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Post #970604

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darthrush
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Religion
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17-Jul-2016, 3:06 AM

RicOlie_2 said:

moviefreakedmind said:

Sure, but I was thinking of Hitler himself, who was raised Catholic. I don’t really consider the individual soldiers in the German Army; I’m sure most of them weren’t aware of what they were fighting for. As for most of Hitler’s SS thugs, I don’t know what their religious identities were. The problem I have with your definition of Christianity is that there are sects that elevate the Pope or Joseph Smith, for example, (I hope Ender can elaborate on his views) to the level of near-divinity. The Pope takes the title of “Holy Father”, which is only used in the Bible to refer to God himself.

Joseph Smith is certainly not elevated above humanity in Mormon teaching.

“Praise to the mannnnnn who communed with Jehova…” ( sang that many times as a child)

He is quoted as saying he even elevated himself above others. He said not even Jesus could match the work he had done (restoring the church).

Mormons most certainly elevate him, and I would know after 15 years from birth in the church. Active family with father who served as bishop and stake president. All my siblings have gone on missions. Religion breaks apart families. My parents will die thinking they failed me. They’ll die believing that them and my sisters will live on forever but that I’ll be in hell. It’s a sick and despressing reality.

That’s the one reason I can say I hate religion. It has been the cause of a lot of sadness and pain for me. No matter how far I go in school, how much I help people or how good of a person I try to be each and every day, because I don’t believe Joseph Smith restored the church I will always be seen as the most ultimate failure in my families eyes. Religion cut me deep and I don’t forgive it for doing so.