Unless you are trying make a joke out of the fact that Huckabee’s a pastor, you are not making sense.
I don’t know of anyone going around saying other candidates are unfit to be President because of the particular sect or Church they belong to. Only Mitt, despite being the one frontrunner married to his first wife, is hit with that, in some cases from freepers with “mormon” issues.
The consistent position is to check their morals and values, understand that any President will be working for all Americans of many different faiths, and not dismiss a candidate just because they don’t go to the same church as yourself.
The original term ‘bigot’ referred to French women who looked down at people who went to the ‘wrong’ church, back when Europe had wars between catholics and protestants. If the shoe fits ... Americans decided that fighting wars over what church you went to was stupid, and we decided on religious liberty instead and the 1st amendment. That’s worked out far better than having a 30-years-war over such things.
Well, if you had defenders of Dennis Kucinich in these threads, I'm sure more of his increasing fascination with New Age teachings would be discussed. (So it's not just Mitt's spiritual leanings that up are for discussion; so is Hillary's past White House seances and I know Nancy Reagan's astrology, etc. has been under discussion in the past...so in that way, I'm sure why you think these things should perhaps be off-limits(?))
Certainly Pat Robertson's religious ties & religious intensity wasn't off the MSM and voter discussion loop back in '88 when he ran.
The consistent position is to check their morals and values, understand that any President will be working for all Americans of many different faiths, and not dismiss a candidate just because they don’t go to the same church as yourself.
I don't take aim at reps of different churches of the historic Christian faith. Other than some unitarian presidents who happened to be around well before I was born, we've haven't had members of cults running for POTUS before. (So if you think folks can just lump what cultists believe in with any ole' church, then you're deliberately--or in ignorance--sanctioning those who send a message that the LDS church is just one "Christian" church among many...Well, I'm sorry, but even the LDS church doesn't believe that).
The original term ‘bigot’ referred to French women who looked down at people who went to the ‘wrong’ church, back when Europe had wars between catholics and protestants.
Thanks for your enlightening word on this (and I'm serious about that; not being sarcastic). But actually, you're making my point: In Joseph Smith's original vision, which every true believing Mormon adheres to, that's exactly what Mormons believe and teach and embody in their Pearl of Great Price "Scripture." Joseph Smith - History -- vv. 18-19 precisely records the "First Vision" upon which LDS was founded...
And in v. 18, Joseph Smith asks an unnamed personage which church he should join; and was told "none of them...for they were all wrong."
So, with your enlightening account of where the word "bigot" came from...you are basically confirming that all Mormons who believe this original vision and founding doctrine of their church are in fact "bigots." (Now why do I want to vote for an outright "bigot" again?)