Register | Sign In


Understanding through Discussion


EvC Forum active members: 65 (9162 total)
4 online now:
Newest Member: popoi
Post Volume: Total: 915,808 Year: 3,065/9,624 Month: 910/1,588 Week: 93/223 Day: 4/17 Hour: 1/1


Thread  Details

Email This Thread
Newer Topic | Older Topic
  
Author Topic:   Mormon Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Nighttrain
Member (Idle past 3993 days)
Posts: 1512
From: brisbane,australia
Joined: 06-08-2004


Message 127 of 264 (166376)
12-08-2004 11:18 PM


A few years ago,I debated with LDS elders who insisted that confirmed remains of Nephite/Lamanite ruins had been discovered and artifacts were on display in the Smithsonian Institute. They said these ruins were in the present U.S.A. Subsequently, the LDS moved the location to Mexico and Central America, and at present, the sites are wandering around Peru. So many people were enquiring after the Smithsonian exhibit, that the Institute offered a series of statements denying any evidence of confirmed ruins and/or artifacts. While the last statement was issued in 1996 (AFAIK), the fact remains that the LDS pushed this line for a number of years.See the debate on the Smithsonian`s statement here
LDS apologist John Sorenson’s response to the Smithsonian statement on the Book of Mormon – About The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon)
And a LDS apologetic here.
http://www.jefflindsay.com/LDSFAQ/smithsonian.shtml
And more on possible dishonesty with an inside view of the search for BOM origins
Book of Mormon thought false by LDS member/archaelogist – About The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon)

Replies to this message:
 Message 128 by arachnophilia, posted 12-09-2004 2:41 AM Nighttrain has not replied

  
Nighttrain
Member (Idle past 3993 days)
Posts: 1512
From: brisbane,australia
Joined: 06-08-2004


Message 131 of 264 (166644)
12-09-2004 5:55 PM
Reply to: Message 130 by arachnophilia
12-09-2004 3:37 AM


Not to wander too far afield, but the tablets given to Moses seem to have gone missing,too.

This message is a reply to:
 Message 130 by arachnophilia, posted 12-09-2004 3:37 AM arachnophilia has replied

Replies to this message:
 Message 132 by DrJones*, posted 12-09-2004 6:02 PM Nighttrain has not replied
 Message 133 by arachnophilia, posted 12-10-2004 2:11 AM Nighttrain has not replied

  
Nighttrain
Member (Idle past 3993 days)
Posts: 1512
From: brisbane,australia
Joined: 06-08-2004


Message 156 of 264 (167978)
12-14-2004 4:11 AM
Reply to: Message 152 by Justice
12-13-2004 4:29 PM


Re: Pick up at the other BoM thread ?
Get off your high horse. BOM is no more derogatory than talking of the KJV, RSV,NEB, LXX or MT.

This message is a reply to:
 Message 152 by Justice, posted 12-13-2004 4:29 PM Justice has not replied

  
Nighttrain
Member (Idle past 3993 days)
Posts: 1512
From: brisbane,australia
Joined: 06-08-2004


Message 159 of 264 (167987)
12-14-2004 5:38 AM
Reply to: Message 158 by arachnophilia
12-14-2004 5:17 AM


Re: Pick up at the other BoM thread ?
I`m really interested in this concept that each Mormon has a planet out there with their name on it. Or is that Scientology? In case of the first, do you have to wear your sacred temple underwear when you go to your own planet?

This message is a reply to:
 Message 158 by arachnophilia, posted 12-14-2004 5:17 AM arachnophilia has replied

Replies to this message:
 Message 160 by arachnophilia, posted 12-14-2004 5:41 AM Nighttrain has not replied
 Message 165 by Legend, posted 12-14-2004 10:15 AM Nighttrain has not replied

  
Nighttrain
Member (Idle past 3993 days)
Posts: 1512
From: brisbane,australia
Joined: 06-08-2004


Message 184 of 264 (169780)
12-18-2004 8:02 PM
Reply to: Message 183 by Justice
12-18-2004 5:44 PM


Re: Question
And spouting propaganda is 'truly seeking answers'?

This message is a reply to:
 Message 183 by Justice, posted 12-18-2004 5:44 PM Justice has not replied

  
Nighttrain
Member (Idle past 3993 days)
Posts: 1512
From: brisbane,australia
Joined: 06-08-2004


Message 187 of 264 (169932)
12-19-2004 7:17 PM
Reply to: Message 186 by lfen
12-19-2004 3:35 PM


Re: Question
As far as I can see,Ifen, all these churches, from mainline, to splinter, to fundy are power structures. You toe the line or you get the boot. So much for preaching love. While seeking the true message might be the ideal, what does organisational structure have to do with finding God? Even certain Eastern religions enforce the rules (Buddhist monks, for example)

This message is a reply to:
 Message 186 by lfen, posted 12-19-2004 3:35 PM lfen has replied

Replies to this message:
 Message 188 by lfen, posted 12-19-2004 9:01 PM Nighttrain has not replied

  
Nighttrain
Member (Idle past 3993 days)
Posts: 1512
From: brisbane,australia
Joined: 06-08-2004


Message 225 of 264 (171530)
12-26-2004 5:41 AM
Reply to: Message 223 by tsig
12-24-2004 3:56 AM


Re: Oh, jealous
Might have got you off to a flying start if you`d inherited the Ron Wyatt Collection--The Blood of Jesus, the Pharoah`s Chariot Wheel, Mr. and Mrs. Noah`s Bones------

This message is a reply to:
 Message 223 by tsig, posted 12-24-2004 3:56 AM tsig has not replied

  
Newer Topic | Older Topic
Jump to:


Copyright 2001-2023 by EvC Forum, All Rights Reserved

™ Version 4.2
Innovative software from Qwixotic © 2024