Posted by:
fschmidt
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Date: January 12, 2011 06:13PM
These responses were quick, I'm glad I posted here. I am still learning about Mormonism and bumped into this site in my research.
rambo, what are these church callings that take so much time and are they obligatory? And about your second comment, I am just learning now and I still don't know very much about Mormonism. So I thought I would post here to get the other side, if any.
LJ, my view on this is very similar to the Buddhist view. I talked to some Buddhist monks in Tibet about the various "gods" that people prayed to in Buddhist temples. I asked the monks if they believed in these gods, and they said that they don't but that they provide them to the people because it helps the people follow a better path. I feel the same about religion generally. Without some mythology, people become decadent and degenerate into insane moral systems like liberalism.
I am certainly not just posting to get attention. Here are some other posts I made in my search:
http://www.christianforums.com/t7510176/http://www.religiousforums.com/forum/comparative-religion/108360-atheist-seeking-church.htmlThere seem to have been more posts since I wrote this. I will post this and continue reading.