The Mormon Church

Oh.

Well at least it preserves internal logic. I've played video games that made less sense, directly contradicting their own storyline all over the place. =^.^=

The problem being that they also claim to believe the bible, which is not (being) internally consistent with such blasphemies.

I'm seeing this series called "Under the banner of heaven." It's based on true events. It goes on to show how religious fundamentalism can ruin lives. In this case, Mormon fundamentalism from the looks of the series looks cult like. IDK, it's just a series. But supposedly based on true events. And it's not the first time that I heard about Joseph Smith the founder of Mormonism advocating polygamy and practicing it, although later on, that was changed in the Mormon Church back to Monogamy.

Regardless, Mormon values from their founding fathers to some of their other members over the years do not resonate with core Christian values and beliefs and Christian living. It's just my observation.

I'm seeing this series called "Under the banner of heaven." It's based on true events. It goes on to show how religious fundamentalism can ruin lives. In this case, Mormon fundamentalism from the looks of the series looks cult like. IDK, it's just a series. But supposedly based on true events. And it's not the first time that I heard about Joseph Smith the founder of Mormonism advocating polygamy and practicing it, although later on, that was changed in the Mormon Church back to Monogamy.

Regardless, Mormon values from their founding fathers to some of their other members over the years do not resonate with core Christian values and beliefs and Christian living. It's just my observation.

Typical. You don't know what they believe yet attack them. Have you seen record of their thought?

That's why I limit my involvement with them. For the casual attender it all seems covered up, but if you go for membership and Baptism and take their classes, it gets bizarre. There were some Polygamous (Fundamentalist) groups in Hildale, Colorado City, and a large one North of Salt Lake City. There was also a group somewhere in Texas, but I don't know much about them. It gets worse.

Mainstream Christian churches are pretty fallen. These days I worship at home.

Yes, I agree.
I'd like to add one thing that distinguishes the term fundamentalist Mormons from Christians.
We just need to point out also that liberal christianity has demonized Biblical Christianity with this term, fundamentalists, just as they did by tacking that onto extremist violent Muslims.
By using that term, I've noticed people without a knowledge of true Christianity, put Mormons, Muslims that the US pentagram declared war on 2001 and Christians who believe the Bible, with the same disdain.

The term fundamentals of the faith, by J. Frank Norris was a list of what he considered basics that all Bible believers should agree on. This became a popular standard for many during much of the twentieth century.
You already defined who consider themselves fundamentalist Mormons. The 2000s were marked by the wars against those the DOD allied with fifteen years earlier and provided military aid. They also replaced a westernized Iran with Fundamentalist Muslim leaders.
I realized that at some point, they would look at Bible believers the same way and eventually may treat them likewise.

I went on a bit of a rabbit trail to help us all to consider that the left thinks of us as a cult and as a violent religion by the use of language and propaganda. The gt has expanded that to include all Republicans as of this year.

That's why I limit my involvement with them. For the casual attender it all seems covered up, but if you go for membership and Baptism and take their classes, it gets bizarre. There were some Polygamous (Fundamentalist) groups in Hildale, Colorado City, and a large one North of Salt Lake City. There was also a group somewhere in Texas, but I don't know much about them. It gets worse.

Mainstream Christian churches are pretty fallen. These days I worship at home.

I don't understand all of what you said. When I said fundamentalism, I meant believers who will go to the lengths of taking a life for the sake of religion. Historically, no religion has spread without bloodshed, including Christianity sadly. That's something which Jesus would condemn Himself. When religion makes or pushes you to that step and violating the moral rights of another in God's name, that's unacceptable even in God's eyes. Taking a life for God or in God's name? That's something all religions are guilty of. That happens because of fanaticism. Religious fanaticism. Especially if you're from India and you're a Christian, you will at some point of your life experienced hate from Hindu religious fanatics (Majority). Likewise, it could be the same in a Christian majority country where you can hate on other religious minorities. This is the fundamentalism I mean.

