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Are Mormons "Weird"?
Mormon Defense League ^ | August 12, 2011 | Mormon Defense League

Posted on 11/21/2011 4:16:37 AM PST by 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.”

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: afraidisromney; backstabberromney; cowardromney; inman; lds; mormon; romneybehindaskirt; romneybehindreligion; timidromney; weakromney; yellowromney; zots4romneybots
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To: 1010RD; Elsie; Tennessee Nana
There are good reasons to oppose Romney. His religion isn’t one of them.

It is an excellent reason to not vote for a Mormon.

Read the posts posted by Elsie and others about Mormonism and see if you don't conclude that Mormonism is far beyond being "weird". (Unless you are already a Mormon).

Anybody who swallows the particulars of this religion, is not acceptable to lead this country. Don't point out Obama to me as being unacceptable because of his Mohammedanism, I already know that.

If Romney accepts all the nonsense of Mormonism and he does, as far as I'm concerned, that's reason enough. Add his liberalism and hypocrisy to his "weird" beliefs and it makes me wonder what the O.P. of this article supports him and believe me, she does. All because he's a coreligionist. Mormonism above everything.

281 posted on 11/21/2011 12:59:19 PM PST by Graybeard58 (Of course Obama loves his country but Herman Cain loves mine.)
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To: SZonian

Yet another fine example against those who fallaciously claim the anti Mormon’s here don’t go after “Mormons” but rather “Mormonism”.


282 posted on 11/21/2011 1:28:58 PM PST by Confab
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To: SENTINEL
Said the "Prophet" Ezra Taft Benson:



In conclusion let us summarize this grand key, these “Fourteen Fundamentals in Following the Prophet”, for our salvation depends on them.


1. The prophet is the only man who speaks for the Lord in everything.
2. The living prophet is more vital to us than the standard works.
3. The living prophet is more important to us than a dead prophet.
4. The prophet will never lead the church astray.
5. The prophet is not required to have any particular earthly training or credentials to speak on any subject or act on any matter at any time.
6. The prophet does not have to say “Thus Saith the Lord,” to give us scripture.
7. The prophet tells us what we need to know, not always what we want to know.
8. The prophet is not limited by men’s reasoning.
9. The prophet can receive revelation on any matter, temporal or spiritual.
10. The prophet may advise on civic matters.
11. The two groups who have the greatest difficulty in following the prophet are the proud who are learned and the proud who are rich.
12. The prophet will not necessarily be popular with the world or the worldly.
13. The prophet and his counselors make up the First Presidency—the highest quorum in the Church.
14. The prophet and the presidency—the living prophet and the First Presidency—follow them and be blessed—reject them and suffer.

I testify that these fourteen fundamentals in following the living prophet are true. If we want to know how well we stand with the Lord then let us ask ourselves how well we stand with His mortal captain—how close do our lives harmonize with the Lord’s anointed—the living Prophet—President of the Church, and with the Quorum of the First Presidency.

Ezra Taft Benson

(Address given Tuesday, February 26, 1980 at Brigham Young University)

283 posted on 11/21/2011 1:38:47 PM PST by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going)
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To: Confab
So not taking responsibility for parroting lies or other misinformation, and being called on same is “going after” some one?

So how does that work with other subjects...

284 posted on 11/21/2011 1:39:37 PM PST by ejonesie22 (8/30/10, the day Truth won.)
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To: SENTINEL
Said the "Prophet" Ezra Taft Benson:

WHO??


Ezra Taft Benson


Ezra Taft Benson (August 4, 1899 – May 30, 1994) was the thirteenth president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1985 until his death and was United States Secretary of Agriculture for both terms of the presidency of Dwight D. Eisenhower.
 

In 1953, Benson was appointed U.S. Secretary of Agriculture by President Eisenhower. Benson accepted this position with the permission of Church President David O. McKay and therefore served simultaneously in the United States Cabinet and in the LDS Church's Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.
 
 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ezra_Taft_Benson

285 posted on 11/21/2011 1:39:52 PM PST by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going)
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To: Confab
You have a great heart.

