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    Progressivemormons.com

    http://www.progressivemormons.com

    New page up: http://www.progressivemormons.com/our-values/

    Apparently progressive Mormons like good things and don't like bad things.
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    Another group? Good hell.
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    • #3
      I prefer the transhumanoid mormons. They are way funnier.
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      • #4
        So they are basically a club with their common identity being a mormon culture but not religion.

        I will admit I didn't get through their whole statement. If someone did, is their aim to eventually have the LDS be recognized as a cultural organization rather than a religious organization?

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        • #5
          To me this is weird. Why call yourself progressive mormon while hating mormonism. Why the need of name association?
          ( FYI I most likely wrote that incoherently and will be properly corrected forthwith. Thanks)

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          • #6
            Originally posted by CardiacCoug View Post
            http://www.progressivemormons.com

            New page up: http://www.progressivemormons.com/our-values/

            Apparently progressive Mormons like good things and don't like bad things.
            Isn't the progressive Mormons the RLDS or CoC or whatever they call themselves today?


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            • #7
              Originally posted by CardiacCoug View Post
              http://www.progressivemormons.com

              New page up: http://www.progressivemormons.com/our-values/

              Apparently progressive Mormons like good things and don't like bad things.
              Terrible Our Values statement.

              How about:

              1. We define and claim Mormonism primarily as a cultural heritage and identity.
              2. We believe in the basic principles of the LDS gospel: faith, repentance, love, worship, sacrifice, service, obedience.
              3. We hold a wide range of views on specific doctrine and scripture. We accept the possibility of viewing scripture as non-literal. We believe it's acceptable to hold a healthy amount of skepticism towards written scripture and prophetic counsel. We believe it's OK to respectfully voice an opposing view on certain doctrines, practices, or historical interpretations.
              4. We believe the LDS church is a great organization with great members that is moving in the right direction with respect to social issues, and we want to be a part of that movement.

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              • #8
                It seems that they are one Value/AOF short. I was expecting to read about 13 values.

                In my view, there's a lot of overlap between the LDS church and this progressive mormonism group, as one might expect. I did like value #9:" We believe in generously donating our time and financial resources to worthy causes that are financially transparent.
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                • #9
                  Originally posted by Surfah View Post
                  Another group? Good hell.
                  Yeah, but this one is different.
                  "Discipleship is not a spectator sport. We cannot expect to experience the blessing of faith by standing inactive on the sidelines any more than we can experience the benefits of health by sitting on a sofa watching sporting events on television and giving advice to the athletes. And yet for some, “spectator discipleship” is a preferred if not primary way of worshipping." -Pres. Uchtdorf

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by Surfah View Post
                    Another group? Good hell.
                    14th Article of Faith: We believe that God is a chameleon.
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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by jay santos View Post
                      Terrible Our Values statement.

                      How about:

                      1. We define and claim Mormonism primarily as a cultural heritage and identity.
                      2. We believe in the basic principles of the LDS gospel: faith, repentance, love, worship, sacrifice, service, obedience.
                      3. We hold a wide range of views on specific doctrine and scripture. We accept the possibility of viewing scripture as non-literal. We believe it's acceptable to hold a healthy amount of skepticism towards written scripture and prophetic counsel. We believe it's OK to respectfully voice an opposing view on certain doctrines, practices, or historical interpretations.
                      4. We believe the LDS church is a great organization with great members that is moving in the right direction with respect to social issues, and we want to be a part of that movement.
                      Yeah, their values statement looks like they all got together and threw up every single thing they could think of to try and make sure they were inclusive but not too Mormon. Very poorly done but I'd expect nothing more from them. My guess is they have a couple professionals/lawyers/HR people that just can't get away from having the structure of a corporation run every bit of their life.

                      Didn't Mormon Stories try to come up with a Values statement at some point? I remember it being much shorter, but also very corporateese-ish.
                      "Discipleship is not a spectator sport. We cannot expect to experience the blessing of faith by standing inactive on the sidelines any more than we can experience the benefits of health by sitting on a sofa watching sporting events on television and giving advice to the athletes. And yet for some, “spectator discipleship” is a preferred if not primary way of worshipping." -Pres. Uchtdorf

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                      • #12
                        true progressives don't need a website to be progressive
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                        • #13
                          lol @ Progressive Mormons. Still have to dress in white.

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                          • #14
                            progressive Mormons are jellyfish
                            When a true genius appears, you can know him by this sign: that all the dunces are in a confederacy against him.

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                            • #15
                              Which would you rather let define you?
                              12 depressingly overly wordy legalese ProgMo value statements?
                              or 16 common points with Buddy the Elf as a Mormon
                              http://www.normons.com/16-reasons-bu...obably-mormon/

                              I'll go with regular Mo.

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