I have heard of Mormon history. Read a little about it here and there. Watched a few movies related to Mormonism. Even have knowledge of at least 1 or 2 Mormon celebrities. And it does not have a Christian feel to it. Even their scripture is so different. And that's where we have The Bible as is given to us with the four Gospels, The book of Revelation where it states that not 1 word should be added or taken away from the Word of God. And here, so much is not in alignment with The Bible in the Mormon book. I don't want to go near that with Jesus whom I believe in and worship either. I'm not condemning them. But, I know who I believe in. And that's not what is given in this Mormon religion. It's even clearly given about false prophets in The book of Revelation. So, we must be on our guard as Christian believers towards what someone says to us in Jesus' name.

This video is Christian fundamentalism.
It is how Biblical Christianity has spread since the time Christ commanded His disciples to spread the good news. It never involved any bloodshed. Only apostate fake Christians have done that. That is not according to the fundamentals of the faith that fundamentalists believe. They have been the victims of unjust persecution/ slaughter from the time of Steven the Martyr until today where Biblical Christianity is not tolerated. Fundamentalists believe in peace and not bloodshed for converts. Salvation comes through faith in the Prince of Peace.
That's a fundamental.

Less than 5 minutes of true fundamentalist Christian preaching.

It is angering for me that they say the Book of Mormon supplants the Bible. I might agree that it could be part of the Bible not not have authority over it. I'm pretty done with them. They say their prophet is equal to Abraham. They say their Temple (Ones who go to a Temple) saints will inherit a planet, but not women. Perhaps I have been kidding myself in thinking that I could take sacrament with them?

Well. When you question the motives of their "Prophet" for polygamy, you get your answer. Abraham could not beget children, so with the consent of Sarah, he took a second wife, Hagar. For the reason of begetting offspring. Preaching polygamy and supplanting women with a cult like religion is different. And how can they say that it is,"the one true Church?"

Their teaching on Polygamy contradicts what Jesus says in the New Testament.

The Resurrection and Marriage
27 Some of the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Jesus with a question. 28 “Teacher,” they said, “Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies and leaves a wife but no children, the man must marry the widow and raise up offspring for his brother. 29 Now there were seven brothers. The first one married a woman and died childless. 30 The second 31 and then the third married her, and in the same way the seven died, leaving no children. 32 Finally, the woman died too. 33 Now then, at the resurrection whose wife will she be, since the seven were married to her?”

34 Jesus replied, “The people of this age marry and are given in marriage. 35 But those who are considered worthy of taking part in the age to come and in the resurrection from the dead will neither marry nor be given in marriage, 36 and they can no longer die; for they are like the angels. They are God’s children, since they are children of the resurrection. 37 But in the account of the burning bush, even Moses showed that the dead rise, for he calls the Lord ‘the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.’[b] 38 He is not the God of the dead, but of the living, for to him all are alive.”

39 Some of the teachers of the law responded, “Well said, teacher!” 40 And no one dared to ask him any more questions.

Luke Chapter 20 Verses 27 to 40

By this passage we can also understand that Jesus considers Men and women equal in the Kingdom of God. There is no distinction or special place because someone is a man or a woman in Heaven. All are God's children and salvation is for all regardless of what their gender is.

Sadly, so many denominations will not allow women to stand at the Pulpit. They seem to blame the woman for the "fall" but say they don't. Things seem so mixed up. Perhaps if Jesus was viewed in the proper light I might be Muslim? I agree with the covering and modesty part.

wasnt the Book of Mormon made into a musical?!

I've had my share of their Missionaries upset with me. As to Jesus and Satan being brothers, I'll have to dig that up. The idea is debatable and I choose not to spend time on it, it is a petty argument. Statements about that occur in Revelations and in John. I only have one computer and switching back and forth is tiresome.

I'm upset that some of you feel entitled to say evil, vengeful things about them that are untrue. Often things that I know to be untrue. Perhaps even more slanderous than the things said about the Muslims. How can you say that you are in CHrist?