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Anti-Mormons Attacks Must Stop, FR is Better Than That (Vanity)
December 12 2007 | jveritas

Posted on 12/12/2007 6:27:59 PM PST by jveritas

Dear FRiends

It really pains me to see some of those vicious anti-Mormons attacks we see on Free Republic disguised under the “freedom of speech. Attacking people based on their Mormon faith is really disgusting and it is an insult to this great forum. People who do not like Governor Mitt Romney based on his positions are free to express their opinion as such, but people who attack him because he is a Mormom should be ashamed of themselves and must not be allowed to do so.

I greatly hope that Free Republic members and moderators will get together and help in stopping this anti-Mormon vitriol, this great Free Republic must not be tainted by these shameless acts.


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KEYWORDS: correctanswer; elections; flippermitt; freedomofreligion; freedomofspeech; freerepublic; lds; mormon; mormonism; romney; smokeybackroom; wehatemormonsclub
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To: jveritas
US Navy SUBVET (Mormon)

I really enjoyed Mitt's speech Last week, but I'm still an undecided Mormon voter.

101 posted on 12/12/2007 7:03:14 PM PST by esryle
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To: cajungirl

Now come on, what someone professes to believe spiritually is, GENERALLY, irrelevant to what they profess politically. My beef with Romney is that he changes his politics with every opportunity. At lest he doesn’t change his religion with every opportunity; and by the way, I’m an Episcopalian (for all the gay-lesbo crap my Church is going through) - and not all snotty. You would like me.


102 posted on 12/12/2007 7:03:37 PM PST by Nucluside (Cultural Relativism is a lie; Western culture IS superior)
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To: SoConPubbie

Exactly. Pointing out the truth and the differences between christianity and mormonism is NOT attacking them.


103 posted on 12/12/2007 7:04:00 PM PST by Marysecretary (GOD IS STILL IN CONTROL.)
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To: spectre

I did it again! “MORMON”


104 posted on 12/12/2007 7:04:02 PM PST by spectre (spectre's wife)
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To: jveritas
I am not making rules, I am asking the vast majority of Freepers not to allow very few to taint this great Free Republic with disgusting anti-Mormom bigotry

Your position is clear-- lucidly and civilly stated, and correct. Do not feel obliged to explain yourself further to the bigoted ones. They understand full well what you are saying, they choose to lie and pretend they don't get it simply because they just don't want to stop smearing Romney and his faith.

105 posted on 12/12/2007 7:04:16 PM PST by hinckley buzzard
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To: jveritas
It really pains me to see some of those vicious anti-Mormons attacks we see on Free Republic disguised under the “freedom of speech".

"At least when I had my chance, I kicked that cult's ass! Youth is wasted on the young..."

106 posted on 12/12/2007 7:05:09 PM PST by GOP_Raider (Don't panic, folks. Rush Babies Will Save America.)
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To: jveritas

Dittos there.


107 posted on 12/12/2007 7:05:11 PM PST by Tribune7 (Dems want to rob from the poor to give to the rich)
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To: jveritas

Thank you. Whatever one feels about the Mormon faith, most of the people who belong in that faith are pro-family, pro-conservatism and pro-life. They are our allies, not our enemies. They vote with Republicans in large numbers.

Debating doctrinal issues belongs in another venue, not here. In here, we all want liberalism defeated and it won’t happen if we’re busy taking potshots at our political friends.

Beating up on Romney for being part of a church that practiced polygamy is no different than beating up on Giuliani for having the same religion as several pedophile priests. Nobody’s glass house is totally pure so remember that before you begin casting stones.


108 posted on 12/12/2007 7:05:11 PM PST by Tall_Texan (No Third Term For Bill Clinton!)
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To: jveritas
And your alarmist, holier than thou, deeper than the deep blue sea VANITY has facts? Oh, I see!
109 posted on 12/12/2007 7:05:49 PM PST by Revolting cat! (We all need someone we can bleed on...)
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To: jveritas

check the Catholic threads. I think more people attack Catholic doctrine than do Mormon doctrine.


110 posted on 12/12/2007 7:05:51 PM PST by Marysecretary (GOD IS STILL IN CONTROL.)
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To: NeoCaveman; jveritas
Free speech is free speech and no one was ever guaranteed an exception from criticism.

I am sure a guy with a quarter billion dollars can deal with it.

BTW, only "bashing" I've seen is this complaint that Mormons reject the Nicene Creed and so they are bad ~ but many Protestants reject the Nicene Creed, and even groups like Barak Obama's non-Christian Christian Liberals (or whatever they are) probably don't care.

I'd bet you could go through the whole lineup and find that the ONLY candidate who really cares about the Nicene Creed is Giulianni.

He's certainly not getting my vote on that account ~ maybe yours?

111 posted on 12/12/2007 7:06:13 PM PST by muawiyah
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To: Drago

Drago,

Actually, I don’t believe the statistics of either group.
They inflate them and don’t purge members from rolls when
they leave.

Just compare either to +2 billion Christians.


112 posted on 12/12/2007 7:06:51 PM PST by aMorePerfectUnion
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To: Nucluside

I am teasing about Episcopalians.

I was curious to see what an Episcopalian flame war would be like. I imagined a lot of posts beginning with “my dear woman” and such.

I was too terrified to insult Baptists,,it coulda gotten ugly.


113 posted on 12/12/2007 7:06:54 PM PST by cajungirl
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To: budwiesest

-—Trouble is, free speech must allow for things like ‘bigotry’. Else, it isn’t free.-—

Try posting Julius Streicher’s Jew baiting remarks and see how long you last.


114 posted on 12/12/2007 7:07:24 PM PST by claudiustg (You know it. I know it.)
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To: SoCalPol

I’m a conservative Episcopalian and I have to tell you this: Bush is not an Episcopalian, nor is he a conservative.


115 posted on 12/12/2007 7:07:35 PM PST by Nucluside (Cultural Relativism is a lie; Western culture IS superior)
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To: jveritas

God Bless John Browning

116 posted on 12/12/2007 7:07:39 PM PST by Tribune7 (Dems want to rob from the poor to give to the rich)
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To: jveritas

Would that Mike “Don’t Mormons believe that Jesus and the devil are brothers?” Huckabee shared your sentiments.


117 posted on 12/12/2007 7:07:51 PM PST by Delacon
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To: jveritas
Go to Mitt Rommey threads. Enter “Romney” in FR search and you will be shocked.

I'm more curious about what YOU deem to be a vicious anti-Mormon attack.

You've been asked several times to cite a comment that meets your definition and have yet to do so.

Again, please provide a link to just one comment that YOU believe falls into the characterization that you described.

118 posted on 12/12/2007 7:08:41 PM PST by hole_n_one
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To: Tribune7

AMEN! And his pistols!


119 posted on 12/12/2007 7:08:50 PM PST by Old Mountain man (Extremism in defense of liberty is no vice!)
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To: SandRat

You ARE kidding, aren’t you?


120 posted on 12/12/2007 7:08:51 PM PST by Marysecretary (GOD IS STILL IN CONTROL.)
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