时间:2019-01-13 作者:英语课 分类:VOA标准英语2012年(九月)


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Evangelical Christians 2 Reconcile Anti-Mormonism With Romney Choice



"Joseph Smith had 34 wives, 11 of whom were currently married to other men when he took them as wives!" says Rob Sivulka, who goes for the jugular 3 in his polemic 4 outside the headquarters of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.


The church disavowed polygamy in 1890.


But Latter-day saints, also known as Mormons, hear this kind of thing a lot.


Sivulka's evangelical group is one of many in America trying to persuade Mormons that their faith is wrong.


"Father, Son and Holy Spirit, thank you so much," adds Sivulka. He is married to a former Latter-day Saint. He says he loves Mormons.


But he says "I consider them to be false Christians. In contrast to what the Bible teaches in Isaiah 43:10."


He says the Mormon church emphasizes Jesus to lure 5 converts.


"I’m concerned about my own Christian 1 brothers and sisters that are getting hoodwinked into joining this, what I would call a cult," says Sivulka.


The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints rejects the charge. It says the teachings of its 19th century prophet, Joseph Smith, are consistent with the Bible.


But Smith's writings de-emphasized original sin and said believers could achieve divine status. Mormon history professor J.B. Haws says non-Mormons did not like that message.


"Joseph Smith's work was - not intentionally 6 - but it ended up being polarizing,'' he says.


A historical theme park recreates the lifestyle of Mormons who fled to Utah after Smith's murder in 1844.


"How do you think you'd sleep on that bed?" says Jennifer Leeds, who adds some non-Mormons think the church still practices polygamy.


"They ask how many moms I have, and I respond I only have one and I also have one dad," she says.


Sivulka carries on his crusade. But when it comes to politics, he supports Mitt 7 Romney for president, albeit 8 grudgingly 9.


"Yeah I could trust him to a certain extent," says Sivulka. "I certainly wouldn't trust him with my eternal soul."


Mormons themselves admit it would be hypocritical for them to condem proselytizing 10.


They go as missionaries 11 to far-flung lands and knock on doors of prospective 12 converts.


Eric Johnson and a fellow evangelical are giving Mormons a taste of their own medicine in a majority Mormon town. And they get a taste of rejection 13.


"I love it when missionaries come to my house, I don’t slam the door in their face," says Johnson.


Johnson came to Brigham City, Utah, as its residents were celebrating the construction of a new temple.


"We don’t believe we are anti-Mormon because if we didn’t care about Mormon people then we wouldn’t even be doing this," adds Eric Johnson, an evangelican.


"Sometimes the best approach is just to ignore them,'' says J.B. Haws. And sometimes it is not.


Tensions between Mormons and evangelical Christians go all the way back to the founding of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. But with an election coming up, they seem to be willing to put aside, at least their theological differences. 




adj.基督教徒的;n.基督教徒
  • They always addressed each other by their Christian name.他们总是以教名互相称呼。
  • His mother is a sincere Christian.他母亲是个虔诚的基督教徒。
n.基督教徒( Christian的名词复数 )
  • Christians of all denominations attended the conference. 基督教所有教派的人都出席了这次会议。
  • His novel about Jesus caused a furore among Christians. 他关于耶稣的小说激起了基督教徒的公愤。
n.颈静脉
  • He always goes for the jugular.他总是直奔要害而去。
  • Bilateral internal jugular vein stenting is also a rare procedure.两侧内颈静脉支架置放术也是少见的技术。
n.争论,论战
  • He launched into a fierce polemic against the government's policies.他猛烈地抨击政府的政策。
  • He wrote a splendid polemic in my favour.他写了一篇出色的文章为我辩护。
n.吸引人的东西,诱惑物;vt.引诱,吸引
  • Life in big cities is a lure for many country boys.大城市的生活吸引着许多乡下小伙子。
  • He couldn't resist the lure of money.他不能抵制金钱的诱惑。
ad.故意地,有意地
  • I didn't say it intentionally. 我是无心说的。
  • The local authority ruled that he had made himself intentionally homeless and was therefore not entitled to be rehoused. 当地政府裁定他是有意居无定所,因此没有资格再获得提供住房。
n.棒球手套,拳击手套,无指手套;vt.铐住,握手
  • I gave him a baseball mitt for his birthday.为祝贺他的生日,我送给他一只棒球手套。
  • Tom squeezed a mitt and a glove into the bag.汤姆把棒球手套和手套都塞进袋子里。
conj.即使;纵使;虽然
  • Albeit fictional,she seemed to have resolved the problem.虽然是虚构的,但是在她看来好象是解决了问题。
  • Albeit he has failed twice,he is not discouraged.虽然失败了两次,但他并没有气馁。
  • He grudgingly acknowledged having made a mistake. 他勉强承认他做错了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Their parents unwillingly [grudgingly] consented to the marriage. 他们的父母无可奈何地应允了这门亲事。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
v.(使)改变宗教信仰[政治信仰、意见等],使变节( proselytize的现在分词 )
n.传教士( missionary的名词复数 )
  • Some missionaries came from England in the Qing Dynasty. 清朝时,从英国来了一些传教士。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The missionaries rebuked the natives for worshipping images. 传教士指责当地人崇拜偶像。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
adj.预期的,未来的,前瞻性的
  • The story should act as a warning to other prospective buyers.这篇报道应该对其他潜在的购买者起到警示作用。
  • They have all these great activities for prospective freshmen.这会举办各种各样的活动来招待未来的新人。
n.拒绝,被拒,抛弃,被弃
  • He decided not to approach her for fear of rejection.他因怕遭拒绝决定不再去找她。
  • The rejection plunged her into the dark depths of despair.遭到拒绝使她陷入了绝望的深渊。
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