Posted on 01/08/2008 4:09:13 PM PST by tantiboh
Mitt Romney is facing an unexpected challenge in Iowa from rival Mike Huckabee, who has enjoyed a groundswell of support from religious voters, particularly evangelical Christians wary of the clean-cut former Massachusetts governor because of his Mormon religion.
The common worry among evangelicals is that if Romney were to capture the White House, his presidency would give legitimacy to a religion they believe is a cult. Since the LDS church places heavy emphasis on proselytizing -- there are 53,000 LDS missionaries worldwide -- many mainstream Christians are afraid that Mormon recruiting efforts would increase and that LDS membership rolls would swell.
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THE ONLY PROBLEM with those fears is that they don't add up. Evangelicals may be surprised to learn that the growth of church membership in Massachusetts slowed substantially during Romney's tenure as governor. In fact, one could make the absurdly simplistic argument that Romney was bad for Mormonism.
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ONE WAY TO GAUGE what might happen under a President Romney would be to look at what happened during the period of the 2002 Olympic Winter Games. Held in Salt Lake City, they were dubbed the "Mormon Olympics."
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Despite all the increased attention, worldwide the Church grew only slightly, and in fact in the year leading up to the games the total number of congregations fell. Overall, from 2000 to 2004, there was a 10.9 percent increase in memberships and a 3.6 percent increase in congregations.
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The LDS church is likely to continue its current modest-but-impressive growth whether or not Romney wins the White House. Perhaps the only real worry for evangelicals is that, if elected, the former Massachusetts governor will demonstrate to Americans that Mormons don't have horns.
Carrie Sheffield, a member of the LDS Church, is a writer living in Washington, D.C.
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Some professed Christians in evangelical Christianity today follow Word of Faith and believe they are “little gods” in the here and now.
You know, it is so much easier just to believe that Jesus died on the cross and shed His blood to save us, rose again and is coming again...
and if we confess our sins and ask Jesius to save us He will...and then we go to heaven when we die...
Than to have to believe ALL that weird stuff that the mormons have to struggle through...
What sane, intelligent person would believe that dumb stuff ???
:)
With the exception of John, of course, we do not know precisely when the last of the Apostles died. That history is lost.
~”Mormons DO NOT worship the same Jesus that Christians worship.”~
Says you. My opinion differs.
~”And mormons have been told to soften their sales pitch now because some of the teachings are so bizarre...”~
Hmmm... I must have missed that Sunday School lesson. Would you mind refreshing my memory?
I asked Darth to answer some questions about his beliefs.
He disappears and surfaces bashing someone else.
Several of these others have done the same. They get all huffy and go into a rant calling me a liar and other things.
They will also copy and paste the things they have saved for that purpose. It never answers the questions.
I think it only fair that they answer questions also.
They are just like the people down at Temple Square who stand on the sidewalk and yell at those in the area.
They do not intend to have a civil discussion.
That was your mormon supporter bucko. And of course you didn't bother to read it all (as usual) to see that it was historically refuted. Of course you run away.
Post#957 settles this whole thing. From a great man from your state of TN.
That’s funny
LOL
Unable to dazzle with brilliance, they resort to trying to baffle with
I love the echo chamber you fellas use when you see the need to declare victory. It’s charming.
An overwhelming number of the Mormons I know are about as decent, hard-working, and honest people as you can find.
Just when I think I have had it with the people on here slamming our faith, someone comes along like you.
How about I ask you some questions about your doctrine?
When and how did the doctrine of the three persons change from what was taught in the Apostolic Christian Church to what is taught in modern orthodox Christian Churches?
What specifically is the source of the Doctrine of the Trinity that is taught in orthodox Christian Churches?
Refer me to an independent source and not to your fellow Mormon Bashers.
As a hint, the poster Elsie gave me a link to a thread that gives a very good explanation.
[... the Mormons I know are about as decent,
hard-working, and honest people as you can find...]
That is my experience as well.
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