Are Mormons "Weird"?

Mormon Defense League ^ | August 12, 2011 | Mormon Defense League

[Saundra Duffy]

The LDS Church is politically neutral, as is MDL. Mormons hold elected office and positions of responsibility in both US political parties and various parties worldwide. When we respond to any issue regarding politics, we do so only to correct misinformation and misperceptions about the Church, not in an effort to promote a particular candidate or party.

Recently, Politico reported that part of President Obama’s 2012 reelection campaign strategy will be to portray Mitt Romney, a Mormon and possible Republican presidential nominee, as “weird.” The Politico report did not specifically tie the “weird” charge to Romney’s Mormon faith, but many commentators have speculated that is the logical application of such a strategy.

Commentators from various political perspectives have also condemned any such strategy. Blogger Jane Hamsher wrote: “To preach religious tolerance as Obama does, and then engage in this kind of appeal to religious bigotry, is both hypocritical and pernicious, not to mention self-defeating…As the economy gets worse, people better be really careful about stoking tribalist rage against any minority.” Researcher and author Glenn Stanton agreed: “Yes, you can be pretty sure that it will be his Mormon faith where most of the ‘weirdness’ innuendos will land. And this from a president who had to finally and reluctantly distance himself from his own faith heritage.” Former presidential speechwriter David Frum noted: “The attacks will tiptoe up to the line of outright anti-Mormon bigotry.” In Time, political reporter Michael Crowley summed it up: “You’d like to think that the people who work for a man who has been slurred countless times because of his race would take a higher road.”

[Elsie]

...other Christians...

You have delusions of equality.

[Elsie]

You guys have a lot of nerve.

Giant Gonad Alert!

[Elsie]

When we Mormons were marching side-by-side with other Christians to pass Prop 8 I didn’t hear one word about our being a “cult” and not Christians.

I'm a MORMON ...

 

 

 

http://www.affirmation.org/

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http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2011/09/24/church-leadership-post-for-an-openly-gay-mormon/

[stuartcr]

I thought we weren’t supposed to say anything that gives support to Mitt. Threads like this, are designed to bring out supporters. Disingenuous in the least.

[Arrowhead1952]

This city ran a guy for mayor who wore a tutu.

The CITY did?

That IS weird!

Just google Leslie in Austin. They also had a trans gender Marine running in a couple of elections.

[Elsie]

Tiny Tim is dead. R.I.P.

And been dead dunked by you MORMONs; no doubt.

[Elsie]

Tiny Tim is dead. R.I.P.

JESUS: Hey Smith!       Remember that boast you made about doing more than even I had done to hold the 'church' together?

JOSEPH SMITH: Where am I?

JESUS: Don't you remember? A few seconds ago you were in that jail.

JOSEPH SMITH: Oh; yeah; but where am I NOW?

JESUS: Don't you remember? Does bang - bang ring a bell?

JOSEPH SMITH: Oh; yeah - that crummy gun I had was about USELESS!

JESUS: I hope you left instructions on how to hold your church together.

JOSEPH SMITH: Dang! I knew there was SOMETHING I was forgetting!

JESUS: Looks like there's a power struggle going on down there.

JOSEPH SMITH: Yeah; there was always SOMEone who wanted the power that I held - especially over the LADIES - wink wink.

JESUS: No need to worry about that now; remember what my friend Matthew wrote down?

JOSEPH SMITH: This? “At the resurrection people will neither marry nor be given in marriage; they will be like the angels in heaven” (Matthew 22:30)

JESUS: That's it.

JOSEPH SMITH: I thought that was mistranslated.

JESUS: Nah - it was right.

JOSEPH SMITH: Oh well; it was fun while it lasted. My buds will still get it on with the girls.

JESUS: Uh; I'm sorry; in just a few more years; your followers will cavein to the United States government and abandon the 'Eternal Covenant' that you came up with.

JOSEPH SMITH: ME!? YOU are the one that told me to do that!

JESUS: Sorry; but you must have mistranslated what I told you. What part of Do NOT commit ADULTERY did you not understand?

JOSEPH SMITH: mumble....

JESUS: What did you say?

JOSEPH SMITH: Oh, nothing.

JESUS: Well; it was interesting talking to you; but now I must get back to perparing a place for those who believe in Me.

JOSEPH SMITH: Oh, yeah; the Celestial Kingdom.

JESUS: No...

JOSEPH SMITH: The Telestial one?

JESUS: Nope.

JOSEPH SMITH: SUREly not the TERRESTRIAL one!!

JESUS: Nope. Didn't you read that the mind of man had NOT conceived of it? Paul wrote it down in 1 Corinthians 2:9.

JOSEPH SMITH: I thought that was mistranslated.

JESUS: No; it wasn't.

JOSEPH SMITH: You SURE?

JESUS: Yes. Now I must be going: what did you say your name was again?

JOSEPH SMITH: Joseph Smith.

JESUS: Hmmmm. According to my Heavenly FAITHbook, you didn't sign in as one of my friends - sorry, I never knew you.

JOSEPH SMITH: But.... 

[Elsie]

Your obsession with Romney is blinding you.

Your obsession with MORMONism is blinding you.

[Elsie]

Obama’s hypocrisy should be the focus of this thread.

Blame Sandy, as she TITLED it.

[Elsie]

Now it’s mostly themselves...

[Elsie]

I am not ashamed of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

You MUST be, or else you would NOT need MORMONism to give your life meaning.

I'm ashamed that you CANNOT find the FULLNESS of the 'gospel' in the Book of MORMON like your chosen religion claims.

[JimRed]

Many of us consider some of your beliefs strange, but the few Mormons I’ve met personally have not been “weird”.

[Elsie]

Saying Americans "must continue to welcome faith into the public square and allow it to flourish."

--Mitt Romney

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[Tennessee Nana]

That it’s turned into a religious thread shows just how effect Obama is
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Obama is a FReeper ???

or do you mean Sandy is working for Obama ???

I thought it started out as a religious thread ...

Are you saying the Mormons are political ???

I thought the first sentence stated that they werent...

“The LDS Church is politically neutral,”

Meanwhile, I just checked...

The title of the thread is still “Are Mormons “Weird”?”

Well are they ???

[Elsie]

I know a little about backstabbing.

So do we; Sweetheart. So do we...

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Behind our backs, though, we are scum and ridiculed, pilloried and condemned to the lowest of MORMON 'heaven'.

[Elsie]

We would be grateful if you could circulate or copy this letter to your editorial staff and to your legal counsel.”

Strange phrase; eh?

[Elsie]

“Stated simply, we would like to be known and recognized for whom we are and what we believe...

"I believe we'll throw our GOD under the bus ands knuckle down like whiny little puppies to the All Powerful UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT."

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Inasmuch as laws have been enacted by Congress forbidding plural marriage...

I hereby declare my intention to submit to those laws..."

~ Wilford Woodruff, 4th LDS President

[Elsie]

I’m responsible for my own soul and that others had better worry about their own.

Then I can take it that you feel you have NO responsibility to tell others of the danger to their souls?

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Luke 14:23

And the lord said unto the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled.

[1010RD]

I did read it. I don’t think it is ‘news’ and was surprised to see it in that forum.

What every conservative should be doing is getting the most conservative nominee. There are good reasons to oppose Romney. His religion isn’t one of them.

[Tennessee Nana]

“Stated simply, we would like to be known and recognized for whom we are and what we believe...
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No worries kid ...you are...

Meanwhile back in the Christian Bible...

The LORD Jesus Christ said to Sandy and the Mormons, “I AM the Way, the Truth, and the Life. No man or woman comes to the Father except by Me” John 14:6