The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is a Plausible Religion

--- What are we debating --- “The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is a Plausible Religion” Then Con asked for clarification and I said “I am getting at the fact that some people don't believe LDS could be a religion, but other Christian religions can. Mormonism is just as likely as any other religion.” Con then proceeded to debate… --- Why LDS is a plausible religion --- 1. LDS have a leader, just like any other religions. 2. LDS have followers. 3. LDS have cannon. 4. LDS have doctrine they follow. Your correct Satanism and Scientology are religions. Lord of The Rings has a fan club, but is not a religion. A religion is a group of people with the same set of beliefs about the universe. http://dictionary.reference.com... --- LDS not a cult --- I am assuming you’re going to say a cult is somebody who worships or follows there leader. Again you didn’t provide a source for what you believe a cult is. You then didn’t provide sources to prove were a cult. If you’re going to say we worship our leader you need to provide sources. If you’re going to call LDS a cult every religion is a cult. Every religion follows a leader. Our leader like any other Christian church is Jesus Christ. If you want to talk about mortal leaders, every religion has those also. Most Christian churches have pastor. Catholics have a pope. Muslims have their version of a pastor. --- Red Herring --- Read above posts don’t have enough room to address issue. Con clearly used a Red Herring. --- Con is required to infer--- Con is required to have reading comprehension. I have reiterated the same points over and over. It is a good debate though. --- Eyewitness Testimony --- You don’t use sources once again. ---Rebuttals--- 7. Oliver Cowdery was given apostolic authority, he was not a prophet. We had a leader with a second in command. That is another proof that LDS is just as likely as any religion. 9. The heavenly powers you talk about our Priesthood. Most other religions especially Christian practice those same things i.e. healing. That is another proof that LDS is just as likely as any religion. 12&13 Again I expected you to have good reading comprehension. If you look at the other rounds you can see we were the ones exterminated. All religions have had their fair share of mistreatment. That is another proof that LDS is just as likely as any religion. --- Insane and leader --- If Joseph Smith was insane then all religious leaders are insane. Most claim revelation and things that you classify Joseph Smith as being insane for. That is another proof that LDS is just as likely as any religion. 4&5. You talk about plates (Book of Mormon) and John the Baptist. We have a religious text and believe in John the Baptist like all Christians. That is another proof that LDS is just as likely as any religion. 8. Jerusalem was a holy city in the Bible. LDS is a religion that believes in holy places, just any religion. That is another proof that LDS is just as likely as any religion. 12Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the aname of my God, and the name of the city of my God, which is bnew Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God: and I will write upon him my new name. REV 3:12 13. Joseph Smith was in jail because of false charges. They stemmed of the order of extermination against his people. He may have bribed the guard either way it is miraculous how he got out. Joseph Smith got of jail. That doesn’t happen. That is a miracle any which way you turn it. That is another proof that LDS is just as likely as any religion. --- Closing --- Con in his closing argument says that LDS is a religion himself. “Define Cult: a religion or sect that is generally considered to be unorthodox, extremist, or false. Source: http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu......” Con in his own points which are supposed to hinder my argument help. Con repeatedly uses things against me to prove that LDS is not a religion, but every religion does those things. It is clear that LDS is just as likely as any religion by his own arguments. Thank You for a great debate! LDS is just as likely as any religion!