Comments on: The Mormon Church & Polygamy: A Double Standard?

By: Kevin

Kevin — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 17:51:25 +0000

Calling Temple Work “presumptuous” shows a lack of understanding on your part. NOTHING is presumed.
IF AND ONLY IF a deceased individual chooses to accept the gospel in the next life, their baptism in the temple is valid. Otherwise it is completely meaningless. How in the world can that be construed as something offensive????
All of the anti-mormons, who are running around claiming that “the Mormons are baptizing Jews against their will”, either don’t know what they are talking about, or more likely, are lying through their teeth.

By: Jon

Jon — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 18:37:51 +0000

Kevin, what you’re doing is as silly as it is presumptuous and — particularly in the case of Jews killed in the Holocaust and others committed to their non-Christian faiths — offensive.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 17:54:07 +0000

Temple work that is done for deceased individuals is by no means declaring them forgiven, clean, converted, etc.
It is our belief that ALL people will be givent a chance to accept the gospel in the next life. Whether they accept it or not is between the individual and God. We perform their ordinances hoping that they do repent and accept the gospel. Besides, it’s not “the church” who performs these ordinances. It’s individual members. For example, if my grandfather died outside of the gospel, I can take his name to the temple and perform his temple work. It doesn’t matter if he was a polygamist, a murderer, or even a baptist. I can still do his work if I chose. The Church leaders are not going to stop me as Ms Radkey seems to advocate them doing. I’m not going to declare any person as beyond the grace of Christ and Ms Radkey shouldn’t either.
Her little anti-mormon diatribe is twisting the truth.
What a suprise.