Evangelicals Against Mitt

The American Spectator ^ | 1/3/2008 | Carrie Sheffield

[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.

[Elsie]

You have to read what Joseph Smith said, completely and in context.

The jury STILL awaits the evidence.

[Elsie]

~”...circumsize your mind...”~

And what is the 4 letter word one NEVER wants to hear at a circumsion ceremony??

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

O o p s !

[Elsie]

You are stuttering...

[Elsie]

...from what I’ve seen and heard, Romney worships the same JESUS as I do,...

Read on; you are only one post #1.

[restornu]

tag off

[Elsie]

but for heaven’s sake look at the candidates and not their religion...except if one is islam...then, I draw the line.

Reminds me of the old joke...

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Man gets on plane and sits next to a beautiful girl.

While waiting for weather to clear for takeoff, they get to talking.

 

After some small talk has gone by, the guy says "If I offered you $50,000 would you sleep with me?"

 

Girl thinks a few seconds, smiles and says, "Yes I would"

He then says, "I have only $5, would you sleep with me for that?"

Girl, very angry - "Of course not. What do you think I am?"

Man "I thought we'd established that and were just haggling over the price!"

[Elsie]

I won’t even need popcorn tonight......

Well; just in case:

[Elsie]

You’ve said it much better than anyone I’ve read so far.

You are up to #2!

Keep going!

[Elsie]

Are you guys schizo?

It comes with the territory.

To be able to claim "OUT OF CONTEXT" about ANYTHING found in Scripture that they do NOT wish to obey simply staggers the imagination!

[Elsie]

There are a lot of people on this thread ready to “re-educate” you that Mormons don’t worship the same Jesus as you do.

And they will use LDS Organization printings to DO it!

[Elsie]

The historical fact is that he did not officially move to a different denomination until after his inauguration.

I see where you are coming from; as it's just like what your Organization does: CLAIM that those who once were attending, still do.

(It makes for 'good' numbers to boast about.)

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Are you trying to say that if a person walks away from something, if they do NOT 'officially' attach to something else, then the old thing they walked away from, somehow, has influence over them??

[Elsie]

Your distaste of Mormonism has metastasized into outright paranoid kookery.

So are you saying that Mormons never would DO such a dispicable thing as change stuff on Wiki??

[Elsie]

Caroline Kennedy has endorsed Obama.

That's clinched it for ME!!!

[Elsie]

What do you guys think?

I 'think' you won't sway any Mormon minds.

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(But, with that said; the Holy Spirit CAN 'change minds'. HE will be the One who awakes folks in the night with questions that must be answered.)

[Elsie]

Elsie sent several links to pages in the Catholic Encyclopedia.

I have?

What are they again?

And in what reply # did I send them?

[Elsie]

The more threads I read in FR, the more I think it is being taken over by the intolerant right, not just the intolerant religious.

 

Are you STILL trying to get someone involved in threads, when you do NOT do what you say you'll do??

 

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To: Scotswife

(are you one of those who agrees Jesus and Lucifer are brothers?)

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Please reword that to include the place this is said to happen, and I will be happy to answer. This partial saying leads to misunderstandings.

 

1,713 posted on 12/28/2007 11:58:09 AM CST by fproy2222

 

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You failed to do what you said you would do.

 

This makes you a liar.

 

Why should ANY of us have ANY dealings with you from now on?

[Elsie]

Black people are the same as you...

"Every day, in every way;
We're getting whiter and whiter..."

[Elsie]

Do you want to participate in a conversation where each can participate without being called dispariging names?

Hold this thought!

[Elsie]

Adam-ondi-Ahman; America always; Antonello; asparagus; BlueMoose; Choose Ye This Day; ..

Resistance is futile.

You will be assimilated.

(And I'm only up to the letter "C"!)

[Elsie]

... then you need to learn patience.

Please: Tell II this!