02 April 2008

Mormons and Muslims

I just read an article about Mormons that disturbs me a little. The premise is that Mormons and Muslims are the same and that Mormons are a big supporter of Muslims. Here is a quote:
Scattered throughout the Internet are numerous tracts, many by evangelical Christians, comparing the two religions in less-than-complimentary terms. "Modern Mohammedanism has its Mecca in Salt Lake," reads one. "Clearly the Koran was Joseph Smith's model, so closely followed as to exclude even the poor pretension of originality in his foul 'revelations.'

Other than some out and out lies there was very little I could dispute, but I still feel a little disturbed by it. It seems that they only looked at how Mormons work with Muslims and didn't mention that this is how we treat everyone.

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-morlims2apr02,0,123230,full.story

I found an article written by H. David Burton, the presiding Bishop about the church's humanitarian efforts that sums up our policy on helping people. He quoted Pres. Hinckley:

Our beloved President Gordon B. Hinckley has been instrumental in the development of this great humanitarian work. "We must reach out to all mankind," he has said. "They are all sons and daughters of God our Eternal Father, and He will hold us accountable for what we do concerning them. . . . May we bless humanity with an outreach to all, lifting those who are downtrodden and oppressed, feeding and clothing the hungry and the needy, extending love and neighborliness to those about us who may not be part of this Church."

Here is a link to his talk.

http://www.lds.org/conference/talk/display/0,5232,49-1-602-2,00.html

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