As a follow-up to my post here about the recently released “Jesus Christ / Joseph Smith” DVD, I wanted to share 2 thoughts.
The first is a short essay written by a man Eugene Woodbury, who I actually don’t know. This essay was forwarded to my by my mother from the AML list. It reads:
At the core of Mormon doctrine are a host of non-negotiable claims: that not only do practically all other Christian sects adhere to an errant theology (the Nicene creed), but their priesthood authority is null and void in its entirety. None of their saving ordinances are efficacious, and none of them are recognized.
I don’t care how much frosting you coat it with, but that’s a very bitter pill and I’m frankly mystified why we expect that other Christian denominations should swallow it with a smile, without fighting back with all the resources at their disposal.
Similarly, to claim that our missionaries aren’t “tearing down” other religions may be true in terms of process, but certainly not end result. The convert has to reject his current beliefs and his current loyalties and his current sacraments, no dual citizenship allowed. Why pretend there’s anything nice about what we’re up to (Matthew 10:34)?
The Mormon church stands as an existential (albeit philosophical) threat to the broader (Nicene) Christian fellowship. We should stop being surprised that this raises some people’s hackles, or that they believe we are as wrong and misguided and apostate as we believe they are.
–Eugene Woodbury
I wholeheartedly agree with Brother Woodbury.
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It looks like the Catholic church is re-asserting itself as the “one true church”, and categorizing all other churches (Christians or not) as both inferior, and incapable of offering genuine post-mortal salvation to their respective members.
If you go up to the