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Posted by: Elder Strangelove ( )
Date: November 24, 2015 08:00PM
Doctrine vs. Policy

Doctrine is what you learn about the church on Sunday.

Policy is what you learn about the church in the news.

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Policy is the stuff churches need to look like they’re legal.

Doctrine is the stuff legal entities need to look like a church.

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Posted by: nomonomo ( )
Date: November 24, 2015 08:07PM
Re: Doctrine vs. Policy

Interesting observations...

But TSCC has never looked like a church to me.

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Posted by: Elder Strangelove ( )
Date: November 24, 2015 08:16PM
Re: Doctrine vs. Policy

They try; man, how they try!

- Lorenzo St. DuBois

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Posted by: axeldc ( )
Date: November 24, 2015 08:16PM
Doctrine is public; policy is secret (not sacred)

Doctrine is in Sunday School manuals

Policy is in the Bishop's handbook that you aren't supposed to see.

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Posted by: verilyverily ( )
Date: November 24, 2015 08:45PM
Re: Doctrine vs. Policy

Are the Articles of Faith DOctrine or Policy?

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Posted by: verilyverily ( )
Date: November 28, 2015 12:49AM
Re: Doctrine vs. Policy

This new policy IGNORES the 2nd Article of Faith for sure. So they ignoring Doctrine.

Isn't ignoring doctrine a reason to get Ex'd? When I questioned doctrine and authority I got basically kicked out.

GAWD what a FUCKED CULT! So happy I was kicked out.

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Posted by: the1v ( )
Date: November 24, 2015 08:53PM
Re: Doctrine vs. Policy

Doctrine, since they are canonize they can't easily change them. Instead they ignore them and pretend they don't know what you are talking about

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Posted by: Elder Strangelove ( )
Date: November 24, 2015 09:25PM
Re: Doctrine vs. Policy

"they ignore them and pretend they don't know what you are talking about"

... and this is another indication that it's doctrine.

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Posted by: Cpete ( )
Date: November 24, 2015 09:29PM
Re: Doctrine vs. Policy

Both are unbelievable.

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Posted by: Elder Strangelove ( )
Date: November 24, 2015 09:33PM
Re: Doctrine vs. Policy

And untenable.

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Posted by: Chicken N. Backpacks ( )
Date: November 24, 2015 09:53PM
Re: Doctrine vs. Policy

The two worst names on a fight card in wrestling history.

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Posted by: sd allison ( )
Date: November 25, 2015 12:06AM
Re: Doctrine vs. Policy

Policy is just an excuse for doctrine to change over time. Nothing fancy. Just a deceptive trick.

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Posted by: Bruce A Holt ( )
Date: November 25, 2015 01:07PM
Re: Doctrine vs. Policy

Do they both require obedience?

Effectively no different.

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Posted by: Leaving ( )
Date: November 28, 2015 12:55AM
Re: Doctrine vs. Policy

If it has been changed, it was policy.
If it hasn't been changed, it's doctrine.

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Posted by: GC ( )
Date: November 28, 2015 01:41AM
Re: Doctrine vs. Policy

Then the list of policy grows rapidly, as doctrine diminishes.

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Posted by: Lost ( )
Date: November 28, 2015 02:05AM
Re: Doctrine vs. Policy

Doctrine is the made up stuff that is written down, memorized and quoted from. The newer it is, the better. Old doctrine really isn't that important, because newer prophets supercede older ones.

Policy is the made up rules that are generally told to you by word of mouth; however, they may also be written down for the elect few who are in charge of controlling everyone else.

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