Please point out which part of my post was disingenuous. Everything I stated was fact. It was YOU who claimed to know better than me what I believe. And you call ME disingenuous?
Proof that these books were taken out of print to obscure our teachings? Most out of print books were taken out of print because they were not reflective of official church doctrine. Why would we officially publish texts that don't represent our official beliefs. And like I said, most of this stuff can be found on the church's website. And a lot of their previously out of print books are back in print.
Have you ever thought that maybe the reason they are not forthcoming about these beliefs is because we actually don't HOLD these beliefs? I have had very few interactions with you so far. I've got about twenty posts over three days or so. In that time, you have claimed that Mormons deny Jesus's divinity, that we believe God is only the god of this world and that we deny that there is only One God. Every one of those statements is incorrect and I can prove that by citing any number of Book of Mormon scriptures. I'm always amazed at people who claim to know my faith better than I do.
I'm not fooling anyone, because what I'm saying is true. If you want to know what we actually teach and preach, go to the source. You have proven already to be an reliable source of Mormon information, and have thus far not been able to disprove anything I said. Your only defense is simply claiming I am wrong. You said we taught these bizarre beliefs in our classrooms. I directed you to the church's official curriculum. Was I spinning anything then? Can I take it that you found information that countered what I said?
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Ok, sure, lets go with that.
Let's talk about what YOU believe.
Please give us all nice detailed answers.
1. Do you believe you can be exalted and become a God? (Or a "god"? Pick any size "g" you want.)
2. Do you believe Jesus was the incarnation of God himself, or that he was a born as a mortal man, who was exalted, and then BECAME a God?
3. Do you believe all Christianity became corrupt, and that's why Joseph Smith was given new revelation, in order to correct all that was lost, and wrong, with christianity?
4. Do you believe the American Indians are descended from the Israelites... who all crossed the Atlantic on a big boat?
5. Do you believe that when Jesus rose from the dead, he came to the North America, and made appearances, and talked to people over here?
6. Do you believe that AFTER PEOPLE DIE, you can hold a ceremony, and baptize them into the Mormon Church?
7. Do you believe that in a Mormon Temple, a family can be "sealed", so they will all be together forever?
8. Do you believe that if you are exalted, and become a God, you and your wife will be making "spirit babies" in heaven?
9. Do you believe that before you were born, you had a PRE-EXISTENCE? That you were a spiritual being in heaven before birth, and at birth you came down here to be born as a baby?
10. Do you believe the Garden of Eden was in North America... and more specifically, in the current location of Independence Missouri?
I could go on and on... but this should be a good start.
And no, I don't have to copy and paste this from some "anti-Mormon" website... after hearing this stuff in a church, how could you ever forget it??