Re: Why I Left the Mormon Church: By a published former Mormon

On May 8, 4:41=A0pm, Duwaynea Anderson <DuwayneAnder...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> On May 8, 2:14=A0pm, "\"john p\"" <john.ph...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > On May 8, 11:57 am, Duwaynea Anderson <DuwayneAnder...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > > On May 8, 12:12 pm, john w <johnw<no>@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > > > >I define "Christian" as someone who follows all the teachings of
> > > > >Jesus.
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> > > > >I've never met one.
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> > > > =A0 =A0I challenge your definition.
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> > > That's fine. =A0We can use different definitions. =A0But if a person
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> > > be "Christian" and not follow all of Jesus' teachings then Mormons
> > > have as much right to the title as you or anyone else.
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> > Or even atheists. =A0As an atheist, I attempt to follow the humanistic
> > teachings of the Jewish Rabbi.
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> Yep. =A0Using my definition of "Christian," some of the people closest
> to being "Christian" are atheists -- and some of the people furthest
> from being "Christians" claim to wor****p the guy (like George W.
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> Duwayne Anderson
> Author of "Farewell to Eden: Coming to terms with Mormonism and
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Atheists and Christians are classified in the same group, they both
believe something that cannot be scientificly verified.  They both
believe with "faith", in other words, they believe with no verifiable
proof.  All the same group, just different names.  It's cheaper to be
an Atheist I think.