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So what?

Beck has stated numerous times that he chose mormonism because he’s an alcoholic and mormons don’t drink.

Whatever. Strange religion, bad stuff in my opinion, but I’m not interested in Beck’s religious views.

However, I appreciate tremendously the work he’s doing politically. The guy has courage.

From the article:

Glenn Beck often speaks of God and Christianity; how many of Skousen’s theological views he shares, I cannot say. Beck is careful not to be too specific when he discusses his religious views publicly, but if Skousen has truly had a major impact on Beck and “changed his life,” fans should be cautious before assuming Beck is speaking of the Christianity of the New Testament.

Interesting read. Thanks for posting it, colorcountry.

Yes, Jedidah, Beck represents a lot of our conservatives views, and is a mouth piece in the public arena as such, but for Christians it’s important to draw a distinction between Mormonism and Christianity.

"Beck has stated numerous times that he chose mormonism because he’s an alcoholic and mormons don’t drink. "

I was raised Baptist and I remember many sermons by my preacher - who was also my uncle - about the "demon rum" and the sins of alcohol...so I don't think "non drinking" is limited to Mormons. The only religion I ever heard of that drinks openly are Catholics.

But having said that, Beck being a libertarian morman and an ex-alcoholic is a bit weird to me. Sometimes when he's on I think I'm going to scream if he reminds us one more time that he's a "recovering alcoholic"; it's getting about as monotinous as john kerry's "I was in Vietnam, you know".

But Beck blew it with me with his recent speech at the convention, which came across as an infomercial for libertarianism...which I want no part of.

I'll watch him some days, but most of the time I shut down the DVR when he starts on his gloom-and-doom, "be vewy, vewy afwaid" rants...makes me want to run out back and dig a fallout shelter...the 50's all over again.

He is becoming an charactiture of himself and about as predictable as his buddy O'Reilly.