Posted on 12/12/2007 5:28:55 PM PST by 11th_VA
Republican presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee says he has apologized to rival Mitt Romney for questioning whether Mormons believe Jesus and the devil are brothers.
On CNN, Huckabee said he told Romney "face to face" after today's debate in Iowa that he was sorry for the quote from an article to be published in Sunday's New York Times Magazine.
Huckabee told CNN that he had asked if Mormons believe Jesus and the devil are brothers because it was something he had heard, adding that he never thought his query would appear in the story. On NBC's "Today" show, Romney said "attacking someone's religion is really going too far."
Huckabee says he told Romney today that he would never make an issue of any point of Mormon doctrine, adding that the former Massachusetts governor's response "was gracious."
Romney's spokesman, Eric Fehrnstrom, told CBS News' Scott Conroy the apology was accepted.
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CBS News must be amazed that someone would apologize so quickly.
Mormons don't believe Jesus and Lucifer are brothers. They believe Jesus and Lucifer and other spirits are all spirit brothers.
Whatever that means.
I guess it depends on the religion. Al Gore's pagan religion is fair game, and to be honest, so would that of a Wahabi Muslim.
Uh...if the apology was genuine, then is the article retracted? Or will it still be published? Just wondering.
You’re right. But, I know, whatever that means.
Guess we’ll all find out whether Huckabee is teflon or not, pretty soon. :)
Gee whiz, if he can't stand up to a mild question such as this, he's CLEARLY not fit to lead in time of war.
Someone might REALLY hurt his feelings!
Proved to me Hucka is just too dumb to be President. Maybe it’s not dumbness, but a sure lack of political instinct to say such a stupid thing as that.
I'm betting he is ...
Well I won’t apologize. Mormonism is a cult. Read Walter Martin’s books on the subject. If you aren’t interested move on to the next post. I don’t reply when there is no doubt I’m right.
The dems have taken note. They will be sure to use it against him when the time is right.
Where shall we move, Kemo Sabe?
He just learned a valuable lesson ...
“’Who will redeem the earth, who will go forth and make the sacrifice for the earth and all things it contains?’ The eldest son said: ‘Here am I;’ but he did not say ‘send me.’ But the second one, which was ‘Lucifer, son of the morning,’ said, ‘Lord, here am I, send me, I will redeem every son and daughter of Adam and Eve that lives on the earth,...”
Journal of Discourses, vol 13: page 282
(A standard work of the LDS church)
The Eldest Son in the above is Jesus. I can send you another passage that expounds on this. It sure sounds like brothers to me.
I listened to Glenn Beck this morning. He was talking about this.
He said Huckabee said Mormons aren’t Christian.
Do you know if Huck said that?
“”It’s time to move on folks ... this place is sounding more like DU not FR ...””
My, ex cathedra and patronizingly insulting at the same time!
No, I think I’ll continue to talk about the bigot.
BTW, he’s a dumb bigot if he tipped his poison to a NYTimes reporter. Should have kept the coded language among his jerks.
That was quick.
This is a Hucka-ducka.
The other day he said he didn't want to talk about other religions - that's what I recall
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