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 Posted: Sun Mar 12, 2006 6:34 pm
LDSeraphim ok, here are two books you need to read, Opera Ghost: The Road Less Traveled and The purpose Driven Life both are by M. Scott Peck you don't need a second set of beliefs to grow spritually. I would know. This is exactly what i am doing right now, minus the second set of beliefs, because they are unneccessary. they are a means to an end. i think a non-"ism" way would be more honorable in the eyes of God. sure, you're just trying to better yourself, but you don't need all the other baggage attached to extraneous belief systems. Agreed. If you 'need' more than the gospel's already giving you, you need more of the gospel. (And I believe I'll check out the books too. biggrin Oh Mr Library~)
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Posted: Mon Mar 13, 2006 6:15 pm
Why would you feel the need for 2 religions? If its that you feel your missing something, try to find it in the church. I'd be more than happy to help in any way possible. Talk to people in your ward maybe if you feel something's missing. Try to figure out the reason behind wanting 2 then go from there. And, you should pray and fast before making any major decisions(sp?)
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ConcreteAngel Vice Captain
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Posted: Mon Mar 13, 2006 7:33 pm
tymet God has said this is the only true church. You using your priesthood for anything else automatically makes you unworthy to use it, so it's probably not going to work out for you. You're completely free to practise principals and espouse doctrines from anything you feel like, but you had better have a little more respect for the power you claim to hold. Also, you're not a common judge in Israel. However, neither am I, but you did misspell "practice." Brother dearest, learning about other religions is one thing, practicing another religion is different. You cannot serve two masters, and you know that. Everyone else is right -- one religion is hectic enough. Imagine trying to explain to someone that "oh, yeah, I'm LDS, but I'm also _____". Think about this, pray more about it, if you get confused the answer's more than likely "no."
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Posted: Mon Mar 13, 2006 7:57 pm
phoenix_echo tymet God has said this is the only true church. You using your priesthood for anything else automatically makes you unworthy to use it, so it's probably not going to work out for you. You're completely free to practise principals and espouse doctrines from anything you feel like, but you had better have a little more respect for the power you claim to hold. Also, you're not a common judge in Israel. However, neither am I, but you did misspell "practice." Not where I'm from I didn't. wink (Also, to be technical, neither did I say a darn thing about judging, just pointing a few things out. Eh. Whatever. Ultimately not my problem, as you say.)
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Posted: Mon Mar 13, 2006 8:02 pm
The_Opera_Ghost ive been looking into religions lately and i was wondering what ya'll thought of this. In some video games you can take a second profession, well in real life is it okay to have a second religion, mormonism will always be first for me, but is it okay to be both mormon and (insert religion here)? i would never pick one that goes against mormonism but still do ya'll think that would be okay? im even starting to get my life in order so that i can use my priesthood to do the things that other metaphysical studying and practicing people can do, but with the authority and approval of god. "A house divided cannot stand" "Great and Abominable Church" "As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord" these quotes speak for themselves. 3nodding
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Posted: Tue Mar 14, 2006 5:55 am
tymet phoenix_echo tymet God has said this is the only true church. You using your priesthood for anything else automatically makes you unworthy to use it, so it's probably not going to work out for you. You're completely free to practise principals and espouse doctrines from anything you feel like, but you had better have a little more respect for the power you claim to hold. Also, you're not a common judge in Israel. However, neither am I, but you did misspell "practice." Not where I'm from I didn't. wink (Also, to be technical, neither did I say a darn thing about judging, just pointing a few things out. Eh. Whatever. Ultimately not my problem, as you say.) By calling someone "unworthy," that's judging them. Just pointing that out, as you say.
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Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2006 12:11 pm
GAH! OG, this is totally not where our talks about religion were supposed to go. Sure you can take an interest in other religions and study them, but to consider joining another one is madness. I'm sorry, but its the truth. We belong to the one church that holds all the truth -- why would you want to settle for something less? Besides, no matter how close another religion is, there will always be something that they don't agree on. And when you discover it, it'll just make deciding what is true so much harder for you. Just leave it at the curiousity level.
