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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.


TOPICS: Your Opinion/Questions
KEYWORDS: correctanswer; elections; flippermitt; freedomofreligion; freedomofspeech; freerepublic; lds; mormon; mormonism; romney; smokeybackroom; wehatemormonsclub
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To: jveritas; Admin Moderator; Jim Robinson
Anyway if he wants to pull this thread he would do it without you. Keep attacking Mormons with your little gang and eventually you will join the idiots at Liberty Post.

ROTFL...you post a VANITY on Jim Robinson's site, that gets picked up by other forums, FR may well be featured on Bill O'Reilly AGAIN, Keith Olberman may make a big stink about this, and YOU DON'T WANT JIM ROBINSON TO BE BOTHERED BY THIS!!!!

AND then, after your big vanity post about someone ATTACKING someone, YOU threaten to ban ME?

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701 posted on 12/13/2007 4:44:33 PM PST by greyfoxx39 (Romney, fooled TWICE by a Columbian gardener...what kind of discernment for POTUS is this?)
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To: jveritas
If look carefully, I think you will find that the vast majority of 'Flying Inman' posts (we're the ones you're trying to target for squelching) are in opposition to Mormonism ... that would be the 'ism' not the individuals.
702 posted on 12/13/2007 4:46:44 PM PST by MHGinTN (Believing they cannot be deceived, they cannot be convinced when they are deceived.)
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To: P-Marlowe

Not at all, a question is not an attack. But when someone call the Mormons a “Cult” then this is an attack.


703 posted on 12/13/2007 4:47:41 PM PST by jveritas (God bless our brave troops and President Bush)
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To: greyfoxx39
Man, you are a big joke aren’t you. You and your bigoted anti-mormon gang are the one who are working hard on tainting FR and you come here and accuse me of doing so. Go away and stop arguing with me, you are an insult to this forum.
704 posted on 12/13/2007 4:50:05 PM PST by jveritas (God bless our brave troops and President Bush)
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To: jveritas

Would you feel better if we use ‘antithetical-to-Christianity religion called Mormonism’? Or do you just insist ALL religions be tolerated regardless of how antithetical?


705 posted on 12/13/2007 4:51:21 PM PST by MHGinTN (Believing they cannot be deceived, they cannot be convinced when they are deceived.)
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To: jveritas

What if it an opinion?


706 posted on 12/13/2007 4:55:13 PM PST by svcw (There is no plan B.)
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To: svcw
"2. Grow up and stop being a cry baby."

Is this your standard response to a request for civlity?

Definition of civility: derived from the Latin civis, or "citizen," and is also foreshadowed in the word civitas, or the art of government. It can mean, among other things, good breeding, politeness, consideration or courtesy, but may also refer to a "polite act of utterance".

Some of the causes of crude, rude and obnoxious behavior and total lack of respect for others: (a) unruly, shock value of TV; (b) want for attention; (c) anger; (d) lack of good breeding/training.

I'm willing to bet that those who will feign they've never seen the rude, disrespectful, obnoxious and many times out-right lies towards the Mormon faith posted on FR have never had the guts to say in the face of a Mormon the sewage they post on FR. It doesn't take courage to hide behind a keyboard when ridiculing and debasing another's faith.

I'm not particularly pro-Romney; however, I have to believe he must not have enough dirt in the way he lives his life so the attacks on his religion are the grasping of straws.

The truth is it's so easy to attack Mormons knowing the most they'll do to get even is bake you another batch of cookies. My grandmother was an anti-Mormon bigot for the majority of her life. She ranted with as much bile as I've seen on FR. She had Mormon neighbors who were the ones who came to her aid over and over in her declining years. I am forever grateful to those people who are Christlike whether others deem them Christians or not.

Have a lot to do, so I'm off this thread. Wishing you and all the FR crowd the best.

707 posted on 12/13/2007 4:58:15 PM PST by EverOnward
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To: Dante3

No, they really aren’t Christians. Their view is far different from traditional christianity. That doesn’t make the evil people by any means. They are among the finest people in the world but they are not Christians in the traditional sense.


708 posted on 12/13/2007 5:04:52 PM PST by Marysecretary (GOD IS STILL IN CONTROL.)
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To: greyfoxx39; Jim Robinson; jveritas; Admin Moderator
I personally want to thank you for increasing the FR audience to witness the attempt by the Romney supporters and mormons here to censor free speech. It's been done for months now, and it may well suceed here, but unfortunately, Mitt can't censor the rest of the country, can he?

greyfoxx39, as a lady and a proud member of the GOP and a Catholic, it HURTS and DISGUSTS even me to see the anti-Mormon unkind words on this site. A lot of these words are meant to hurt and smear. No one really wants to censor free speech, but as you know, responsibility goes hand-in-hand with it. I don't know the true motivation behind your anti-Mormon postings, but you know darn well that Mr. Romney (or anyone else for that fact) does not want to censor "the rest of the country," as you suggest. I don't know why you are so persistent in your anti-Mormon postings, but maybe it might be time for you to post some uplifting things that we all can be proud of.

The GOP was the party that freed the slaves, gave women the right to vote, and this country was founded on religious freedom. The types of anti-Mormon postings we have seen here go against that. It is fair to question, if it is done respectfully, turthfully, and fairly. May I suggest you lead the way on ceasing these anti-Mormon posts.

