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This is often the hardest part.

That's right, only God get's to make that judgement. And when you stand before him and explain that you just couldn't forgive that girl for a sin she had committed in the past, that you just couldn't let go of it... What is he going to say? "I love the Lord will forgive whom I will forgive, but if you it is REQUIRED to forgive ALL men". Last time I checked, the principle of forgiveness was kind of important...

Some of us didn't need Google in order to understand the quote's main point. Some of us weren't edified, because this main point is nothing new or groundbreaking. One of us stated an opinion, and was attacked for it. One of us never felt the need to attack the faith of the other people in this thread, because... well, what kind of person would do that?

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Clearly you do not understand what a semantic argument is. Your ignorance knows no bounds.

So you want to refer to anyone making a semantic argument EXCEPT for Faust, because somehow he's exempt? Perhaps you need to be more specific when you throw out ignorant accusations.

Oh, perhaps you were referring to Faust, who decided to engage a critic in a (poorly crafted) semantic argument? Thank you for the clarification.

So perhaps you should stop?

Yah, guess it's too late for him. No big deal, not everything he said was pointless like this one.

The quote is based on a false premise. Blame Faust, not me. Maybe next time he'll try a little harder.

You have a firm testimony, fulfill your callings, and know your home teaching family well... perhaps that shouldn't be remarkable, but it certainly is :)

Yes, let's use MY argument. Because my argument involves using the English language, and in the English language mandatory does not mean you have no choice. On Thursdays, we have a mandatory meeting at work. That does not mean that my boss is going to tie me up and drag me to the meeting, does it? No, that would be ridiculous to even suggest. But if I do not go, there are obvious consequences. The same thing applies to the commandments. They aren't suggestions, they are commands. They are mandatory. If you choose not to comply, there are punishments attached.

That's because what he's saying is absolute rubbish. The critic he is referring to obviously did not mean that the bishop takes our tithing at gunpoint. The critic used the term "mandatory" with it's correct and accepted meaning. Faust either didn't quite understand, or is simply twisting it to try to prove a point. The fact remains that obedience to the commandments, including tithing, is mandatory.

Sounds to me like he's just making a petty semantic argument. An argument that he loses, actually. man·da·to·ry adj. 1. Required or commanded by authority; obligatory: Attendance at the meeting is mandatory.

It's kinda funny... When the "Horton" movie came out, with it's pro-life propaganda, nobody on Fox news complained. But now when the message is "Protect the environment so future generations can enjoy it too", suddenly having movies with messages is a bad thing.

"as far as it is translated correctly"... tells us that it's not. The fact is, it is full of contradictions and inaccuracies. Entire books were taken out of it. We still do not know which Apocryphal books are "gospel".

There is no natural human craving for dog crap or arsenic, so perhaps a better comparison is called for. If a craving for dog crap or arsenic is something you personally struggle with, I suggest seeking medical attention :)

Next they'll be warning us to stay away from Aesop's Fables. How dare these people try to teach our kids good values! Darn them to heck!

You gotta love the use of the word "propaganda", implying that encouraging people to protect the environment is a bad thing.Yet Act of Valor, which is very blatant propaganda, is perfectly acceptable. And just to clarify, James Cameron's agenda was far more environmental than it was anti-war. This will be more evident in the sequels, which will more directly address the oceans on Pandora, as Cameron is very personally involved in trying to protect the oceans on earth. How DARE he try to protect our planet!

If your husband says No, and doesn't let you do something, that is "Forbidding", regardless of how you want to paint it. Apparently you are fine with mindlessly submitting to his will because for whatever reason you've been convinced that you're not smart enough to make financial decisions, but that certainly doesn't mean that all women are in the same boat as you.

You will never be able to explain this to a Catholic. They still believe that they are the true church, the very same church founded at the time of Christ. If their Pope's have always had the proper authority, then there would be no reason for a restoration.

Political? Not at all. Does it have a message about protecting and preserving our environment? Absolutely. It directly addresses our stewardship over the earth, and encourages responsible behaviors. If someone wishes to turn that political, then that's up to them.

I'm saying that I would advise against it, and leave the decision up to her. Bringing the hammer down and forbidding your wife from making decisions on her own is rarely the right decision.

This is one of those small issues where I disagree with the actions of the Church leadership. I don't believe that we should ever have agreed to this. Temple work is sacred and needs to be done for everyone, period. Do we stop doing what is right just because it offends someone? Seems like a bad lesson to teach... I'm not going to become apostate over this, but it's decisions like this that make me wonder... Was this really God's will? Did they bother asking this time? Was this a personal decision? (You know, Like Brigham Young's racism apparently putting an end to blacks having the priesthood)

To find great LDS Fiction, I think we'll have to look outside the norm, and definitely not waste time looking in Deseret Book. A movie reviewer once called "Napoleon Dynamite" the best LDS movie of all time, and I agree. It's not billed as an LDS movie, the references to it are very obscure... but it is most definitely an LDS movie.