Did Jesus Commit Suicide?

[Commando]

Why are you answering my question with a question?

Just in hopes of avoiding a pointless, laborious discussion, but here goes:

http://scriptures.lds.org/tg/s/366

http://www.lds.org/ldsorg/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=bbd508f54922d010VgnVCM1000004d82620aRCRD&locale=0&sourceId=0381261bb15b2110VgnVCM100000176f620a____

[Solon]

Just in hopes of avoiding a pointless, laborious discussion, but here goes:

http://scriptures.lds.org/tg/s/366

http://www.lds.org/ldsorg/v/index.js...00176f620a____

thanks for the links. The quote:

"Obviously, we do not know the full circumstances surrounding every suicide. Only the Lord knows all the details, and he it is who will judge our actions here on earth.

leads me to believe that the church has no official policy on the matter. The topical guide's links are a bit of a diversion as well, since murder is obviously different to some degree from suicide.

I find this LDS lack of policy/doctrine/direct statement interesting. Compare, for instance, the official positions of the Catholic church, which distinguish between positive and negative, direct and indirect suicide.

I think that certain practices to excommunicate LDS suicide survivors is a vestige of this well-entrenched Christian dogma. Kudos to the LDS church for seemingly stepping back from this practice.

[Commando]

All I know is that spiritually I'd be more scared of killing myself than committing adultery.

[beelzebabette]

All I know is that spiritually I'd be more scared of killing myself than committing adultery.

Because you are apparently largely in possession of all your faculties.

[Surfah]

LOL. I love m*a*s*h.

Me too. Growing up my dad used to let me stay up and watch m*a*s*h at 11pm followed by a re-run of Cheers. I used to use it as an excuse to stay up late but then I started getting into it. My dad is a big fan. When it's run ended they had a big m*a*s*h party on the North Shore of Hawaii that we went to that I vaguely remember.

[Indy Coug]

I think that certain practices to excommunicate LDS suicide survivors is a vestige of this well-entrenched Christian dogma. Kudos to the LDS church for seemingly stepping back from this practice.

I'm not sure your anecdotal account of one person's excommunication indicates this was a church-wide practice in the past. Local church disciplinary actions hardly set "legal" precedence and aren't always necessarily in line with church policy or doctrine, assuming they even had an explicit policy on this 30 years ago to begin with.

[Solon]

I'm not sure your anecdotal account of one person's excommunication indicates this was a church-wide practice in the past. Local church disciplinary actions hardly set "legal" precedence and aren't always necessarily in line with church policy or doctrine, assuming they even had an explicit policy on this 30 years ago to begin with.

You're right. That's a good point. At any rate, today's culture seems to be more understanding of mental duress and illness.

[Babs]

Because you are largely in possession of all your faculties.

Let's not get carried away.

[wuapinmon]

It's not a sin to go commando, unless your zipper breaks.

The Schwarzenegger movie Commando, on the other hand, was a sin.

/enthusiastic golf clap. "Bravo, sir. Bravo."

[beelzebabette]

Let's not get carried away.

Hey. Don't go deleting my "apparently" qualifier just to make your point.