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Mormons are a fairly large religious group in the United States, and most of them seem to be family-oriented and relatively conservative. As I understand, they follow both the Bible AND the Book of Mormon - written by Joseph Smith and largely rejected by most mainstream Christians as...

Eager to engage with fellow believers with an open mind and heart :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIMhshpf0Y4

Agreed. And the younger generation has fallen away from faith, spirituality and family values at an alarming rate. For example, using drugs and supporting abortion were both fairly taboo 50 years ago. But now, it seems more socially unacceptable among many Americans to NOT support drugs and...

I understand not everyone here is from the United States. But for those who do live there, such as myself, American society has become ever more secular, materialistic and increasingly hostile to Christianity and its associated family values - there are rising divorce rates, increasing amount of...

I cannot help but notice a growing trend in recent years - that as both religion and faith sadly continue its decline in society, many Americans, even Republicans, are increasingly casually using a variety of recreational substances these days, and some seem to argue that they should be embraced...

I would love to visit both places...but also somewhere in Eastern Europe, where the faith is apparently much stronger. I am interested in their culture, such as in Estonia, it seems like a small but quaint country, and relatively peaceful and happy.

I think science in itself is not "wrong". But I do believe humanistic materialism, which has overtaken most of science...and tried its best to politicize and completely secularize certain issues and problems, is a very severe problem, which must not be ignored.

The Middle East today, despite being the origin of most of the major world religions, is of course a huge and complicated mess, filled with endless conflicts between groups and militant extremism, as well as persecution of minorities, especially Christians. Syria is perhaps the greatest place...

I almost wonder, and I have no desire to offend anyone, whether this pandemic is not some kind of punishment, or at least a natural reaction, to some of America's mistakes, and for what we have done. Of course, other countries cannot escape responsibility either. But admittedly, the United...

To each their own conscience. I try my best not to judge people for things that do not necessarily need judgment.

Some people in America are so pro-censorship that they would sanitize, filter or reshape everything. Even China and North Korea are probably not as pro-censorship as they are. www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2015/11/20/40-of-millennials-ok-with-limiting-speech-offensive-to-minorities/

Not all African-Americans think alike. I admire Candace Owens and Ben Carson -- they might not be perfect, I might not agree with everything they support necessarily, but they are truly strong and successful individuals who refuse to see themselves as victims, who take a stand, however...

Then do you think there is any hope at all for its future? Do not mistake me, I care deeply for America, or at least I want to, despite everything...but some things you slowly notice, the little things, just make you become more tired, and more disillusioned, year after year...and things are not...

Of course, but does that truly mean anything if a majority of Americans are becoming more and more secular and materialistic, if they believe that everything is relative, to just go with the flow and indulge in hedonism and mammon rather than focus on everything that truly matters? I have lived...

The dog is one of my favorite animals! It gives me hope...in such difficult times. :)

Were you raised Mormon? Or did you convert? What do Mormons believe will happen to non-Mormons, such as mainstream Protestants and Catholics, in the afterlife? Why is Mormonism better than for example, an older denomination of Christianity?

I have mixed feelings. Because honestly, many Mormons are very earnest and friendly people, with very strong family values and a sense of community; their Mormon Tabernacle Choir is actually very beautiful, especially their patriotic songs. I would not mind having them as neighbors. Most people...

I think it is because God gives all of humanity free will. The absence of any suffering in our world and in our lives would effectively negate and defeat the purpose of free will.

America and the rest of the world are facing such real and tangible problems. Why some people try to make a problem out of these things is frankly beyond me. It seems almost insulting to the many real struggles people are facing right now. Some Texans are still without adequate water, shelter...