Originally posted by Titan
Anti-mormon? Me? I\'m friends with some mormons but IMO, I\'ve seen in books that show that their religion can be a bunch of BS.
No no, I\'m not saying you are an anti-Mormon. I\'m saying that those things you said above are the same kinds of things that you will see all over the internet on anti-Mormon sites. Those things your social studies teacher said were completely false. I don\'t even think teachers are allowed to talk about religion at all in school, let alone make up rumors and lies about other religions.
And yes, there are tons of books out there about the "black holes" in the Book of Mormon, but whether it\'s on purpose or just a lack of understanding on their part, all of those books ignore crucial details. Every argument that has been used against the BOM has been refuted, and when they are refuted, the anti-Mormons go onto another thing that they don\'t fully understand to bash the BOM for.
Any religions can be proved to be BS if it is really looked at.
People have tried to prove that the BOM is false for almost 200 years, and they have all failed. The Book of Mormon cannot be proven false. It is impossible.
NOTE II: Just a little something to add (nothing to do with this). In the medieval times, I would be burned for saying my opinions. Fundamentalists would beat me with large sticks for saying my opinions (read Inherit the Wind). Just a bit of info you might find interesting. Actually, most people on these boards would be beaten or killed or some kind of harm for what we\'re saying about religion.
This is what my church believes: This is exactly why god waited until the 1820s to bring his church back onto the earth. He had to wait for a country that allowed freedom of religion so his church could prosper and grow quickly. There were still some hard times for the Mormons in the early days of our church (we were forced from place to place, and eventually got to Utah where we were left alone), but our church still did a lot better than if the USA didn\'t allow freedom of religion.