Re: [ZION] Who is the House of Israel?

2002-10-30 Thread Marc A. Schindler
FWIW, this is exactly how I remember it, too. She also made a public snit about how her 12-year old daughter wasn't allowed to pass the sacrament. As I recall, her marriage broke up again and she declared she'd been a lesbian all along. Bit of a wacko. Wonder whatever happened to her? As Elvis mig

[ZION] Who is the House of Israel?

2002-10-30 Thread Gary Smith
Sonia Johnson was excommunicated in the late 1970s for teaching people not to let missionaries into their homes. She was pushing the Equal Rights Amendment, which the Church opposed. She wanted to put political pressure on the Church by having people not allow missionaries into their homes. She ref

Re: [ZION] Who is the House of Israel?

2002-10-29 Thread Marc A. Schindler
I wonder if you're talking about Tim. No need to answer that. Valerie Nielsen Williams wrote: > On Tue, 29 Oct 2002 20:31:22 + Jim Cobabe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > writes: > > > > Paul Osborne wrote: > > --- > > No one in this church can be excommunicated for simply teaching > > false > > doctrin

Re: [ZION] Who is the House of Israel?

2002-10-29 Thread Valerie Nielsen Williams
On Tue, 29 Oct 2002 20:31:22 + Jim Cobabe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Paul Osborne wrote: > --- > No one in this church can be excommunicated for simply teaching > false > doctrine. > --- > > Fortunate for me--I get it wrong nearly every time, and I wouldn't > have > lasted long in th

Re: [ZION] Who is the House of Israel?

2002-10-29 Thread Paul Osborne
I agree. You're an excellent reader and thanks for pointing out the difference. Paul O On Tue, 29 Oct 2002 13:40:33 -0900 "John W. Redelfs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > At 12:30 PM, Tuesday, 10/29/02, Paul Osborne wrote: > >No one in this church can be excommunicated for simply teaching > fals

Re: [ZION] Who is the House of Israel?

2002-10-29 Thread Paul Osborne
>It depends on what's meant by "teaching". If you are GD teacher and you let slip >a whopper in all innocence, no one's going to care, although you may be >corrected. But if you start doing it purposely, knowing it's against the core >doctrine of the Church (like, say, we should all go back to poly

Re: [ZION] Who is the House of Israel?

2002-10-29 Thread Marc A. Schindler
It depends on what's meant by "teaching". If you are GD teacher and you let slip a whopper in all innocence, no one's going to care, although you may be corrected. But if you start doing it purposely, knowing it's against the core doctrine of the Church (like, say, we should all go back to polygamy

Re: [ZION] Who is the House of Israel?

2002-10-29 Thread John W. Redelfs
At 12:30 PM, Tuesday, 10/29/02, Paul Osborne wrote: No one in this church can be excommunicated for simply teaching false doctrine. He can if he tries to convince others that it is Church doctrine. Also, if he is teaching false doctrine, his priesthood leaders will ask him to stop. And if he

RE: [ZION] Who is the House of Israel?

2002-10-29 Thread Jim Cobabe
Paul Osborne wrote: --- No one in this church can be excommunicated for simply teaching false doctrine. --- Fortunate for me--I get it wrong nearly every time, and I wouldn't have lasted long in this church otherwise. Tolerance is the virtual safety belt that lets us live with each other in ou

Re: [ZION] Who is the House of Israel?

2002-10-29 Thread Paul Osborne
>In fact it would seem that the opposite approach is >generally followed--excommunicated members are usually discouraged from >publically discussing their problems or mistakes My last Stake President was excommunicated. Shortly after his excommunication he being accompanied by the new Stake Pre

Re: [ZION] Who is the House of Israel?

2002-10-29 Thread Paul Osborne
>Ok, question time. If a person is excomunicated due to them having taught >false doctrine No one in this church can be excommunicated for simply teaching false doctrine. Paul O [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sign Up for Juno Platinum Intern

RE: [ZION] Who is the House of Israel?

2002-10-29 Thread Jim Cobabe
Scott McGee wrote: --- Ok, question time. If a person is excomunicated due to them having taught false doctrine, is a statement from them renouncing the false doctrine required for their repentance? --- If there is such a policy, I have not heard of it. In my experience, the specific informati

RE: [ZION] Who is the House of Israel?

2002-10-29 Thread Scott McGee
Ok, question time. If a person is excomunicated due to them having taught false doctrine, is a statement from them renouncing the false doctrine required for their repentance? It would seem like it should be. If so, the fact that no such announcement was made regarding the views of a given person w

RE: [ZION] Who is the House of Israel?

2002-10-27 Thread Jim Cobabe
"Great consideration is given regarding the confidentiality of the decisions of a Church disciplinary council. No announcement is ever made when a member is placed on formal probation. Decisions to disfellowship or excommunicate are generally not announced publicly unless the transgression is

RE: [ZION] Who is the House of Israel?

2002-10-27 Thread Jim Cobabe
Israel is covenant-founded, temple-based, and Christ-centered. The work of Jesus Christ is the reason the covenant of Abraham exists. The Abrahamic covenant, which is the covenant of Israel, is in every way as significant in the last days as it was in any age of the past. Jesus Christ is the S

Re: [ZION] Who is the House of Israel?

2002-10-27 Thread Noel Bennion
] Subject: Re: [ZION] Who is the House of Israel? Noel: After reading your response to John, I had a thought (I know, scary thing). Sometimes--in fact many times--in the scriptures and doctrines of the church, one word does mean many different things. For example--salvation and exaltation

RE: [ZION] Who is the House of Israel?

2002-10-27 Thread Noel Bennion
I agree that there can be multiple meanings across the realm of sacred literature. I am not as interested in the dictionary meaning as I am in the meaning of its particular use in scripture. I would be very easy to simply say that, since gentile, for example, as multiple meanings, I can ignore t

Re: [ZION] Who is the House of Israel?

2002-10-27 Thread Valerie Nielsen Williams
Noel: After reading your response to John, I had a thought (I know, scary thing). Sometimes--in fact many times--in the scriptures and doctrines of the church, one word does mean many different things. For example--salvation and exaltation. Are they the same?? Sometimes "Salvation" is u

RE: [ZION] Who is the House of Israel?

2002-10-27 Thread larry . jackson
Noel Bennion: John, ... You mention that Gileadi said that the members of the church were gentiles. Was that the reason he was ex'ed? ___ No, it was not the reason. And he is again a member. Gentile has several meanings. The dictionary meaning is anyone who is not a Jew. So

Re: [ZION] Who is the House of Israel?

2002-10-27 Thread Noel Bennion
ese topics. I feel a strong need to get to an answer so that I may better understand the messages in the scriptures for whatever label is applicable to me. Noel ---Original Message--- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Saturday, October 26, 2002 5:27:11 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subj

[ZION] Who is the House of Israel?

2002-10-26 Thread John W. Redelfs
At 08:29 AM, Saturday, 10/26/02, Noel Bennion wrote: Perhaps you could help me out a little here with the answers to several questions: 1) Who are the Gentiles? 2) Who is the house of Israel? 3) What does the fulness of the Gentiles mean? Well, that is really the problem. Each of these term