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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (view source)
Revision as of 11:33, June 22, 2008
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The eleventh of the above-mentioned thirteen articles of faith contains the following statement:
The eleventh of the above-mentioned thirteen articles of faith contains the following statement:
<blockquote>“We claim the privilege of worshiping Almighty God according to the dictates of our own conscience, and allow all men the same privilege, let them worship how, where, or what they may." (see Articles of Faith 1:11)</blockquote>
<blockquote>“We claim the privilege of worshiping Almighty God according to the dictates of our own conscience, and allow all men the same privilege, let them worship how, where, or what they may." (see Articles of Faith 1:11)</blockquote>
====African Americans and the Priesthood====
====African Americans and the Priesthood====
* They believe that God has continued to call prophets and apostles in the present day just as he did in Biblical times, starting with Joseph Smith, and that these men lead the restored church by revelation from Jesus Christ rather than through the sole reliance on human understanding.
* They believe that God has continued to call prophets and apostles in the present day just as he did in Biblical times, starting with Joseph Smith, and that these men lead the restored church by revelation from Jesus Christ rather than through the sole reliance on human understanding.
* They believe that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is "the only true and living church upon the face of the whole earth" (see Doctrine and Covenants 1:30).
* They believe that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is "the only true and living church upon the face of the whole earth" (see Doctrine and Covenants 1:30).
====Position of a newspaper columnist====
[[Rod Dreher]], an editorial columnist with the ''[[Dallas Morning News]]'', opined that:
*Mormonism teaches that all other Christian religions are apostate.<ref>http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/opinion/columnists/rdreher/stories/DN-dreher_16edi.ART.State.Edition1.36c8162.html</ref>
===Views on Same-Gender Attraction===
===Views on Same-Gender Attraction===