Evangelical Leader Warns McCain On VP Pick

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[WilliamReading]

CBSNews.com: So, Tom Ridge, who's been discussed. You think …

Richard Land: That would be a catastrophe.

CBSNews.com: Who’s on the list of people mentioned for VP that you think would most excite Southern Baptists and other members of the conservative faith community?

Richard Land: Probably Governor Palin of Alaska, because she's a person of strong faith. She just had her fifth child, a Downs Syndrome child. And there's a wonderful quote that she gave about her baby, and the fact that she would never, ever consider having an abortion just because her child had Downs Syndrome. She's strongly pro-life.

CBSNews.com: And what about Mitt Romney?

Richard Land: I think Mitt Romney would be an excellent choice. There are people in the evangelical community who would have a problem with his Mormonism. I am not one of them. I mean, I'm very clear that I do not believe Mormonism is a Christian faith. But that does not disqualify someone from being President or Vice President. And my guess would be that, probably, about 15 to 20 percent of the evangelical community would have a problem with his Mormonism.

I'll tell you another choice that I think would ring a lot of bells among evangelical and Catholic social conservatives, and I think could have some real electoral punch to it, is Eric Cantor, the congressman from Richmond. He's the fourth highest person in the House leadership. He is a conservative, observant Jew, a one hundred percent pro-life voting record. And if he picked Cantor, that would probably help hold Virginia. And it would increase McCain's percentage of the Jewish vote in Florida and Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

[ejonesie22]

I would suggest next time you see the BOM next to the True Word of God, pick it up, you may change your mind.

When it comes to the LDS, it is not Christians against Christians. Joseph Smith made it very clear where Protestants AND CATOLICS belong...

[Elsie]

If I were a member of a group who was more bent on fighting another religion than keeping this country free and independent, I would leave it in a heartbeat and do whatever I could to counteract their disastrous demands.

If I were a member of a 'church' that valued their COUNTRY more than their GOD; I'd leave it in a heartbeat.

[Elsie]

CBSNews.com: And what about Mitt Romney?

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Obama to select Romney!!!

    

[Elsie]

I have been wondering why a non Christian Jew, Eric Cantor, is getting a push from those who will not accept Mitt Romney as a candidate based on their belief that Mormons are not Christian.

Nope: past words of the LDS Organization's leaders...

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What is a Christian?

 

"What is it that inspires professors of Christianity generally with a hope of salvation? It is that smooth, sophisticated influence of the devil, by which he deceives the whole world"
- Prophet Joseph Smith, Jr., Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, p. 270

 

"...all the priests who adhere to the sectarian religions of the day with all their followers, without one exception, receive their portion with the devil and his angels."
- Prophet Joseph Smith, Jr. , The Elders Journal, v. 1, no. 4, p. 60

 

"Brother Taylor has just said that the religions of the day were hatched in hell. The eggs were laid in hell, hatched on its borders, and then kicked on to the earth."
- Prophet Brigham Young, Journal of Discourses, v. 6, p. 176

 

"With a regard to true theology, a more ignorant people never lived than the present so-called Christian world."
- Prophet Brigham Young, Journal of Discourses, v. 8, p. 199

 

"Both Catholics and Protestants are nothing less than the ‘whore of Babylon' whom the Lord denounces by the mouth of John the Revelator as having corrupted all the earth by their fornications and wickedness. Any person who shall be so corrupt as to receive a holy ordinance of the Gospel from the ministers of any of these apostate churches will be sent down to hell with them, unless they repent."
- Apostle Orson Pratt, The Seer, p. 255

 

[Elsie]

I have been wondering why a non Christian Jew, Eric Cantor, is getting a push from those who will not accept Mitt Romney as a candidate based on their belief that Mormons are not Christian.

Uh...

'Cause he's not a Liberal like Romney?

[lonestar]

Never heard of him but I agree with most of what he said.

[Elsie]

I don’t believe the LDS faith is inherently Christian, but I think it’s more likely a particular Mormon has a saving faith in Jesus* than a particular Jew.

* (After all they can do)

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2 Nephi 25:23 …for we know that it is by grace that we are saved, after all we can do.

