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In reply to the discussion: When is it OK for Mormons to lie? [View all]tularetom
(23,664 posts)11. Wow, a religion that allows you to define your own morality
You can soothe your conscience and justify any action you want to undertake by telling yourself it's for the good of the church.
You don't have to worry about going to hell and you can sleep well at night without thinking about the people you've screwed over.
And it only costs you 10% of everything you own. And if you really want to sit down and make a case you could probably even justify in your own mind that it's actually in the best interests of the church for you to lie about how much you make so that you could get away with paying them even less.
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It has been my family's long and unhappy experience that yes, lying is permitted and even
kestrel91316
Sep 2012
#1
Brigham Young’s Great-Great-Granddaughter has implied he asked permission to flip-flop
Brother Buzz
Sep 2012
#3
I find it unsettling that a church would condone lying when it protects or advances the church.
Alduin
Sep 2012
#4
aren't all religions like this? You can sin and then either go to confession or
sammytko
Sep 2012
#13
If I were a biblical literalist and fundie christian I would definitely be calling
kestrel91316
Sep 2012
#29
Since you come from a Mormon family, I'm curious did they define themselves as "Christians"?
riderinthestorm
Sep 2012
#38
They're non-Trinitarian. The Byzantines voted them out of the club back in some year I'm not going
LeftyMom
Sep 2012
#37
That's what I was thinking, that Mormons and Muslims have similar views of Christ.
kestrel91316
Sep 2012
#51
Christians believe that Jesus was concieved of a virgin, Mormons reject that teaching
Bluenorthwest
Sep 2012
#67
But they were only "persecuted" because they were being held accountable for the financial...
Tom Ripley
Sep 2012
#20
In addition, at least in Illinois, they sent their kids onto farm land to steal the crops being
AnotherMcIntosh
Sep 2012
#26