics , however the truth is that there is no confusuon
I would never state that having sexual intercourse is the reason by which that ORIGINAL SIN exists or that original sin exists because of sexual intercourse
my point and what I am saying - is to explain that having sexual intercourse is the REASON that the ORIGINAL SIN continues to exist - because - as with each child that is conceived, - THE ORIGINAL SIN also is conceived and passed down.
DNA - GENETICS - CONCEPTION - the curse of death is the result of how the genetics and DNA has been corrupted - the short life span, diseases, corruption in the body, sickness, weakness and eventually death. The child born is born into DEATH, DECAY, CORRUPTION AND they each will die,, and death will come to the offspring. - The - DNA - GENETICS - ancestral hereditary traits are passed down from Adam and Eve.
Roman Catholics demand that this DNA - GENETICS - ancestral hereditary traits and sin was not passed down to Jesus expressly because Jesus was not sexually procreated - he had no earthly father - he was free of original sin
It is the Roman Catholic that believes that original sin is CAUSE AND EFFECT and by the literal sex act - by having a sexual interaction - a man and woman having romantic relations, this is what has literally CAUSED ALL WOMAN to be born with original sin - the sex act itself causes the sin - sex is sinful but tolerated by God
THIS IS WHY MARY'S VIRGINITY IS SO IMPORTANT TO ROMAN CATHOLICS
BECAUSE - Mary was PURE - HOLY , SEXUALLY PERFECT - - - Mary was gaurding her viginiity - abstaiing from having sex - Mary was rightesous a - Holy Virgin -
Virgin and a holy vessel unto God
a holy perpetual virginity that sets Mary apart from all other woman.
The Spouse / wife of the Holy Spirit
Holy Mother of God
Queen of Heaven
Queen conceived without original sin
Gate of Heaven
Mother of the Church
Mother of Divine Grace
Roman Catholics are not content just - to take the Biblical narrative that simply states that the only purpose of Mary being a virgin was to show that Jesus was born as the result of a Miracle - Behold a Virgin Shall Conceive.
perpetual virginity is a very part of what makes Mary everything that Roman Catholics believe about Marry
All other women whom were not born with and blessed with an " Immaculate Conception " the sexual conception of all other women born / conceived ; procreated by a sex act wherein God did not perform a miracle and alter and bless the sperm and egg and genetics and DNA Original Sin
the Roman Catholic believes that Jesus is FREE of Original sin because he was not born from sperm and egg conception with an earthly father
So much so - do Catholics beleive this
that they have invented and made - up the doctrine called " IMMACULATE CONCEPTION " this is in order to support the doctine of Jesus being free of original sin wherein and becasue Jesus was not born from " HUMAN SEXUALLY CONCEPTION "
Catholics focus upon Mary's sexual conception in the way Mary was sexually conceived -
the sexual unity of the father and mother of Mary, as she was being sexually conceived as God blessed the conception itself, God moved and acted on her conception
" IMMACULATE CONCEPTION " - the conception was perfect, flawless - impeccable - CLEAN - spotless - faultless - pure - taintless and unsoiled and unsullied
in the very sex act iteslf with the conception, God involved himself by performing a miracle to make the conception immaculate, perfect, - clean - spotless - faultless - pure - taintless and unsoiled and unsullied - free from the sin of sex
in other words - in the mind of the Roman Catholic
the unholiness - the corruption and staining and the dirtiness , the nastiness, corruption and unholiness of the conception of Mary was caused by the father and mother of Mary - partly because of their enjoyment and sexual gratifications.
in conclusion, from the scriptures themselves
there is no confusion or question about how Original Sin is passed down, and that Original Sin is not prevented by removing the human father in conception , but the Scriptures declare that Original Sin is in the DNA, GENETICS and blood and body of all born from Adam.
death, decay, sickness, infirmities, illness and the very fact that death was caused by Adam and his sin in the corruption of his own body - DNA is defiled
even Jesus was born in sin and made, created / born in the same likeness of sinful flesh - as the scriptures clearly declare
Respectfully and peacefully - Roman Catholics simply have no scriptures for the Roman Catholic Faith System.
Pro 5:18 Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth.
:19 Let her be as the loving hind and pleasant roe; let her breasts satisfy thee at all times; and be thou ravished always with her love.
Catechism of the Catholic Church
Second Edition - # 404
""_ The transmission of original sin is a mystery that we cannot fully understand. _""
there are 66 total books of the bible that clearly explain what original sin means
and these scriptures explain in complete detail the understanding of Original Sin. The Bible fully explains what caused Original SIn and the result and effect and the solution that God has provided to remedy the original sin
The Catechism of the Catholic Church states: ” Lust is disordered desire for or inordinate enjoyment of sexual pleasure. Sexual pleasure is morally disordered when sought for itself, isolated from its " procreative " and unitive purposes” (CCC 2351).
condoms - birth control, and any means of avoiding or deviating away from the fertizilating the egg with the sperm while having intercourse - is unholy - sexual intercourse cannot be just for enjoyment with your wife or husband
Sexual pleasure is morally disordered when sought for itself, isolated from its " procreation " fertilization , to furthering the DNA - GENETICS to be passed down through a conception ...
