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Fair enough. I'm seeing where you draw the line here.

I guess I should've mentioned that my last comment was meant to poke fun at the old belief, rather than sustain it. (Perhaps the ":P" at the end there is easy to overlook.) I remember back in my missionary days that even though some of the members considered Bruce's word to be binding, our Mission President was quick to overturn that notion by explaining how the "Great and Abominable Church" was simply a way to label the wicked men and their false dogmas.

I believe that Freedom to Worship how you want is a very important principle to adhere to; I couldn't be an atheist if this were not so in the United States. That being said, it will be a very good day when we see Mormons and people of other faiths walking the streets in just about any country in the world, especially those governed right now by Islam. Are you guys sure the Great and Abominable Church spoken of in The Book of Mormon was the Catholic Church, and not the Muslim Faith?

Hi there! I was born and raised Mormon, so even though I am now an Atheist, I harbor no ill-will towards members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. I am the only one in my family that has left the Church, but they have been very understanding of the position I take in life. I'm married to the love of my life, who also shares my sentiments towards Religion. She is an Ex-Catholic, yet we still go visit her Godmother who is a nun that lives in Utah (of all places!). I didn't become an atheist until after I served in the Warsaw, Poland mission. If any of you former Poland missionaries are around on this site, we may have met once or twice, or even served together! I now live in Texas as an Instructor for the Air Force. Some of my best friends are Mormon, so you could say it's always a part of who I am, even I no longer believe in it. This particular LDS forum seemed interesting, so I'm willing to give it a try if you're willing to give me a try