Churches are struggling to hold on to members - not just the numbers, but their minds and hearts. What do you do when people just don't believe you anymore?
Turns out basically nobody is as conservative as their church.
Mormonism strikes a funny balance. Personal revelation is considered an important core tenant of the Church, but if your personal revelation is different from Church leadership positions then maaaaybe you need to try doing a personal revelation again. My dad called it "folk doctrine" and "doctrine doctrine". I think it's part of why Mormonism doesn't splinter as frequently -- only for big stuff, like ending polygamy or letting black people be ordained.
Mormonism splits like crazy. There's a million sects all descended from Joseph Smith's church. If you've got two hours for an excellent lecture on the subject, watch this.
Mormonism strikes a funny balance. Personal revelation is considered an important core tenant of the Church, but if your personal revelation is different from Church leadership positions then maaaaybe you need to try doing a personal revelation again. My dad called it "folk doctrine" and "doctrine doctrine". I think it's part of why Mormonism doesn't splinter as frequently -- only for big stuff, like ending polygamy or letting black people be ordained.
Mormonism splits like crazy. There's a million sects all descended from Joseph Smith's church. If you've got two hours for an excellent lecture on the subject, watch this.
shit, my bad. thanks for the video!