The flip side of how the media will go after Bishop Romney’s Mormonism after a nomination, is that the conservative media would become the most effective Mormon apologists that the cult has ever seen.
Already some radio talk show hosts and conservative columnists have taken on the role of legitimizing and mainstreaming Mormonism to their mostly Christian audiences.
I am likely to piss off many Christians on this Forum. As a former LDS Church member, who served a Mission to Zurich Switzerland in 1976-1978. I am now a practicing Nichiren Shoshu Buddhist. Those who believe Mormons are robots, brain washed and who are mindless drones. Are themselves fools, bigots and idiots.
There is a number of dissidents and dissenters wihin the Church. As long as they do not claim to speak for the Church, they are ignored. There was years ago a magazine sold in Utah that promoted their viewpoint.
There are many blogs and forums of Ex Mormons. Former President Ezra Taft Benson’s grandson left the church and has written in opposition to its teachings.
Mormons most of them are honorable, decent, family oriented folks who are devoted to their religion, consider themselves Christians and are decent neighbors. Some are too trusting and fail to recognize Snake Oil salesmen, and predators.
Those who consider there is some kind of conspiracy are gullible “Kool Aid” Drinkers spouting laughable nonsense. My problem with Mitt is he is not Conservative enough for me. He is in my view “Conservative Lite”.
I am likely to piss off many Christians on this Forum. As a former LDS Church member, who served a Mission to Zurich Switzerland in 1976-1978. I am now a practicing Nichiren Shoshu Buddhist. Those who believe Mormons are robots, brain washed and who are mindless drones. Are themselves fools, bigots and idiots.
There is a number of dissidents and dissenters wihin the Church. As long as they do not claim to speak for the Church, they are ignored. There was years ago a magazine sold in Utah that promoted their viewpoint.
There are many blogs and forums of Ex Mormons. Former President Ezra Taft Benson’s grandson left the church and has written in opposition to its teachings.
Mormons most of them are honorable, decent, family oriented folks who are devoted to their religion, consider themselves Christians and are decent neighbors. Some are too trusting and fail to recognize Snake Oil salesmen, and predators.
Those who consider there is some kind of conspiracy are gullible “Kool Aid” Drinkers spouting laughable nonsense. My problem with Mitt is he is not Conservative enough for me. He is in my view “Conservative Lite”.
Not a Romney supporter at all in the primaries. I’m in the same boat as your neighbors. I’m afraid of what the MSM will throw on their newscasts if Romney is the nominee.
Some will be true, some will be half true, some will be outright lies. A lot of it won’t have one tiny bit to do with Romney being president but it will still be on the national nightly news just for shock value.
The usual things of “Jesus and Satan were brothers” and “magic underwear” will be mild and us LDS members will be wishing for the days that’s all we had to put up with.
Not a Romney supporter at all in the primaries. I’m in the same boat as your neighbors. I’m afraid of what the MSM will throw on their newscasts if Romney is the nominee.
Some will be true, some will be half true, some will be outright lies. A lot of it won’t have one tiny bit to do with Romney being president but it will still be on the national nightly news just for shock value.
The usual things of “Jesus and Satan were brothers” and “magic underwear” will be mild and us LDS members will be wishing for the days that’s all we had to put up with.