Nofear Posted January 12, 2012 Posted January 12, 2012 The Pew Forum of Religion and Public Life just published a poll Mormons in America wherein they asked Mormons some questions.A "key findings" poster:
mercyngrace Posted January 12, 2012 Posted January 12, 2012 The only statistic that jumped off the page for me was that only 73% of church members polled think helping the poor is essential to being Mormon. Appparently, we need to spend some more time reading Matthew 25 and Mosiah 4 in church.
Avatar4321 Posted January 13, 2012 Posted January 13, 2012 11% of Mormons believe in Reincarnation?! Where did they get that?
Stargazer Posted January 13, 2012 Posted January 13, 2012 11% of Mormons believe in Reincarnation?! Where did they get that?Perhaps DrSteuss was a respondent...
Calm Posted January 13, 2012 Posted January 13, 2012 11% of Mormons believe in Reincarnation?! Where did they get that?Makes you wonder about the rest of the survey.
Calm Posted January 13, 2012 Posted January 13, 2012 The only statistic that jumped off the page for me was that only 73% of church members polled think helping the poor is essential to being Mormon. Appparently, we need to spend some more time reading Matthew 25 and Mosiah 4 in church.It is possible they are interpreting it as those who are not able to work with the poor for no fault of their own won't be penalized...Here is the question and breakdown from the full report:Working to help the poor and needyMormons Oct 25-Nov 16, 201173 Essential24 Important but not essential2 Not too important* Not at all important* (DO NOT READ) Don’t know/refused
thesometimesaint Posted January 13, 2012 Posted January 13, 2012 Depending on how nonspecific the argument is Re-incarnation is a Christian belief. Jesus was dead and came back to life. We just call it Resurrection.
Calm Posted January 13, 2012 Posted January 13, 2012 I doubt it was interpreted that way due to the "again and again" as we are only resurrected once. At best, it could be a huge misunderstanding about what reincarnation means thinking that the "reborn" applies to spiritual rebirth and not physical. If so, we have a lot of uneducated LDS in the fold.g. in reincarnation, that people will be reborn in this world again and again, or not?Mormons Oct 25-Nov 16, 201111 Yes87 No2 (DO NOT READ) Don't know/RefusedGeneral Public Aug 20-27, 20091224 Yes69 No6 (DO NOT READ) Don't know/Refused
Calm Posted January 13, 2012 Posted January 13, 2012 For example, roughly one-in-ten white evangelicals believes in reincarnation, compared with 24% among mainline Protestants, 25% among both white Catholics and those unaffiliated with any religion, and 29% among black Protestants.So LDS rate the same along with Evangelicals in their belief of reincarnation and a quarter of white Catholics believe in it and a third of black Protestants?Seems to me this is a question that needs further exploration as to how they understood the question.http://www.pewforum.org/other-beliefs-and-practices/many-americans-mix-multiple-faiths.aspx
zelder Posted January 13, 2012 Posted January 13, 2012 I'm shocked by the family statistics. Only 50% of the general public thinks that being a good parent is one of the most important things in life?! Only 34% think a sucessful marriage is one of the most important things? WOW.Do they think this becasue so many of them are failures in family or are they failures in family becasue they think this? I'm dumbfounded.
california boy Posted January 14, 2012 Posted January 14, 2012 As for polygamy itself, 86 percent of Mormons soundly condemn the practice as “morally wrong,” higher than the 79 percent who decry sex between unmarried adults.I found this to be quite interesting. Any thoughts?
zelder Posted January 14, 2012 Posted January 14, 2012 I found this to be quite interesting. Any thoughts?That is very interesting. I attribute it to the shame and associaton of the FLDS and a strong desire among mormons to be normal and socially acceptable.
Calm Posted January 14, 2012 Posted January 14, 2012 I found this to be quite interesting. Any thoughts?I suspect that many are equating it with nonGodapproved polygamy which is condemned as immoral in the BoM and is cause for excommunication today.
blackstrap Posted January 15, 2012 Posted January 15, 2012 OK , as for reincarnation, what harm is done say if a person in India returns several times to live again. That person likely has had no involvement with the gospel whatsoever. I personally would have something to say if I was to return as a different life form, but I can conceive of many scenarios where a person could "choose" to return,or be allowed to if certain parameters are fulfilled or not fulfilled as needed. Having done some reading on the cases seen in some countries,I must admit to having at least as much acceptance of the idea under certain circumstances as I do of the existence of Bigfoot.
thesometimesaint Posted January 15, 2012 Posted January 15, 2012 I'm coming bck as a cat in my childrens household.
Wants2know Posted January 16, 2012 Posted January 16, 2012 Makes you wonder about the rest of the survey.It doesn't say if the "mormons" that took the survey are "active", "inactive", "jack", born into, or converts…. and what religion they came from. Knowing how they view themselves AS a mormon makes a difference, as does their history. After spending many years in an Episcopal church, I catch myself all the time stopping myself from blessing myself with the sign of the cross…some things just stick with you. I just ran across this report. I cant wait to read it. Has anyone read the entire thing? (All 125 pages?) If so, has anything really jumped out for others??
ERayR Posted January 16, 2012 Posted January 16, 2012 The only statistic that jumped off the page for me was that only 73% of church members polled think helping the poor is essential to being Mormon. Appparently, we need to spend some more time reading Matthew 25 and Mosiah 4 in church.It does boggle the mind doesn't it.
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