danschuring
Joined Jul 2007
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One of the viewers wrote, "The temple ceremony is sacred, not secret."
I call total BS on this.
"secret adjective 1a: kept from knowledge or view : HIDDEN b: marked by the habit of discretion : CLOSEMOUTHED c: working with hidden aims or methods : UNDERCOVER a secret agent d: not acknowledged : UNAVOWED a secret bride e: conducted in secret a secret trial 2: remote from human frequentation or notice : SECLUDED 3: revealed only to the initiated : ESOTERIC 4: designed to elude observation or detection a secret panel 5: containing information whose unauthorized disclosure could endanger national security" (per Merriam-Webster)
By definition, the temple ceremony is secret. The reviewer either doesn't know what they're talking about, or they're being deceptive. Either way, their credibility is blown.
Yes, the temple ceremony is also sacred to many devout believers. This fact does not require respect. I respect the reviewer's right to believe and cherish whatever they want, regardless of how ridiculous the belief may be. But, until you can provide evidence for the veracity of said extraordinary belief, the belief merits no respect as to its validity. Case in point, Brigham Young, the second president of the Mormon Church, taught that Adam, the first man, was God the Father. He thought this belief was so important, he even had it incorporated into the Mormon temple ceremonies (Google FAIR LDS's "Brigham Young's Adam-God theory").
I respect that Brigham had a right to believe whatever he wanted to believe, but the belief merits no respect at any level. Even the LDS Church has repudiated the doctrine.
Side note - I gave the movie 3 stars. It's boring, repetitive, and provides little, if any, new information. But, Gordon Jump was in this old version. He rocked, even if a few of his beliefs merited no respect.
I call total BS on this.
"secret adjective 1a: kept from knowledge or view : HIDDEN b: marked by the habit of discretion : CLOSEMOUTHED c: working with hidden aims or methods : UNDERCOVER a secret agent d: not acknowledged : UNAVOWED a secret bride e: conducted in secret a secret trial 2: remote from human frequentation or notice : SECLUDED 3: revealed only to the initiated : ESOTERIC 4: designed to elude observation or detection a secret panel 5: containing information whose unauthorized disclosure could endanger national security" (per Merriam-Webster)
By definition, the temple ceremony is secret. The reviewer either doesn't know what they're talking about, or they're being deceptive. Either way, their credibility is blown.
Yes, the temple ceremony is also sacred to many devout believers. This fact does not require respect. I respect the reviewer's right to believe and cherish whatever they want, regardless of how ridiculous the belief may be. But, until you can provide evidence for the veracity of said extraordinary belief, the belief merits no respect as to its validity. Case in point, Brigham Young, the second president of the Mormon Church, taught that Adam, the first man, was God the Father. He thought this belief was so important, he even had it incorporated into the Mormon temple ceremonies (Google FAIR LDS's "Brigham Young's Adam-God theory").
I respect that Brigham had a right to believe whatever he wanted to believe, but the belief merits no respect at any level. Even the LDS Church has repudiated the doctrine.
Side note - I gave the movie 3 stars. It's boring, repetitive, and provides little, if any, new information. But, Gordon Jump was in this old version. He rocked, even if a few of his beliefs merited no respect.