Posted by:
snb
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Date: November 09, 2011 06:15PM
I think we should continue the discussion:
http://exmormon.org/phorum/read.php?2,337395,337711#msg-337711------------------------------
kolobian's comment:
I feel for you, Pista. I don't like being the position of having to defend the church either, and you're absolutely right on. Mormons talk about jesus too much, if you ask me.
These arguments that mormons don't emphasize jesus enough never really pan out and when the christians get called out on it they always get reduced to "then what about Praise to the Man?"
It's grasping at straws. It's "Praise to the man who communed with JEHOVA. JESUS anointed that prophet and seer."
Why praise the man? Because he got to commune with Jehova.
Why is he special? Because he was anointed by Jesus.
The whole song is based on this dude being one of Jesus' chosen prophets. Without the Jesus part there is no praise to be given. He's just another dude.
It's these kinds of arguments that strengthen kolobian testimonies because they know for a fact that they are being purposefully misrepresented so they feel justified in not listening to anything else we have to say.
I wish the christians would just try to back up their own claims instead of constructing straw arguments about kolobianism in order to make themselves feel better.
Newsflash: NOBODY gets it right. And as long as baby jesus remains silent on the subject the kolobians have just as much right to say Jesus lives in the star system kolob as christians have of saying jesus is his own father and lives outside of space & time but somehow also lives in your hearts.
As for me and my house: we keep the car keys in the drawer by the microwave so we have no need of any supernatural cartoon characters.
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The response made me giddy inside. Well done.