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To: trebb
I vote Romney to give America a chance - the saving of souls is a personal reltionship between Jesus and the Individual - not a function of who we elect. Insistence on Christian purism in politicians is not such a far cry from those who want Sharia - both become secular forms of Government.

“No man shall be compelled to frequent or support any religious worship, place, or ministry whatsoever, nor shall be enforced, restrained, molested, or burdened in his body or goods, nor shall otherwise suffer, on account of his religious opinions or belief; but that all men shall be free to profess, and by argument to maintain, their opinions in matters of religion, and that the same shall in no wise diminish, enlarge, or affect their civil capacities.” – Thomas Jefferson - Bill for Religious Freedom – passed in 1786 by the Virginia General Assembly, one of only three accomplishments that Jefferson put in his epitaph.

4,626 posted on 08/17/2012 5:32:15 AM PDT by MD Expat in PA
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but that all men shall be free to profess, and by argument to maintain, their opinions in matters of religion

Mormons believe in many things that are antithetical to our Christian belief - all the while maintaining that they themselves are the "super Christian" (and yes I can provide a quote by an LDS Freeper who said exactly that)

If we left their version of God unchallenged, if we left their ideas of heaven unchallenged, it would signal our acceptance. Thomas Jefferson obviously thought it important that free argument of our beliefs not be impinged. JimRob is allowing argument to maintain our opinion of OUR religion on his site in a truly Jeffersonian spirit. Those of you who wish to deny us that right should ask themselves why and to what ends.

4,631 posted on 08/17/2012 6:09:16 AM PDT by colorcountry (The gospel will transform our politics, not vice versa (Romans 12:1,2))
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