As a Whole, I Dislike Most Christians, But....

Yes they do what they preach, and that is admirable. But it is still very sad that the human mind can be so hopelessly irrational so as to buy into something like mormonism. I regard critical inquiry as a higher virtue than obedience; a truly courageous person does not only live what they preach but tries to figure out what is true regardless of their previous commitments.

...ahhhhh...anger and outrage. You have appeared to learn little. The eyes see, the ears hear but it is the heart that listens. When you have command of ALL your senses you will then learn to believe and believe you will. Until then LISTEN but do not believe.



Dan C

Shooting proslytizers SHOULD BE cause for the award of a medal, say the national medal of freedom, for no one is free who MUST listen to the sick ramblings of demented minds.

I admire these Youth. As c8lorraine said earlier, they must save $17,000 and PAY for their two years as missionaries.



They not only, give two years of their time , they financially support themselves whilst doing so.



There is no way they are "forced' or "brainwashed" into it. They must qualify to be allowed on a mission.

Todays Mormon youth are amazing.

Being in the world and not of the world is what the Mormon youth are striving for.

With so much exposure of both good and evil in every walk of life, It's refreshing to know that the choice to stay as pure as they can is a sincere goal of active Mormon youth.

When they see the happiness living a clean life brings, And the sorrow drugs, teen pregnancy and lax standards bring, They want to share the Mormon message, Unfortunately Mormonism is the last thing most people want to hear.

good story.. but i will say that it is my opinion that it is wrong to classify one group of christian "better" or "more holy" than another. I just hope you dont believe that the only "good" christians out there are morman because i dont believe that to be true. I have seen amazing things done by numourus denominations and well i believe that it is just as easy to find a "bad" morman than it is a "bad" catholic or baptist and vis-versa. Religion in my opinion shouldnt be a competition... well i guess what i believe is the world would be a better place if it wasnt.

@LunarDrive: You are entitled to your views. I respect them. My response to you is that I think there are neighbourhoods in this world where the only people who dare to go and offer respect and hope are people of faith.



From what I hear of Mormons, they are very respectful and actually quite low-key. Speaking as an Asian, that is the best protection. From the bare facts in the news story I get the impression that they were attacked under exactly the same circumstances as anybody else condemned to live in that neighbourhood.



If I lived in that neighbourhood, it would mean a lot to me that somebody came in to talk to me. That somebody came in for me despite the danger. But that's just my personal opinion.



I do hear you. I think that it is a fine line between courage and reckless idiocy. For example, I was appalled by the reckless bonehead stupidity of that South Korean evangelical church group which went to... Afghanistan... to do "good works" and had to be rescued. I just don't feel -- personally -- that the mormons in this story can be put into the same category.



Human life is so frail...any loss of life will always involve "but for..." and "what if..."



Now this has turned into a real hi-jack, so I'll just shaddup now! Sorry simmone!



AP

Hello again simmone! I was just catching up with the comments on this thread, and I do agree with you that Muslims do revere the Prophet Esa (Jesus), pbuh.



Although I am a Catholic -- by choice, was baptised as an adult --, I have been studying Islam, and intend to continue studying it for the rest of my life. My personal experience with Islam and with Muslims is that most of them are very moderate, sincere, and decent.



Take care --

Andrew

I do not mean to be the crass, but let me introduce a different perspective.



Courage is not a positive treat in itself, especially courage fueled by religion. Just because those people did something extreme does not mean the act itself should be celebrated. What 9/11 Hijackers did was also a courageous religious act, they too believed they would spend their after-life in Heaven. No matter what you think about those people, they flew a plane into a building, knowing full-well they were going to die.



Now of course the similarity between the events end there, however I must admit, I feel sorry for those young boys. If they had been brought up in a different society, had they not been affected by their strict religious upbringing, something they did not choose, and deluded into believing supernatural entities, they would still be alive.



Everybody with a right mind knows it is dangerous to roam those neighborhoods under those conditions, and they did what they did because they had no fear of death and believed in after-life, something which no one has any proof of.



Two lives wasted, it's sad. There's nothing to applaud here, only to stare with horror. And certainly, from my point of view, nothing to respect.

I'm not Christian either, but I admire people who have such deep belief in their God that they "walk the talk". Christians who do nothing but talk, recite scripture are turn offs. If they comprehened what they read, they would shut up and do as instructed by the Bible.



I know 1, exactly ONE Christian who walks the talk. I admire so much of what he does, I try to help him as much as I can. He is truly self-less. He lives his faith. I find that much more important than memorizing it.

Your story was very moving. I have no idea why you would read the Bible through 2 times if you do not consider yourself a Christian! Are you sure you included Chronicles? The reading is overwhelming enough why one does it as part of one's Christian duty.

BG I wondered why I don't see them in the streets anymore.

These boys save their money (A$17,000) to fund their own mission. They must be in good standing, morally and ethically. And they give TWO Years of their youth in service to their fellow man regardless of religion.



I take my hat off to them !

Thank you for your story. I am a Mormon and none of this surprises me. The boys will be richly rewarded in their eternal life for their dilligence in serving the gospel. The parents will see their son again, this we all believe is a short time on earth and we all spend eternity with family and friends.



I'm not surprised the Young family forgave Broughton, for it is up to us to forgive and God to do what he sees fit. We leave it in his hands. Broughtons parents will be suffering also, and the Young family will be praying for them also.



It is interesting that now missionaries NO LONGER tract through neighbourhoods sharing the message. They now concentrate on "Helping Hands" projects and share the gospel while working on humanitarian projects.

This is a very powerful story, thank you for sharing it. I was reminded of the horrible schoolroom shooting where a number of Amish children were killed, and the grieving families were the first to forgive the killer. I understand that they reached out to the killer's family too. Again, thanks.



AP