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Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2006 8:43 pm
Sun Rei GAH! OG, this is totally not where our talks about religion were supposed to go. Sure you can take an interest in other religions and study them, but to consider joining another one is madness. I'm sorry, but its the truth. We belong to the one church that holds all the truth -- why would you want to settle for something less? Besides, no matter how close another religion is, there will always be something that they don't agree on. And when you discover it, it'll just make deciding what is true so much harder for you. Just leave it at the curiousity level. i posted this on another mormon forum im on, http://www.ldsfriends.com , and the people asked the same question, pretty much, and this was my response: Justice I've been quiet here, but my unspoken question remains. What does the (any) other religion have to offer that THE true and living religion does not? O.G. Because it really makes me wonder if you feel other religions have truths that we do not. i do not think they have truths we do not. i simply believe that the people of this faith, (while they do not lean towards a deity, not even the thrice great hermes is a deity to them, he is simply a smart man that is the same as the egyptian god, i repeat he is not a god, thoth), specify more how to develop yourself mentally while our church focuses on spirituallity and physical health and mental intelligence, they do not expound on how to control your tounge, as paul(?) taught, or how to keep impure thoughts our of your mind and things of that nature, while the hermetics to teach about how to control your mind, in the book "initiation into hermetics" mr. bardon has the initiate, he translated the text and didnt write it, focus on using his imagination to imagine his room on fire and hold that moving image for 5 minutes, it is all about mental alchemy, very little physical, chemicals, alchemy. so yeah, thats my responce to you too.
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Posted: Fri Mar 17, 2006 3:16 pm
Well it's kinda like being gay...you never know untill to try it... xp
This is why I don't play video games...OMW!
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Posted: Fri Mar 17, 2006 3:22 pm
I have been learned on ancient rituals of my Celtic fathers, yet the energy it was bringing was not of our god, and I stay away from my wicked-learned ways and try to stop fools like yourself from opening doors to unexpected realms.
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Posted: Fri Mar 17, 2006 3:24 pm
The only thing I hate more then Pegans are Heritecs soo don't try it. wink
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Posted: Fri Mar 17, 2006 4:19 pm
Necrospirit Well it's kinda like being gay...you never know untill to try it... This is why I don't play video games...OMW! ... since when are homosexuality and video games synonomous? Necrospirit I have been learned on ancient rituals of my Celtic fathers, yet the energy it was bringing was not of our god, and I stay away from my wicked-learned ways and try to stop fools like yourself from opening doors to unexpected realms. Our God is also supposed to contain a capital G. Also, who said anything against learning of their religion? The better we understand them, the better we get along with them, and can help them with whatever it may be that they need, don't you agree? Necrospirit The only thing I hate more then Pegans are Heritecs soo don't try it. wink pagans* heretics* Also, love one another, love thy neighbour, and do unto others as you would have them do unto you. Joseph Smith We claim the priviledge of worshiping Almighty God according to the dictates of our own conscience, and allow all men the same priviledge, let them worship how, where, or what they may.Another thing: you might want to get all of your comments into one post, because it's rather annoying to have them dispersed so. If you think of something after you've posted, there's an "edit" button that I would highly suggest.
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Posted: Sat Mar 18, 2006 12:00 am
Necrospirit The only thing I hate more then Pegans are Heritecs soo don't try it. wink HERETICS AND HERMETICS ARE NOT THE SAME THING!!!! hermeticism, if i havent already said this, originated in egypt, by a man called Hermes Trismegustus, he is also known as the deity Thoth, Hermes is not a deity to hermetics though.
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Posted: Sat Mar 18, 2006 9:59 am
Okay, I just did my homework on the subject, and I'm going to have to say it sounds like a bad idea to me. If you want to control your thoughts or your tongue more, than do it yourself. You can do it without "joining" another religion.
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Posted: Sat Mar 18, 2006 10:16 am
The_Opera_Ghost Necrospirit The only thing I hate more then Pegans are Heritecs soo don't try it. wink HERETICS AND HERMETICS ARE NOT THE SAME THING!!!! hermeticism, if I havent already said this, originated in Egypt, by a man called Hermes Trismegustus, he is also known as the deity Thoth, Hermes is not a deity to hermetics though. However, hermeticism would still be classified as Paganism, dearest.
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