Book of Mormon - what do you make of this?

[rman]

Prophet Moroni
book of Mormon

"O ye gentiles, it is wisdom in God that these things should be shown unto you, that thereby ye may repent of your sins, and suffer not that these murderous combinations shall get above you, which are built up to get power and gain."

"The Lord commands you, when ye shall see these things come among you that ye shall awake to a sense of your awful situation, because of this secret combination which shall be among you.

Wo be unto it, because of the blood of them who have been slain, for they cry from the dust for vengeance upon it, and also upon those who built it up.
- Ether 8:23-26

also see
Helamen 6 ~ 37
Nephi 11


Hel. 6:39

39 And thus they did obtain the sole management of the government, insomuch that they did trample under their feet and smite and rend and turn their backs upon the poor and the meek, and the humble followers of God.

Hel. 6:40

40 And thus we see that they were in an awful state, and ripening for an everlasting destruction.

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http://frontpage2000.nmia.com/~nahualli/LDStopics/Ether/Ether8.htm
http://frontpage2000.nmia.com/~nahualli/LDStopics/Helaman/Helaman6.htm
http://frontpage2000.nmia.com/~nahualli/LDStopics/3%20Nephi/3Nephi11.htm

[lvx35]

1. ...upon the poor and the meek, and the humble followers of God.

"humble followers of God". I guess that rules out the self-righteous Pat Robertson types from getting smitten. Damn! ;)

[aquart]

2. Hey, cool stuff.

Send it to Orrin Hatch.

[KnaveRupe]

4. And Harry Reid...

... maybe strengthen HIS resolve a little. Couldn't hurt....

Heck, be nice if someone with the $$$ were to take out a full-page ad in the Salt Lake City newspaper superimposing those quotes with pictures of Bush, and Abu Ghraib, and New Orleans.

Of course, the same could be done with plain "vanilla" Xtianity as well... plenty of verses in the non-Mormon bible that in the right context would make true Xtians ashamed to have ever supported this thug.

[ktlyon]

3. Isn't it saying war is bad?

and going down the path of vengeance will led to everlasting ....

[charlie]

5. There must be another passage somewhere

that says, so beware these iniquities of the demon liberals, and seek ye the counsel and protection of Republicans, for verily they are wise and good.

Utah is the state where Dubya enjoys his greatest support.

[rman]

6. fascinating

Though it should be obvious to anyone that the liberals aren't exactly the only ones who wage war. Just look at who is in control of the military-industrial complex.
Anti-war religious types supporting a war president... peculiar.

[Solo_in_MD]

7. Joe Smith was a plagiarizing misogynist racist.

His successors have had been bright enough to announce divine revelations that keep their church/business just inside the law

[aquart]

8. And a determined boinker.

I do believe him to be the reincarnation of Mohammed, but that's just me.

[Skeptor]

9. "Moroni" as in the Latin plural of "moron"?

[Disturbed]

10. The have knocked on my door twice now.

I have a sign that says No Solictors real visible on my front door. Either these guys cannot read English or they are English and think that Solictors means Lawyers.