Mormons truly believe in “live and let live.” There is literally documented proof of this apparent little known fact.

The official Latter Day Saint Article of Faith #11 of 13 reads as follows:

“We claim the privilege of worshiping Almighty God according to the dictates of our own conscience, and allow all men the same privilege, let them worship how, where, or what they may.”

What this means to me is that Mormons prefer to believe and worship in their own way, without being chided, heckled, and generally made to feel all bad about themselves. Furthermore, their faith requires them to respect and support the rights of how other folks exercise their beliefs.

This sounds like an extremely simple and reasonable creed to follow, and I can’t imagine anyone having a problem with it. But, many do, some to the extreme. It’s interesting how many people have let themselves become completely consumed in their dislike for the Mormon Church! There are many who have turned their dislike into its own full scale cause — especially the ones who were once members themselves, who left the church for whatever reason. They spend much of their time anxiously engaged in fighting against Mormons and the LDS Church. I’ve noticed also, that many of these people are mean, scathing, and vicious in the words they use, as if their ultimate goal is to be as hurtful as possible toward the Mormons, while all along proclaiming their own Christianity.

I mean seriously — if you don’t like the Mormon faith, then don’t subscribe to it. If you were once a Mormon and left the fold, saw the light and got out, managed to escape, finally became enlightened and liberated, or however you wish to describe it, then fine, be gone, and have a nice life, the rest of the Mormons wish you much joy and happiness in your new life because once again — they claim the privilege of worshiping Almighty God according to the dictates of their own conscience, and allow all men the same privilege, let them worship how, where, or what they may.” To me, this is, in fact a very cool perspective.

-TomZom