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What is the most offending to Humanity and God : people killing in the name of God ? Or people drawing cartoons of prophets ? Recently, I saw a cartoon in a french sarcasticle newspaper depicting Jesus having sexual intercourse with one of his Apostle. Of course, I was shocked. But I believe there are more offending things in the world: pornography, child prostitution, wars, drugs... And I believe in freedom of speech. So I won't fight for the banning of the sarcastical newspaper. I'll simply don't read it anymore.

Nice to meet you too. I believe the white shirt idea comes from Gordon B. Hinckley suggesting that people come to church with at least a white shirt. I never heard anything about a blue tie though. I think it evolved from here. For example: 'If the general membership is expected to wear a white shirt then certainly it is a must for the people passing out the sacrament.' But that is probably why that counselor couldn't find it in his manual. It's funny how this works, isn't it? Nice to meet you. I never heard Gordon saying that. Could you tell me more about it. Actually I made a mistake. My friend didn't tell me anything about BLUE tie. He only told me about WHITE shirt and tie. White shirt and tie are nice sunday dresses in the USA and Europe. But Africans have their own traditionnal dresses. Aren't we a world church ??

I fully agree with you Dror. I think Islam can be a beautiful relgion and way of life. But extremists give a bad name to Islam. I think people killing in the name of Allah do more wrong to Islam than cartoonists mocking Muhammad do.

Hello everybody, nice to meet you all. The topic of Mormon myths is very interesting as there are some dangerous myths in the Church. 1) We must be in white shirt and tie to serve in the priesthood, especially to pass the Sacrements. That's a really stupid myth. I asked my Mission President once about that one and he told me there weren't such rules in the leaders purple book. I'm very bothered with these rule as a few peopl in the Church want to impose it to others. A few months ago I visited a ward. I was dress with a blue shirt and a nice pink tie. The second counselor told me I shouldn't dress like that for church. He told me white shirt and blue tie is the standard, the rule. I asked him to show it to me in his leader's manual. He wasn't able to but still maintained it was a divine rule. And as a member of the bishopric he felt it was his duty to impose it to others. 2) Coca-Cola is against the Word of Wisdom. Again, that's a false teaching too many members impose to others. When missionaries teach the WofW they preach against: tabacco, coffee, tea and alcohol. I don't mind people having those white shirt rules and anti-coca-cola rules for themselves. But what I dislike is when people impose those rules to others. That's pharisianism. Another VERY DANGEROUS and RACIST myth is: blacks didn't have the priesthood as they are descendants of Caïn and as they were bad in the pre-earth life. That's a racist and horrible false doctrine. Officialy, the Church as no stands on why the blacks didn't have the priesthood. Historically, well, just read the novel "Standing on the promises" (published by Deseret Book)