the facts
Roman Catholic Father - St. Augustine, demands that
Sexual desire a significant role in original sin's transmission, - sexual intercourse is the daughter of sin, is also the mother of sin ... LUST - Lust becomes causally involved in the transmission of original sin ... Sexual lust thereby becomes not merely a symbol of carnal concupiscence, but its cause.
this is basic foundation of all Catholic Teaching regarding sex and Original Sin
The Reaity is that the Catholic Church demands that because Jesus was not born with sexual intercourse by an earthly Father, he was completely free from Original sin - however, Roman Catholics have no scriptures for this Catholic deceptive faith
The Bible is very clear, that Jesus was made in the likeness of SINFUL FLESH and of the seed of David and Jesus was also a very part of the inheritted sin and ORIGINAL SIN
I do not want to confuse Roman Catholics , however the truth is that there is no confusuon
I would never state that having sexual intercourse is the reason by which that ORIGINAL SIN exists or that original sin exists because of sexual intercourse
my point and what I am saying - is to explain that having sexual intercourse is the REASON that the ORIGINAL SIN continues to exist - because - as with each child that is conceived, - THE ORIGINAL SIN also is conceived and passed down.
DNA - GENETICS - CONCEPTION - the curse of death is the result of how the genetics and DNA has been corrupted - the short life span, diseases, corruption in the body, sickness, weakness and eventually death. The child born is born into DEATH, DECAY, CORRUPTION AND they each will die,, and death will come to the offspring. - The - DNA - GENETICS - ancestral hereditary traits are passed down from Adam and Eve.
Roman Catholics demand that this DNA - GENETICS - ancestral hereditary traits and sin was not passed down to Jesus expressly because Jesus was not sexually procreated - he had no earthly father - he was free of original sin
It is the Roman Catholic that believes that original sin is CAUSE AND EFFECT and by the literal sex act - by having a sexual interaction - a man and woman having romantic relations, this is what has literally CAUSED ALL WOMAN to be born with original sin - the sex act itself causes the sin - sex is sinful but tolerated by God
THIS IS WHY MARY'S VIRGINITY IS SO IMPORTANT TO ROMAN CATHOLICS
BECAUSE - Mary was PURE - HOLY , SEXUALLY PERFECT - - - Mary was gaurding her viginiity - abstaiing from having sex - Mary was rightesous a - Holy Virgin -
Virgin and a holy vessel unto God
a holy perpetual virginity that sets Mary apart from all other woman.
The Spouse / wife of the Holy Spirit
Holy Mother of God
Queen of Heaven
Queen conceived without original sin
Gate of Heaven
Mother of the Church
Mother of Divine Grace
Roman Catholics are not content just - to take the Biblical narrative that simply states that the only purpose of Mary being a virgin was to show that Jesus was born as the result of a Miracle - Behold a Virgin Shall Conceive.
perpetual virginity is a very part of what makes Mary everything that Roman Catholics believe about Marry
All other women whom were not born with and blessed with an " Immaculate Conception " the sexual conception of all other women born / conceived ; procreated by a sex act wherein God did not perform a miracle and alter and bless the sperm and egg and genetics and DNA Original Sin
the Roman Catholic believes that Jesus is FREE of Original sin because he was not born from sperm and egg conception with an earthly father
So much so - do Catholics beleive this
that they have invented and made - up the doctrine called " IMMACULATE CONCEPTION " this is in order to support the doctine of Jesus being free of original sin wherein and becasue Jesus was not born from " HUMAN SEXUALLY CONCEPTION "
Catholics focus upon Mary's sexual conception in the way Mary was sexually conceived -
the sexual unity of the father and mother of Mary, as she was being sexually conceived as God blessed the conception itself, God moved and acted on her conception
" IMMACULATE CONCEPTION " - the conception was perfect, flawless - impeccable - CLEAN - spotless - faultless - pure - taintless and unsoiled and unsullied
in the very sex act iteslf with the conception, God involved himself by performing a miracle to make the conception immaculate, perfect, - clean - spotless - faultless - pure - taintless and unsoiled and unsullied - free from the sin of sex
in other words - in the mind of the Roman Catholic
the unholiness - the corruption and staining and the dirtiness , the nastiness, corruption and unholiness of the conception of Mary was caused by the father and mother of Mary - partly because of their enjoyment and sexual gratifications.
in conclusion, from the scriptures themselves
there is no confusion or question about how Original Sin is passed down, and that Original Sin is not prevented by removing the human father in conception , but the Scriptures declare that Original Sin is in the DNA, GENETICS and blood and body of all born from Adam.
death, decay, sickness, infirmities, illness and the very fact that death was caused by Adam and his sin in the corruption of his own body - DNA is defiled
even Jesus was born in sin and made, created / born in the same likeness of sinful flesh - as the scriptures clearly declare
Respectfully and peacefully - Roman Catholics simply have no scriptures for the Roman Catholic Faith System.
Pro 5:18 Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth.
:19 Let her be as the loving hind and pleasant roe; let her breasts satisfy thee at all times; and be thou ravished always with her love.
Catechism of the Catholic Church
Second Edition - # 404
""_ The transmission of original sin is a mystery that we cannot fully understand. _""
there are 66 total books of the bible that clearly explain what original sin means
and these scriptures explain in complete detail the understanding of Original Sin. The Bible fully explains what caused Original SIn and the result and effect and the solution that God has provided to remedy the original sin