Can we declare a truce?
It's ruining FR, and I expect it's only going to get worse. Most here tend to ignore it, and just leave the thread, so you can argue sillyamongst yourselves. However, that means that often a serious. meaningful article is totally ignored and overlooked.
These secterian comments do NOT belong on the political discussion threads, else FR will soon resemble Ireland a decade ago, where politics AND religion were cojoined.
So what to do? As I mentioned, most here just ignore those comments, and/or leave the thread. I think we should be more proactive, and start hitting the ABUSE button, because the pattern and practice of doing the same thing over and over is abusing the privilege of posting on FR.
The mods will soon become aware of who's causing all these problems, and maybe it will be necessary for a few extended "time outs" for some.
If you think my comments are uncalled for or unfair, please explain why, or pull the thread. I just think it’s time to stop this before it gets much worse.
What if an athiest was running?
Or a muslim?
Or a scientologist?
I agree, let folks fight it out in the Religion Forum under the very watchful eye of the Religion Mod.
The acrimony on this topic is one of the less attractive things about FR.
I gotta agree. I get pretty tired of it being inserted into conversations that have nothing to do with religion.
Being neither for or against the Mormon faith I have to say that the people who discuss the pros and cons of it on FR have a perfect right to do so. Personally, I do not read Romney threads as I can’t stand the guy and would never vote for him, hence no interest in the threads.
Is this another thread defending Romney’s magic underwear?
Because I’m really tired of hearing about Romney’s magic underwear.
I think it’s dirty politics to discuss Romney’s magic underwear
and doing so serves only to dirty the topic of Romney’s magic underwear.
No more dirty magic underwear!
Thanks Ken! I’m Lutheran, but I agree with your comments.
Amen
Yeah, good luck. There are people on here who can think of nothing but bashing Mormons. They’re fanatics. I would think there are websites for that kind of silliness. But they come here and inflict their ignorance on those of us just wanting to discuss current affairs, politics, economics and the elections rather than going where that kind of bigotry is wanted, pathetically.
I believe that LDS is considered by management as an anti-Christian religion, making it fair game on all threads.
I am in agreement with you.
I am not personally supporting Mr. Romney or Mr. Huntsman.
But, if one was a Roman Catholic and one was a Southern Baptists, the “News” forum and the political threads on it would not be consumed by Roman Catholics and Southern Baptists dragging their theological differences and debates into their opinions of the two candidates.
The same consideration DOES SEEM to NOT be given to “News” forum political threads when a person who is part of the subject of the thread is Mormon.
I too wish this would stop and saying this is not a “pro” Mormon position. It’s a “take your theological disputes to the Religion forum” position.
Personally I would love to never hear about mormonism ever again for the rest of my life, but Smith seems to possess them from the grave...
I agree with you somewhat. I don't care about the Mormon thing because Romney is carrying so much low hanging fruit to hit him on, but how are you going to keep this free of religion when Romney and maybe Huntsman are involved in Mormonism and they make no bones about it. It seem an appropriate discussion on some level. I do see your point on the threads that are just endless one note bashing though.
“It seems as though everytime there’s an article, or someone posts a comment about Romney, either pro or con”
Wait...there are pro-Romney articles posted here?
I agree with you, but am not holding my breath.
I have to agree with Ken.
There is available the Religion Forum. All discussions about religion should belong in the Religion Forum!
I come to Freerepublic to look for Conservative discussions including scientific comments, and politics. Even a few sane Democratic discussion
It I want to read Religion Discussions, I can always go to the Religion Forum. That is what it is for!
I disagree. If the candidate in question happens to be Mormon that is an important detail on how that person may govern. Hell the president we have now is muslim, and you see what is happening.
is your agenda to pimp Romney?
I guarantee that if Romney is the nominee, the MSM will start exposing the stuff about the Mormon Church that is regularly put out here on FR, and the Democrats will exploit it to the hilt.