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LDS blogger, a Romney critic, faces church discipline, but why?

A Mormon blogger who has written critical web essays about LDS history, temple worship and contemporary issues, including about GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney, faces LDS Church discipline for "apostasy."

Initially, the Florida blogger, David Twede, managing editor of mormonthink.com, told news media Friday that the threatened church action was due to his comments about Romney. Later that day, he denied any political link. Then, on Saturday, he returned to "a feeling in [his] gut" that his Romney remarks triggered the possible discipline.

"It is patently false for someone to suggest they face church discipline for having questions or for expressing a political view," LDS Church spokesman Michael Purdy said in a statement. "The church is an advocate of individual choice. It is a core tenet of our faith."

Purdy went on to say that "church discipline becomes necessary only in those rare ...

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9/29/12 10:38 AM

SteveR

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light4jim wrote:
Jim you are being hypocritical.
Being a mormon is not a great deal different to using a Westcott and Hort modern version such as your nasb.

Please tell us thats a joke

9/29/12 5:25 AM

light4jim

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Jim Lincoln wrote:
He may face church discipline for what he has said, and not what believes
Mormons Donâ€™t Necessarily Believe in Christ?.

Jim you are being hypocritical.

Being a mormon is not a great deal different to using a Westcott and Hort modern version such as your nasb.

9/25/12 1:49 PM

Jim Lincoln

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He may face church discipline for what he has said, and not what believes. Mormons Donâ€™t Necessarily Believe in Christ?.

There's nothing wrong with church discipline, if it actually is a church, but these "churches" practice discipline, Roman Catholics, Mormons and Jehovah Witnesses and none of these are Christian. So, it is only of slight interest to a Christian, but for Christians there is or should be Church Discipline.

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