On Thu, 09 Jul 2009 19:08:07 -0700, Chambers wrote:

> Jim Henderson wrote:
>>>> I hadn't thought about that before this conversation. :-)
>>> That's not the half of it.  Mormons actually believe in a form of
>>> Stewardship where everything is essentially owned by the Church, but
>>> given to the members to use (and care for) responsibly.  However, God
>>> stopped asking them to try living that way, because people in general
>>> are too selfish, greedy and petty to live up to it.
>> 
>> That's interesting, I hadn't heard that before.
> 
> It's not something they advertise, of course, since most people have
> enough of a problem with the 10% tithe :)  If you look for information
> on it, it's called the Law of Consecration.

Thanks, I'll do some more reading - helps me understand people I work 
with and who live around me. :-)

>>> At one point, after everyone is righteous enough, that policy will
>>> again be implemented.
>> 
>> Which kinda trods on God's grant of "free will", no?
> 
> Not any more than having commandments in general does, I believe.

Well, there's a bit of a difference between commandments and "waiting 
until enough people are righteous enough", I think...

Jim

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