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Articles of Faith

The Articles of Faith outline 13 basic points of belief of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
The Prophet Joseph Smith first wrote them in a letter to John Wentworth, a newspaper editor,
in response to Mr. Wentworth's request to know what members of the Church believed.
They were subsequently published in Church periodicals.
They are now regarded as scripture and included in the Pearl of Great Price.

 

 

 

THE ARTICLES OF FAITH
OF THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS
History of the Church, Vol. 4, pp. 535—541

 

 

1. We believe in God, the Eternal Father, and in His Son, Jesus Christ, and in the Holy Ghost.
   
2. We believe that men will be punished for their own sins, and not for Adam's transgression.
   
3. We believe that through the Atonement of Christ, all mankind may be saved, by obedience to the laws and ordinances of the Gospel.
   
4. We believe that the first principles and ordinances of the Gospel are: first, Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ; second, Repentance; third, Baptism by immersion for the remission of sins; fourth, Laying on of hands for the gift of the Holy Ghost.
   
5. We believe that a man must be called of God, by prophecy, and by the laying on of hands by those who are in authority, to preach the Gospel and administer in the ordinances thereof.
   
6. We believe in the same organization that existed in the Primitive Church, namely, apostles, prophets, pastors, teachers, evangelists, and so forth.
   
7. We believe in the gift of tongues, prophecy, revelation, visions, healing, interpretation of tongues, and so forth.
   
8. We believe the Bible to be the word of God as far as it is translated correctly; we also believe the Book of Mormon to be the word of God.
   
9. We believe all that God has revealed, all that He does now reveal, and we believe that He will yet reveal many great and important things pertaining to the Kingdom of God.
   
10. We believe in the literal gathering of Israel and in the restoration of the Ten Tribes; that Zion (the New Jerusalem) will be built upon the American continent; that Christ will reign personally upon the earth; and, that the earth will be renewed and receive its paradisiacal glory.
    
11. We claim the privilege of worshiping Almighty God according to the dictates of our own conscience, and allow all men the same privilege, let them worship how, where, or what they may.
    
12. We believe in being subject to kings, presidents, rulers, and magistrates, in obeying, honoring, and sustaining the law.
    
13. We believe in being honest, true, chaste, benevolent, virtuous, and in doing good to all men; indeed, we may say that we follow the admonition of Paul—We believe all things, we hope all things, we have endured many things, and hope to be able to endure all things. If there is anything virtuous, lovely, or of good report or praiseworthy, we seek after these things.

Joseph Smith

 

 

 

 

[WilliamReading]

I don’t trust Romney to be President, but I think he would be fine as Vice President. I think he would be an effective campaigner an be able to psych Obama out.

[ladyjane]

...a group more bent on fighting another religion than keeping this country free and independent

Amazing, isn't it?

[Elsie]

I don’t trust Romney to be President, but I think he would be fine as Vice President.

Then do NOT let him get into a position that is merely One Heartbeat Away from it!

[Elsie]

...a group more bent on fighting another religion than keeping this country free and independent

2 Corinthians 3:17

Now the Lord is that Spirit and where the Spirit of the Lord is there is liberty

[Tennessee Nana]

A very silly post. The Republican party cannot have, and does not need to have, a religious litmus test for candidates.
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Excuse me but whatever you opinion of my intelligent post # 104 is, there is no mention of a religious litmus test...

In fact nowhere in my intelligent and sincere post did I mention religion...

Why would the religion of Eric Cantor have any bearing on whether or not a Republican (or any American) should vote for him ????

You were the one to bring up the religions of Congressman Eric Cantor and Willard Mitt Romney in your # 40 ...

Were you being a bigot when you said...

“I have been wondering why a non Christian Jew, Eric Cantor, is getting a push from those who will not accept Mitt Romney as a candidate” ????

[Tennessee Nana]

Hi Elsie

:)

[Tennessee Nana]

Christians mocking other Christians is not a pretty sight.
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Probably not...

Mormons mocking Christians is not a pretty sight, either....

[WilliamReading]

I think Romney is the best “attack dog” the GOP has right now, and he seems to annoy Obama quite a bit.

[Elsie]

Hi Elsie

:)

But "hi" for how long?

[Guenevere]

yep!

[ejonesie22]

WOW!

I liked the new ones.

What people just don't know...

Think about these folks next time you pull out that Tabernacle Choir “Christmas” Album...