#1- Whose Church? Quick Questions For Mormons #1- Whose church?

Quick questions for Mormons is a series of quick questions for Mormons (hence the name)and other interest parties to ponder. The answers to the questions just might be a little more revealing than most Mormons would want to admit.

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[nimrodcolocolo]

No one gets kicked out from the Church if you don't believe in Joseph Smith

[EvidenceMinistries]

@nimrodcolocolo- If you need to believe in Smith to get it, doesn't it logically follow that you get kicked out if you don't believe him?

[thatjimguy]

@evelsteev Ok, on that idea that it's either an afterlife or not, it comes down to what you want to believe. Forget religion for a moment. What would you rather be true. You have no evidence of either being right or wrong. So what would you look more forward to being right?

[evelsteev]

@thatjimguy Either side? There's only one "side" and that's the side that claims there's a god, Jesus, as well as Krishna, Zoroaster, etc. There's just plain death. If people are afraid of that, it's time to grow up. I mean, even though we know a movie is eventually going to end, it doesn't meant we can't certainly enjoy the hour and a half, no?

[thatjimguy]

@evelsteev It's not about evidence. There is no concrete evidence for either side. It's all about what you want to believe. Is there something after this life? Or just plain death?

[evelsteev]

Quick question for Christians: Why do you believe in something that has no evidence for it?

[AdolfoBlogs]

The true question would be... why did you join the church (and essentially lied) if you didn't believe in Joseph Smith? And if you once believed, but no longer do, then why remain in the church? One is responsible for their own choices and one may choose to leave the church. The church wouldn't kick you out for denying Smith. They'd assume that they would leave upon denial of Smith.

[09futbol]

If you don't believe in joseph smith you get kicked out? I don't know about that, but we do sustain him or recognize him as a prophet if not why join it as christ's church? That is the basis. If we don't belive he is what he said he was and that is a prophet of god then we just join another church to where we will think whatever is right! I personally know joseph smith is a prophet! His major focal point is to bring those faithful to him closer to him and that is my goal as well!

[TRUSSELLMARKD]

Nonsense. How could you not believe Joseph Smith existed? No one ever got "kicked-out" for that, nor would anyone be excommunicated for not accepting him as a prophet. . Perhaps it was a little unbelief and alot of adultry.