I think you should have clearified this a little more, due to the fact that I attend a Methodist church and once went to a Baptist church and was asked if I was changing religions. If you are to understand what others believe you have to research or study what that is. Then when asked you can inform the person(s) the differences between the religions. This is not to say that you tolerate the different religions, but that you understand them. I have been approached on several occasions by young men of the Mormon faith and did not know what to say. So I studied what it is to believe in Joseph Smiths book, they call the book of Mormon. He was a young man disolusioned by his faith at the time. He then made up a religion he thought would best suit him. There is no proof either historical, physical, archelogical that what he said actually happened. There have been many studies by far more knowledgable people than I, who have concluded the book of Mormon is nothing but a false writing by someone who wanted people to believe in him. I know this may not get printed as I sometimes see the politically correctness of these articles, but it is the truth. In God's Grace John

To csalzman: At first I tried not to offend when I told them that the bible states there will not be any other books, but it always did. I went with friends to the temple and the services are a little different, but it always came back to he book of Mormon. How Joseph Smith came to be and how all that he said was the gospel to those I knew who were Mormon. They are a kind people who work hard to provide for family and extended families. Then they have secret places where only a few may go in the temple. They have weddings where only Mormons may go and you would have to convert to get into the wedding. They have secrets and I know Jesus never had secrets as he told everyone how much we are loved by God. In God's Grace John

Kudos to you, John, for you are right on target & absolutely correct to study what the other faiths believe & then avoid their services if they teach that which contradicts the Holy Bible. You remind me of the apostle Paul, who discovered what others believed/worshiped, but did not take part with them. Our other New Testament leaders didn't set us an example of worshiping with those who rejected Christ, either. We are told to go to church is so that we can be strengthened by the presence and gifts of other believers, but mainly to worship Christ. If we attend a religious service outside our faith (and I hope everybody noticed that the phrase "worship" is carefully avoided in the poll, although that is clearly the point of religious services, even non-Christian ones), it is fair to ask, "Will it glorify God for me to attend this service which places man's knowledge above Him?"

Chris, your response to John seem to imply that if John studies the Book of Mormon and discovers it deviates from Christ, yet avoids actually attending Mormon services, that he is somehow still less than discerning, perhaps even a less "knowledgeable" person for not actually trying Mormonism out., that he is no better than those who dismiss his Christianity. But this is a false dichotomy. When people (however educated they may be) conclude the Bible is unimportant and reject Christ, they are rejecting truth. We may serve them in love, witness to them, and be faithful to uplift our risen Savior before them, but even the most uneducated believer in Christ possesses the truth & can discern between actual worship and false worship of Christ.

BTW, I have attended a Mormon worship service. Did it as a favor to a Mormon friend of mine, learned that not even a treasured earthly friendship is worth seeing a false gospel exalted.