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W rgd defining doctrine?

... In answer the[...]question about what is [LDS] doctrine, Nate Oman, provides the most persuasive approach to this question in “Jurisprudence and Church Doctrine” because he takes the problem as a hermeneutical one, and he further seeks to explain why church doctrines should be normative for Mormons. ... [Read more: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/peculiarpeople/2014/12/on-doctrinal-authority/#ixzz3MNDlkpZe ]

--Hodgdon's secret garden (talk) 19:28, 19 December 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Animals in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Animals in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, currently a redirect to Beliefs and practices of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, has been nominated at redirects for discussion (RfD). The redirect has a complex history and the discussion would benefit from the input of editors with relevant subject knowledge. Please comment at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2015 September 8#Animals in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Thryduulf (talk) 22:20, 10 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Poor citations

Under the paragraph "God the Father, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Ghost" is the bullet point "they are three separate and distinct beings." The citation points to Doctrine and Covenants 20:28, which reads "Which Father, Son, and Holy Ghost are one God, infinite and eternal, without end. Amen" Doesn't this affirm that these three are one being, much like trinitarians do? I know this is not what the modern LDS Church teaches, so perhaps this citation could be better? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ischus (talk • contribs) 03:10, 14 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Polygamy

As the article comments 'the church is sensitive about its historical relationship with polygamy' and the development of its doctrine on the topic should surely be reflected in this article. I specifically came here looking for a balanced presentation on the issue, and instead found silence. This is disappointing. Ender's Shadow Snr (talk) 07:28, 27 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I've therefore added a section in the family and marriage section with a link to a full article on the issue. Ender's Shadow Snr (talk) 07:51, 27 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I reverted your changes because they violate Wikipedia's neutral point of view policies. You can twist the sources to make them appear to say anything that you like, but unless it's proven to be true, it's just your opinion. The Church may have once been reluctant to discuss polygamy, but only because it is a doctrine some find controversial. A little more research would have yielded the realization that polygamy as an issue has been given a neutral voice in this article. The Church has also opened up recently about its' former polygamy practices. They wrote an entire essay about it. That is a matter of record, and all of this has already been treated in the article. You can try to push for inclusion of this material, but unless and until a consensus (majority) backs it, IMHO, your edits are not neutral and have thus been reverted. --Jgstokes (talk) 00:33, 30 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Nah. 'polygamy as an issue has been given a neutral voice in this article'. You're having a laugh. There's one reference, in passing, to the term and a couple of footnoted references. If a person new to the whole issue came to this article they wouldn't get the information about that aspect of what makes the LDS church so unique. My proposed edit was an attempt to present the issue in context with a link to the fuller article. I didn't fully reference my edit - though all the statements are well documented elsewhere. I suspect you're trying to hide the issue, and so are guilty on the 'neutral voice' allegation. Ender's Shadow Snr (talk) 08:46, 31 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Title capitalization

The title of this article, along with a provision at MOS:LDS, violates MOS:THEINST, a site-wide guideline which trumps WP:LOCALCONSENSUS. Please participate in the discussion at Wikipedia talk:Manual of Style/Latter Day Saints § Capitalization issue. Thanks. InfiniteNexus (talk) 04:59, 27 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]