Difference between revisions of "Talk:Mormon Temples"

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Since the goal of the site isn't to be an LDS wikipedia, I believe the naming convention should stay. Most of those outside the Mormon community would refer to them as Mormon temples, even though they are definitely similar to ancient temples, such as those in the Old Testament. This will also help when performing searches.
 
Since the goal of the site isn't to be an LDS wikipedia, I believe the naming convention should stay. Most of those outside the Mormon community would refer to them as Mormon temples, even though they are definitely similar to ancient temples, such as those in the Old Testament. This will also help when performing searches.
 
--[[User:Bakera|Bakera]] 22:44, 12 August 2006 (MDT)
 
--[[User:Bakera|Bakera]] 22:44, 12 August 2006 (MDT)
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I understand your point of view, however, I believe there should be a distinction.  The ceremonies of ancient and modern temples are different.  For example, the modern ceremony certainly does not include animal sacrifices that were common in the days of Jesus and Solomon.
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--[[User:reds0xfan|reds0xfan]] 12:44, 14 August 2006 (MDT)

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I think we should rename this page to Temple or Temples.

  1. This site is all about Mormons so it's a bit redundant.
  2. As a Mormon, I consider our temples to be the same as temples of ancient--House of the Lord.

--Tallred 11:07, 11 August 2006 (MDT)

Since the goal of the site isn't to be an LDS wikipedia, I believe the naming convention should stay. Most of those outside the Mormon community would refer to them as Mormon temples, even though they are definitely similar to ancient temples, such as those in the Old Testament. This will also help when performing searches. --Bakera 22:44, 12 August 2006 (MDT)

I understand your point of view, however, I believe there should be a distinction. The ceremonies of ancient and modern temples are different. For example, the modern ceremony certainly does not include animal sacrifices that were common in the days of Jesus and Solomon. --reds0xfan 12:44, 14 August 2006 (MDT)