After the recent talk given by Boyd K Packer, a leader of the LDS church I posted this comment when someone tried to defend his views against homosexuality, saying there was a lot of "hype" about the talk that was not necessary...
"Unfortunately the video is being played over and over again on all the news channels here, even by KSL (a local TV station owned by the LDS church) who has no reason to hype up anything.
I for one am very happy that due to modern technology talks can now be printed and verified as a t...rue copy of the message that was delivered over the pulpit. Gone are the days of changing a talk by simply typing up a nicer version.
What BKP has said over the years is clear. The message is not one of Christ Like Love. I remember being taught no to cast stones, judge lest I be judged and remember to LOVE my neighbor. I also heard many times when if people don't agree with the religious standings then it is ok to shun my neighbor all in the name of God. These contradictions have always astounded me, especially with all the stories of (LDS) church members being so persecuted for believing what they believed that others didn't agree with. Quite a contradiction to me.
We all have the right to live by the rules, laws and beliefs that we choose, that is what the church has always taught was their whole purpose for establishing their own area to live in where they could live by their beliefs, so why not give the same rights to others?
When God is the reason it is ok to do what one group wants to do and yet that same courtesy is not given to others it is appalling to me and clearly takes God out of the equation.
Thank heavens for the right to have our own opinions, beliefs and choices. We can choose to fight over beliefs or we can agree to disagree. We can choose to hate or we can choose to love. For all of this I am grateful.
I choose love."
We are all able to believe our own beliefs, it is when our beliefs become something we should inflict on others that I lose my willingness to keep quiet. So I wasn't quiet and I still choose love.
"Unfortunately the video is being played over and over again on all the news channels here, even by KSL (a local TV station owned by the LDS church) who has no reason to hype up anything.
I for one am very happy that due to modern technology talks can now be printed and verified as a t...rue copy of the message that was delivered over the pulpit. Gone are the days of changing a talk by simply typing up a nicer version.
What BKP has said over the years is clear. The message is not one of Christ Like Love. I remember being taught no to cast stones, judge lest I be judged and remember to LOVE my neighbor. I also heard many times when if people don't agree with the religious standings then it is ok to shun my neighbor all in the name of God. These contradictions have always astounded me, especially with all the stories of (LDS) church members being so persecuted for believing what they believed that others didn't agree with. Quite a contradiction to me.
We all have the right to live by the rules, laws and beliefs that we choose, that is what the church has always taught was their whole purpose for establishing their own area to live in where they could live by their beliefs, so why not give the same rights to others?
When God is the reason it is ok to do what one group wants to do and yet that same courtesy is not given to others it is appalling to me and clearly takes God out of the equation.
Thank heavens for the right to have our own opinions, beliefs and choices. We can choose to fight over beliefs or we can agree to disagree. We can choose to hate or we can choose to love. For all of this I am grateful.
I choose love."
We are all able to believe our own beliefs, it is when our beliefs become something we should inflict on others that I lose my willingness to keep quiet. So I wasn't quiet and I still choose love.
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