709 posted on 12/13/2007 5:05:03 PM PST by GOP_Lady
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To: 1000 silverlings

Thanks, silverlings. Truth is truth.


710 posted on 12/13/2007 5:06:08 PM PST by Marysecretary (GOD IS STILL IN CONTROL.)
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To: sofaman

Read both the OT and the NT and see for yourself. You can’t smorgasbord His Word. I wouldn’t tell anyone they’re going to hell because I don’t know what God is doing in their lives. That’s between you and God, but you need to investigate for yourself what is really true.


711 posted on 12/13/2007 5:08:13 PM PST by Marysecretary (GOD IS STILL IN CONTROL.)
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To: DelphiUser

But who is your Jesus? I think we part company on that one item. Jesus was not satan’s brother. He was the only begotten son of God himself, born of a virgin, died for us on the cross and rose again. Jesus can mean different things to different religious groups.


712 posted on 12/13/2007 5:10:12 PM PST by Marysecretary (GOD IS STILL IN CONTROL.)
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To: GOP_Lady
"... but you know darn well that Mr. Romney (or anyone else for that fact) does not want to censor "the rest of the country," as you suggest." Um, for those paying attention, there does seem to be a campaign afoot to squelch open exposure of the heresies in Mormonism. This also appears to be a campaign strategy of the Romney people in order to prevent the airing of the strangeness in Mormonism from keeping Mitt out of the nomination. Here's some things to consider:

Which group --liberals, as in democrats, or conservatives-- tends to be self censoring when it comes to religion?

Do liberals tend to want to censure religion out of public life?

If there is currently a design to squelch exposure of Mormonism, would that work with liberals or mostly with conservative Christians?

After seeing the contention possible over the heretical things in Mormonism do you think the DNC machine and their media sycophancy will eschew exposing every heresy in Mormonism if they believe it will suppress the Conservative Christian vote?

Which candidate for the GOP nomination stands to gain the most if exposure of the heresies in Mormonism is squelch during the primaries?

713 posted on 12/13/2007 5:17:59 PM PST by MHGinTN (Believing they cannot be deceived, they cannot be convinced when they are deceived.)
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To: GOP_Lady

“greyfoxx39, as a lady and a proud member of the GOP and a Catholic, it HURTS and DISGUSTS even me to see the anti-Mormon unkind words on this site. A lot of these words are meant to hurt and smear. No one really wants to censor free speech, but as you know, responsibility goes hand-in-hand with it. I don’t know the true motivation behind your anti-Mormon postings, but you know darn well that Mr. Romney (or anyone else for that fact) does not want to censor “the rest of the country,” as you suggest. I don’t know why you are so persistent in your anti-Mormon postings, but maybe it might be time for you to post some uplifting things that we all can be proud of.

The GOP was the party that freed the slaves, gave women the right to vote, and this country was founded on religious freedom. The types of anti-Mormon postings we have seen here go against that. It is fair to question, if it is done respectfully, turthfully, and fairly. May I suggest you lead the way on ceasing these anti-Mormon posts”

AMEN, AMEN, AMEN. P.S. We’re looking more and more like DU.


714 posted on 12/13/2007 5:20:30 PM PST by SHEENA26
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To: jveritas
Go away and stop arguing with me, you are an insult to this forum.

ROFLOL!!!

715 posted on 12/13/2007 5:20:50 PM PST by Osage Orange (Molon Labe)
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To: GOP_Lady
anti-Mormon unkind words on this site

So...the readers can know exactly what you are referring to...would you give examples?

716 posted on 12/13/2007 5:24:28 PM PST by Osage Orange (Molon Labe)
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To: EverOnward
I'm willing to bet that those who will feign they've never seen the rude, disrespectful, obnoxious and many times out-right lies towards the Mormon faith posted on FR.......

Post them...so we can see exactly what you are referring to.

717 posted on 12/13/2007 5:26:23 PM PST by Osage Orange (Molon Labe)
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To: sofaman

That is high praise, coming from you, FRiend.
:-)


718 posted on 12/13/2007 5:27:05 PM PST by La Enchiladita (Ave Maria Gratia Plena)
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To: Rock&RollRepublican
Do you also feel it acceptable to refuse service to someone at a restaurant or other business simply because they belong to the LDS?

And after you of course answer "no" -- I ask, what's the difference?

My business will serve anyone who is not breaking the law and has the money to pay. But based on your logic, I should vote for Hillary for President. Or some street bum with 20 bucks in his pocket.

719 posted on 12/13/2007 5:33:36 PM PST by gitmo (From now on, ending a sentence with a preposition is something up with which I will not put.)
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To: SHEENA26

Would you say that repeatedly calling a candidate a ‘self righteous bigot’ and ridiculing him for an overweight family is too ‘DUish’ for FreeRepublic? A quick search of your posting history reveals a rather nasty predilection for a Mitt Romney promoter like you, and you’re but one of many working at it daily at FR. Do you think that being so negative and hateful helps Romney or Freerepublic? Your talk is cheap.


720 posted on 12/13/2007 5:35:39 PM PST by MHGinTN (Believing they cannot be deceived, they cannot be convinced when they are deceived.)
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