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Date Posted: 10:24:16 04/22/11 Fri
Author: Lois
Subject: Re: Restoration Scriptures
In reply to: john 's message, "Re: Restoration Scriptures" on 08:09:10 04/22/11 Fri

George said,

"One of the priests who had been silenced and run off from Fairbanks, Tx branch told me that before he had been silenced, he had been instructed as part of a group not to mention the Book of Mormon to anybody who didn't actually belong to the church already. And this was in 1986, right before the Book of Mormon stopped being the foundation of the restored church, and became "auxilliary scripture" kept in the trunk unless someone needed to fix whatever historic Biblical doctrine that the liberals considered flat."

and john replied,

"i wont address your questions because of the statements of assumption and the obtuse attack in the last paragraph. it would appear that your mind is made up about me and about the church. no matter how i respond it will be used only as a platform from which to launch some other tirade (i am certain we will see another shortly after you read my response)..."

john,

I'll tell you why I have no respect for c-not-of-c members. The statement that George made was the absolute truth. You called it "statements of assumption and the obtuse attack". I know from my own experiences from the same time period that George is telling the truth. There were two instances when I was using the Book of Mormon in worship services. In the hippie days there was a concept called "vibes". Sometimes a person knows when there is opposition. "Shut up, shut up, shut up" was conveyed so clearly I could almost hear it. Once instance was from a church appointee. The other instance was from a wannabee church appointee.

When confronted of all these facts it has always been the pattern that c-not-of-c members will flat out deny what is going on. They are either knowingly lying, (yes, there's that word "lie") or they don't want to be faced with unpleasant truths and so willing suspend intelligence. Either scenario has the same result. I don't respect liars and I don't respect willingly blind sheep.

The c-not-of-c members are leaving this board because they can no longer hide the truth.

Lois

PAPER #5,The First Presidency (of Community of Christ), January 9, 1979, 4:15 p.m.

COPING WITH CONFLICTING MESSAGES

It seems that it is difficult for persons who feel compelled to express their divergent views to discriminate between the lawful powers given to the First Presidency for the sake of the church and the privilege they have as individual members of the church to express their point of view. There certainly must be opportunity to express dissent and dissatisfaction and this should be done directly with the officer or officers involved. The First Presidency are willing to give a hearing to responsible criticism. Members do not have a right, however to directly circularize the church with a point of view or style which conflicts with the program emphasis being presented to the church.

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Re: Restoration Scriptures -- George, 16:15:36 04/22/11 Fri