Just no brain...


286 posted on 11/21/2011 1:41:18 PM PST by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going)
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To: Confab

287 posted on 11/21/2011 1:42:33 PM PST by svcw (God's Grace - thank you!)
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To: Confab
Look at how they’ve spammed just this thread.

Yup!

Don't those fools KNOW that only we MORMONs can post our Scriptures and Writings and Teachings and NOT get called Bigots, Haters and Apostates for doing so?

You'd think they'd learn!)
 
 
666 posted on Tuesday, September 13, 2011 8:35:28 AM by MormonDude (I may not understand everything MORMON, but, by golly, I sure BELIEVE it!)
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288 posted on 11/21/2011 1:43:55 PM PST by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going)
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To: ejonesie22
Exactly who are they?

Acts 24: 5 “We have found this man to be a troublemaker

289 posted on 11/21/2011 1:46:10 PM PST by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going)
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To: svcw
Yet, confab here you are telling us these threads are dying....what a funny guy.

And it's up to what?

290 already?

290 posted on 11/21/2011 1:46:55 PM PST by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going)
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To: lawsone
He found Mormons to be honest, loyal, hardworking, etc.

Who don't?

Their RELIGION is, however, a HERESY that flys in the face of CHRISTIANITY.

291 posted on 11/21/2011 1:49:32 PM PST by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going)
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To: SENTINEL
..."Priesthood powers" to discerne ...

And they have SHOWN that quite well!

--MormonDude(No need to Google® White Salamander)

292 posted on 11/21/2011 1:53:06 PM PST by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going)
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To: SENTINEL
..."Priesthood powers" to discerne ...

Especially how BY managed to get a LOT of MORMONs killed by WEATHER when they went on his ill advised HandCart treks across the USA

--MormonDude(No need to Google® that, either...)

293 posted on 11/21/2011 1:54:33 PM PST by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going)
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To: Saundra Duffy; Religion Moderator; Admin Moderator

If the link in the lead post were to a news site it would be News/Activitism, but the site is self identified as a "not-affiliated-with-The-Church-of-Jesus-Christ-of-Latter-day-Saints" site. <rolleyes>

What is that? Something slightly less than a blog I warrant.

Seems like your thread was granted the special dispensation reserved for tramatized victims.

294 posted on 11/21/2011 1:56:04 PM PST by delacoert
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To: 1010RD
Good post and accurate.

Img src="http://dailyhighfive.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/high_five-2495.jpg">

295 posted on 11/21/2011 1:57:22 PM PST by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going)
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To: sodpoodle
As a sinner - I have to answer for myself - no-one else.

HMMmm...

Ezekiel 33:6

But if the watchman sees the sword coming and does not blow the trumpet to warn the people and the sword comes and takes the life of one of them, that man will be taken away because of his sin, but I will hold the watchman accountable for his blood.

296 posted on 11/21/2011 2:02:41 PM PST by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going)
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To: SENTINEL
She's not checking our referenced quotes, she is ignoring them.

 
They would not listen, however, but persisted in their former practices.
Even while these people were worshiping the Lord, they were serving their idols.
To this day their children and grandchildren continue to do as their fathers did.
 
 2 Kings 17:40-41 


297 posted on 11/21/2011 2:04:15 PM PST by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going)
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To: PeachyKeen

You can still PRAY for him!


298 posted on 11/21/2011 2:04:56 PM PST by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going)
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To: PeachyKeen
many years ago I lost my finance to Mormonism.

Sadly; many MORMONs can make this claim!


299 posted on 11/21/2011 2:06:40 PM PST by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going)
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To: Pan_Yan

Disclaimer: NOT IN ANY WAY A SUPPORTER OF MITT ROMNEY, EVER!

Perhaps Saundra doesn’t want to get bombarded with LDS, MormonISM hate spams and myriad and other sundry posts from the LDS bashers over in the religion thread when trying to discuss something relevant to political times without getting inundated with Terabytes of stored up spam....just sayin’....


300 posted on 11/21/2011 2:07:20 PM PST by Gaffer
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