Ordaining women....LGBT rights.....historical acknowledgment/candor -- those are all very important steps for the LDS church that have the potential to dramatically improve the lives of latter-day saints across the globe. I acknowledge this from the outset. But from where I sit, they are all merely window dressing to the real issue. Is the LDS church really what it claims to be -- ...the only true and living church upon the face of the whole earth, with which I, the Lord, am well pleased? Are the leaders really prophets, seers, and revelators? Does the church really have exclusive authority? Are the Books of Mormon and Abraham really scripture, or are they fiction? Is the LDS restoration -- realistically accessible to less than 1/2 of 1% of Gods children -- really Gods plan for all? Or was it all made up by Joseph? All the social progressive issues really are just window dressing (in my view) compared to this central issue/question. Is the LDS church really what it claims to be? Cuz if it isnt.....then THAT is the real day of reckoning for the church....not female ordination....not acceptance of LGBT individuals...and not owning up to its history. Compared to the question of authenticity, everything else is just a distraction..... a la rearranging chairs on the Titanic....as it slowly sinks. Will LDS feminists, gays, and intellectuals be happy to have a better seat at the table...a better view off the deck.....maybe even a seat with the captain...as the whole ship sinks to the floor of the ocean (if the church isnt, in fact, what it claims to be)? To me, this is the heart of the matter.
Posted on: Mon, 07 Apr 2014 16:13:18 +0000
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