What Does Mormonism Teach? Don't Ask Joel Osteen.

Joel Osteen could use a link to an article on what Mormonism teaches.

Excerpt from transcript of Joel Osteen on Piers Morgan CNN show on 10-4-2011 (http://www.raptureforums.com/forum/apostasy-local-church/55125-joel-osteen-piers-morgan-cnn-show-10-4-2011-a.html):

(Piers) MORGAN: Are there aspects to Mormonism which you find offensive?

(Joel) OSTEEN: I don't know a lot about it and here I go again but I don't know a lot...

MORGAN: How can you keep saying that?

J. OSTEEN: ...I don't know a lot about it but here -- here's the thing.

MORGAN: I bet you do but you just don't -- you don't want me to think you know lots about it, otherwise it makes the argument more difficult.

J. OSTEEN: Well, you know what, I haven't studied it. I hear things from time to time. There are certain things about the Mormon religion that I don't agree with...

MORGAN: Like what?

J. OSTEEN: I don't know -- I don't...

(Victoria) OSTEEN: Well, I think there's different degrees in religion too. It's just like being a Christian, you know, you could say, this -- these people think it's OK to do this, this, and this and they're Christian and these people say, oh, no, we don't do it like you're saying the Catholic Church, well they won't let you do this, this, and this. So, I think it has to do with degrees of how much you practice that religion, so.

MORGAN: Well, what are the things about Mormonism which are awkward for you?

J. OSTEEN: You know what, I don't know enough about their -- their beliefs to -- to point out what they are, to articulate it well but here's what I -- here's what I believe that, you know, Mitt Romney says he believes that Jesus is the Son of God, that he believes Jesus is his savior, that's the -- to me, those are the foundational things, when I look at somebody, could I vote for them, do they believe, you know, in the major things like me. I don't know what all the other church doctrine is.


Here's a good place to start, Joel:

What Does Mormonism Teach?
http://carm.org/teachings-of-mormonism


Beloved, while I was very diligent to write to you concerning our common salvation, I found it necessary to write to you exhorting you to contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all delivered to the saints (Jude 1:3).