Posted on 05/24/2011 4:07:08 PM PDT by ken5050
As we enter the GOP primary season, I'm starting to notice more and more an annoying trend here in FR. It seems as though everytime there's an article, or someone posts a comment about Romney, either pro or con, it nearly always devolves into an extended, and acrimonious discussion about the Mormon faith. Those who defend it, and those who, for whatever reasons, can't abide it, both sides seem determined to wage an "end of times" batte on all the FR threads. Frankly, I'm tired of it, and just wish it would stop. I think that probably 99% of others here feel the same way.
No it’s boring. It’s all copy and paste. I have no problem with people asking if Romney is a moron for believing that stuff but people go way overboard with the copy/paste business.Express your opinion but don’t write a freaking essay every time.
You're a cafeteria Constitutionalist. You refuse to acknowledge Section 2, Article 1, Clause 5.
And I haven’t donated the last several FReepathons exclusively due to this. It appears, I am not the only one.
And I haven’t donated the last several FReepathons exclusively due to this. It appears, I am not the only one.
And I haven’t donated the last several FReepathons exclusively due to this. It appears, I am not the only one.
Your definition of this clause is incorrect. A religious qualification of the candidate cannot keep him off the ballot, but it would be unconstitutional for anyone to try and instruct a voter that said voter cannot consider a candidate's lack of discernment about a cult when pulling that lever in the voting booth.
This is just another of a mormonism "lyin' for the Lord" dodge by those who want to censor free speech.
Mitt gets to either show how stupid all the crap is or he gets to show he can't make it look stupid, that's the way it goes. Well, if he were muslim and black, in which case the race thing trumps the religion thing, then no one could say much. Look at the bright side, though, he's going to have a lot of people looking at his being Mormon rather than at how friggin stupid he is.
Agreed.
Every Mormon I’ve ever met has been a kind, responsible person. The negativity people express is counterproductive and the opposite of Christianity.
I just refrain from responding to the posts from people I now recognize to be negative browbeaters.
Is there anything in the Constitution that states that atheists, muslims or scientologists cannot run for the presidency?
I know that the Dutch and British constitution prohibit a Catholic from becoming a ruling monarch.
In the last election, I wanted to address serious concerns about Mitt Romney's so called conservative credentials. I could never get to the discussion because, as a Mormon myself I was always attacked and it was assumed that I was a Romney supporter (when in fact I liked Fred Thompson)
Your position here is a logical one, however, it is one that will not be supported, nor if history here is an indication will it be treated logically and fairly.
I hope you have some asbestos underwear handy...
Delph
I swear I did not post 3 times. I’m in a highly charged tornadic area and it must have been the electrical energy.
Or maybe the button was stuck? Or the dog stood on the button, or....
Hold on
Nobody is stopping a mormon from running for office
Where did you get the idea someone was ???
This is where your paranoia and fear of Mormons leads you to psycho babble and makes finding conservative allies more difficult. As governor of Massachusetts, Romney did not expend any effort in drawing people into Mormonism. His political style of situational politics led him to promote Romneycare which is a political error with which we should rationally fear.
The original poster is right. Keep your politics and religion separate.
If a presidential candidate is working on being a god on another planet what makes me think he isn’t trying to do that here first? Do I really want a god for a president?
See tagline..HERE
The management of this forum has every right to think whatever they want, however, ceasing to treat all religions fairly is a detriment to the forum, and IMHO will continue to damage this forums as a conservative bastion.
Jews are not “Christian”, would a Jewish president be bad? (Compare to our current Muslim taught one and answer...)
JFTR, the full name of the Church is “The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints”.
We consider ourselves Christian and Jesus Considers us Christan.
How do I know? Jesus told me so in answer to prayer to him.
Delph
Mormons consider Jesus to be the Savior and the Son of God. That is not Christian?
I grew up in a large city where the population was predominantly Catholic, but lived in a Jewish-Catholic neighborhood. We were Lutherans who had to go to the ‘burbs to find a church.
Many years after I left the city, I realized that my Jewish and Catholic friends chose which tenets of belief to accept and reject, while feeling true to their faith. Since then, it makes no sense to me to develop an opinion on someone based on their religious affiliation.
FR needs a cult category for comments about mormons
I personally believe discussion of a politician’s faith should be restricted to the Religion Forum, regardless of what faith they are.
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