Anti-Mormons Attacks Must Stop, FR is Better Than That (Vanity)

December 12 2007 | jveritas

[jveritas]

Dear FRiends

It really pains me to see some of those vicious anti-Mormons attacks we see on Free Republic disguised under the “freedom of speech. Attacking people based on their Mormon faith is really disgusting and it is an insult to this great forum. People who do not like Governor Mitt Romney based on his positions are free to express their opinion as such, but people who attack him because he is a Mormom should be ashamed of themselves and must not be allowed to do so.

I greatly hope that Free Republic members and moderators will get together and help in stopping this anti-Mormon vitriol, this great Free Republic must not be tainted by these shameless acts.

[NeoCaveman]

On this we agree.

[bpjam]

ping.

[WinOne4TheGipper]

I’ve got my own opinions on Mormonism (which I will keep to myself), but Mormons themselves are for the most part decent and honorable people. Except the one in charge of the Senate.

[HuntsvilleTxVeteran]

I attack both Michael Dale Huckabee and Willard
Mitt Romney for using religion as a cover for
their nanny state, populist and left wing bias!

[festus]

Are we calling for political correctness on the free republic ?

I just found some gold tablets out back and am starting a new religion based on em. I hope I’ll get the same tolerance myself.

[jveritas]

Ping

[Ronin]

Definitely agree.

[mware]

Agreed jveritas.

[Halo-JM]

Thank you! From a Special Forces Sergeant Major 5th SFGA Mormon Retired! Served for 24 years!

[Brad from Tennessee]

saddle up the horses and wear your Sunday best

sing your Sacred Harp, you be holier than the rest

fill up the room with a grand and a thunderous song

let it rattle out the windows, let it spill out on the lawn

shout, shout your praises to the man who kissed the Lord

to the back stabbing brother that betrayed all of this world

your Judas!

—SAINT JUDAS

Natalie Merchant

[jveritas]

Not at all. However anti-Mormons attacks are much closer to bigotry than freedom of speech.

[SoConPubbie]

I hope you are not saying that those who are pointing out the inherent differences between Mormonism and Christianity are committing attacks on Mormons.

[xcamel]

I guess we should go back to picking on the Quakers and the Amish.

[jveritas]

Thank you very much for all your service and God bless all our brave troops.

[Publius6961]

Well, the moderators and Free Republic must be doing a good job, because I have failed to see a single such thread or post.

[Grunthor]

“Anti-Mormons Attacks Must Stop, FR is Better Than That”

What is it that constitutes an attack?

Are questions about Mormonism then below the belt?

If Mormons continue to claim that they are Christian, do Christians not have the right to challenge that?

Thank You.

[Drago]

A person’s choice of religion speaks to his judgment, this makes it an issue to base a decision on.

[PresbyRev]

Will the FR Mormons cease their attacks on Christians? I’ve read at least one post on FR that labeled Presbyterians and other orthodox Christians corrupt. Doctrinal and religious disagreement is not a one-way street.

[jveritas]

Hi Brad

I did not understand what you posted.

[hunter112]

I'll say this, if our Mormon FReeper friends will still speak to the rest of us after this election is over, its either because the attacks on their religion stopped, or they're very, very patient and tolerant people.

Only Islam has been attacked more stringently here on FR, and it wasn't Mormon bishops steering those planes into the WTC and the Pentagon on 9/11. As an atheist, I don't have a dog in this fight, but I do know that most LDS people vote for the kinds of people FReepers vote for, and they are allies in the cause of keeping this country out of the hands of the socialist, race-baiting, greedy liberal Clymers in our midst.

[humblegunner]

people who attack him because he is a Mormom should be ashamed of themselves and must not be allowed to do so.

You making rules now?

I can't have an opinion about Mormonism?

[libbylu]

It can be very upsetting for me. Some posters seem to overflow with hate for certain candidates. It was very bad a few months back when some had very long anti-Morman essays that they would cut and paste savaging all mormans.

[babygene]

“People who do not like Governor Mitt Romney based on his positions are free to express their opinion as such, but people who attack him because he is a Mormon should be ashamed of themselves and must not be allowed to do so.”

I have a brother that is a Mormon, and I love and respect him deeply, however, to disallow people their opinion on something as important as religion is not the right way to go....

Most of the dialog I have seen has been to define (in the view of the poster) what Mormonism was all about. It doesn’t matter if they are wrong or right, it’s a legitimate topic. If you don’t feel they are being accurate, then debate them on that.

Are we going to cut out all discussions about the ROP as well?

[jveritas]

You read at least one post and this one or two posts are very bad as well, but have you seen the hundreds if not thousands of anti-Mormons posts recently posted on FR?

