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From: toddv@tekmdp.UUCP (Todd Vierheller)
Newsgroups: net.religion
Subject: Re: Picking on Mormonism
Message-ID: <2176@tekmdp.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 29-Aug-83 17:40:50 EDT
Article-I.D.: tekmdp.2176
Posted: Mon Aug 29 17:40:50 1983
Date-Received: Tue, 30-Aug-83 20:53:14 EDT
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In the case of John's (Rutis) father, he was not married to a practicing 
Mormon spouse.  And that makes all the difference.  The problem stems not
from some abnormal hatred on the part of Mormons (it isn't easy for them
to give up on their loved ones either) but from the doctrine of eternal
marriages and populating a planet with spirit children.  If the remaining
Mormon spouse has any hopes of attaining his/her true purpose in life
of populating his/her own planet, he/she must have a Mormon spouse.
If he/she is to do this, the non-Mormon spouse must be divorced to marry
a new Mormon spouse.  Logical right?

John's dad left the Mormon church BEFORE he was married.  No problem.
He never was married to a committed Mormon wife whose goal was to someday
be eternally pregnant with spirit offspring.  The non-existent Mormon
spouse was not left high-and-dry without a faithful Mormon husband.
Why shouldn't the relatives be friendly?  Lots of possible converts visiting.

Hope this cleared things up a bit.

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	     Todd Vierheller (Portland Oregon)

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