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Re: Mormon bashing again
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Tue, 7 Mar 2000 20:18:49 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Karim Nassar writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Matthew Wilkins writes:
> > The local LDS haunt near my office is right off of the freeway; a large • white
> > marble fantasy-castle looking building sitting by itself in the woods.
> There is a Temple that was recently dedicated in the Triangle Area in NC, and
> I visited and toured it before the dedications
Oh. Thanks, Karim. :-, That building near Matthew's office is probably a
temple.
> (after the dedication, only
> "recommended" members are allowed to enter, I believe... Jeremey, you can
> correct me if I'm wrong - I'm sure I'm flubbing the terminology).
Yah, that's basically it. Our temples are our most holy and sacred places, so
one much be deemed worthy of entering the temple before doing so.
Essentially, an interview between me and my bishop determines if I am worthy
enough to recommend myself for entry into the temple.
> The interior decor & arrangement reminded me not so much of a church, but
> rather of a very, very posh corporate executive club or something.
:-D One thing to consider is that, all the trappings of your stereotypical
Christian church -- the icons, the stained-glass windows, the arches, etc. --
are really secondary to worship, IMHO. In many cases, they serve as useful
reminders of the faith, and in other cases they can be downright distracting.
For example, if my church were to conduct services in a Catholic cathedral
(not sure about the odds on that :-) I'd spend most of my time staring at the
arcitecture and the art with my jaw hanging open, ignoring the real reason for
being there.
> As a student of architecture, the only thing that had me a little on edge was
> the constant and pervasive white motif. Almost everything was white or • whitish
> or gold, and the color scheme gets kind of monotonous to my eye... but then,
> it's not my house :)
But as you indicate here, the almost spartan architecture of an LDS temple can
be just as distracting. :-,
> I found it really sad that representatives of
> a local baptist group felt the need to use up an entire week of their lives
> to no other purpose than to stand outside the Temple grounds and hand out
> hate-filled fliers about the "Evils of Mormonism"...
We get that a lot at the Salt Lake City temple. Every gate has at least one
or two protesters. I can't understand it either, except that through
adversity, one is made stronger.
Cheers,
- jsproat
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| (...) There is a Temple that was recently dedicated in the Triangle Area in NC, and I visited and toured it before the dedications (after the dedication, only "recommended" members are allowed to enter, I believe... Jeremey, you can correct me if (...) (25 years ago, 7-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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