[Mojohemi]

Did I miss something! I have been coming to read free republic for the last 12 years and I have yet to see anyone attack a mormon. Matter of fact, I only see free speech used as the founders intended it to be used on free republic. Now if I wanted to attack a mormon how would I be able to express my outrage at say someone like harry reid

[Brad from Tennessee]

It’s a song about bigotry wrapped in religion.

I agree 100 percent with your plea for tolerance.

[jveritas]

Are you equivating Mormonism to Islam? Give me a break.

[SoConPubbie]

Only Islam has been attacked more stringently here on FR,

No comparison.

And I wonder what you include in your version of attacks.

Discussing differences between belief systems hardly merit the term attacks.

[svcw]

1. I do not support MR because of his political positions not because he is LDS.
2. Grow up and stop being a cry baby.

[Wings-n-Wind]

Do you consider open, honest, and dignified questions of theology, spirituality and denominational practice as "attacks"??

OR...
Is there still room for civil interchange?

[jveritas]

Thank you very much Brad.

[Constantine XIII]

It’s possible to disagree wtih someone without being disagreeable.

You get extra cool points if you know who said that.

[MARTIAL MONK]

I’ve read at least one post on FR that labeled Presbyterians and other orthodox Christians corrupt

You done readed one post... Well Hallelujah!!!

[proudCArepublican]

I agree with you on this one.

[jveritas]

SoCon

You know exactly what I mean and I am sure you have some of the super nasty and disgusting anti-Mormons stuff posted here and that has nothing to do with religion differences.

[svcw]

Of course they are.
Eventually it is not very nice to point out the differences between Christianity and LDS.

[Cementjungle]

I’m fine with a Mormon. I’m not fine with an atheist (and no, attending photo-ops in a church doesn’t negate one’s atheism). I’m not OK with a Muslim right now.

[Emmett McCarthy]

This battle over religion does seem to settle over those two. I don’t like either of them either for a lot of reasons that have nothing to do with religion. I’ve seen too many guys like Huckabee, though, who use religion for business or political advantage. I live in the Bible-Belt, bt I’m sure folks in Utah may have had the same kind of experiences with Mormons.

[cajungirl]

Can we dislike Episcopalians? They seem so snotty to me.

[bethelgrad]

I see your point, but really, I mean, come on...I think it’s a fair concern. Mitt believes J. Smith’s truth claimes, which are, to put it charitably, a little strange. If Louis Farakan were running, I’d want him to tell the country with a straight face that he believes white people were created by a mad scientist.

[HisKingdomWillAbolishSinDeath]

I have read the Book of Mormon, and found it very interesting. My beef with any large religious institution is all the man made rules and dogma that creeps in over time. But it doesn’t change one fundamental thing, if your heart is in the right place, you believe Jesus died to atone for your sins, and your name is written in the Lamb’s book of life, I look forward to lots of incredible times with you throughout eternity.

On the political side, Mitt had a really good day, and I would have no concern if he was the next President. I don’t know if I will vote for him in the primary, I still like Duncan, Huck, and Fred ahead of him, but he will no doubt get my vote in the general election if he is the nominee.

[Lakeshark]

I think it was John Wesley who said that if he was drowning, he wouldn't care if the lifeguard was a good Christian......just that he was a good lifeguard.....

Nuff said.

Thanks for the attempt to make sanity reign here on this issue.

[bethelgrad]

You should do a YouTube video like that Britney fan a few months ago. “Leave Mitt alone.”

[SoConPubbie]

You know exactly what I mean and I am sure you have some of the super nasty and disgusting anti-Mormons stuff posted here and that has nothing to do with religion differences.

No I don't.

And by stating that I have posted some of the super nasty and disgusting anit-Mormons stuff, you have just proved my point!

[jveritas]

I hope that what you described is going on, but is not, it is very, very, very bad. Some people on FR, very few to be honest, consider Mormons as the sons of the Devil, that is not acceptable on a great forum like Free Republic.

[Revolting cat!]

Next someone is going to post a vanity saying that attacks on breastfeeding must stop! What attacks are you talking about? I’ve seen threads where the rather weird parts of the Mormon doctrine were exposed(with links to sources), just as I’ve seen threads where people exposed what they said were Baptists’ hatred of Roman Catholics.

And then there were the anti-Catholic threads worshipping that idiotic book about some fictional DaVinci code.

[Kurt Evans]

Some (not all) of the comments about Mormon doctrine here have clearly been intended as little more than mocking smears. Such comments don’t advance the cause of truth in either the spiritual or the political realm.

[svcw]

If you had said that to me in person, I would have laughed in you face. I have heard many weird things before but your statements is just hahahahahahah!

[SandRat]

jveritas is 100% right. Any and all anti-Mormon attacks on Free Republic must stop or be pulled by the admin moderators.

FR rules should be imposed for repeat offenders.