piper, which conservative churches do you recommend? I have noticed that most mainstream churches derived from Martin Luther seem focused on faith at the exclusion of proper behavior, and this is the opposite of what I want. At the Mormon church that I visited, people dressed reasonably and women's dress was tolerably modest. And there was time when men and women were separated. I think the s
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Just for the record, I am not racist or homophobic. In fact I voted for gay marriage which I realize doesn't exactly fit Mormonism, but I can't expect a perfect fit with anything. My ideal culture is Ancient Athenian, but unfortunately that is no longer available.
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Cristina, I am quite close to my kids and I can't see this happening. I work at home and I homeschool my kids, so we talk all the time. So the chances that they reject me for a church are very small. What is the alternative to Mormonism? I am now reading the Quran and I am also considering Islam, but Islam seems to have many of the same issues that Mormonism does. I must find an alternativ
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runtu, I am very committed to my values and I would be committed to any community that shared my values and accepted me regardless of their beliefs. JoD3:360, if they reject me later for my atheism, then I won't have lost much, so I see no problem here. dapperdan, I agree that I don't need a church to be moral, but it would be good for my kids because kids are influenced by peers. This is
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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 v
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I am an atheist who is disgusted with modern decadent culture. I am looking for a church to join that has good moral values. I also want this for my kids so that they can associate with decent people. The Mormon church seems a good candidate. I couldn't care less what their mythology is as long as they are willing to take a stand against liberalism and feminism. I have talked to local Mormon
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