woundedknee

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    woundedknee got a reaction from Boanerges2 in Garden of Eden as an allegory, historicity of Adam   
    I think that anything in the story could be viewed as symbolic.  I once had a Stake President who told us, in a Bishop's training meeting, that the flaming swords guarding the tree of life were Bishops...relating that to temple recommends.  This man, and he wasn't an idiot by any stretch, could see his way to grab some pieces of the story and use them in his own way to make a point.  I think Paul had done the same, a few times, with other scriptures.  My personal view is that the creation story is literal...but one can use it as it seems wise.  
     
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    woundedknee reacted to The Folk Prophet in Garden of Eden as an allegory, historicity of Adam   
    Except we, unquestionably, preach of and believe in a literal Adam. The amount of material in support of this is so overwhelming that even a suggestion of otherwise is... well...I don't want to insult. Do some research.
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    woundedknee reacted to The Folk Prophet in Ravenous Wolves/Lost Sheep   
    I don't know that I agree. Which is exactly why I brought it up. So let me explain my thinking. One lost sheep = how many lost souls? One. One ravenous wolf = how many lost souls? Perhaps many. Perhaps innumerable.
     
    If Kate Kelly, for example, went about quietly losing her testimony concerning women's ordination then she is astray. When she starts preaching, converting, appealing, protesting, etc., etc. then she becomes the ravenous wolf, and it is no longer best to err on the side of charity, but to err on the side of protecting the other sheep in the fold.
     
    When a wolf is coming after the flock you don't say, "but the wolf might be nice. I'm sure we can domesticate it." You get your pitchfork and torch out, the gun if you have one, and you go after the wolf.
     
    More to the point, and perhaps you'll expand your thought on this. You imply that we can't tell when someone is a wolf. I'm not so sure about that. Seems pretty easy to tell when principles espoused by someone, particularly publicly, are produced to harm rather than build up the kingdom.
     
    It really comes down to this thought: How many sheep are we willing to let be destroyed in order to try and save the wolf?
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    woundedknee reacted to estradling75 in Gay Danish couples win right to marry in church   
    The Church also has the option to stop all marriages in the temples and just do sealings...
     
    So no I don't see it happening
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    woundedknee reacted to The Folk Prophet in Gay Danish couples win right to marry in church   
    Theoretically you are right. But...the "gay" thing has a lot of clout right now that may, if someone is of the mind to do so in a country like Denmark, successfully ignore that side of things and force the issue legally. It's gotta be on satan's wishlist.