[Earthdweller]

"Unfortunately he acts like a lot of Mormons I know. The arrogance is part of Mormonism.

Well..the ones I know are from the Midwest and they are converts from the Methodist church..so that may explain a lot.

But I can't believe they all act just like Romney. It seems to me they would have had their butts kicked years ago for acting like all around filthy jerks. At least that's what has usually happened to self proclaimed G-ds throughout history.

I don't see Romney helping the image of Mormons in any way.

[reaganaut]

But I can’t believe they all act just like Romney. I

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Spend some time in Utah. It is a prominent attitude especially among those born in the LDS church. The attitude of superiority comes partly from their believe that the ‘most valiant’ spirit children during the ‘war in heaven’ are born to good LDS families and the really valiant ones are born to Mormon ‘royalty’ - like Romney.

Converts were less valiant than those born Mormon, and never Mormons less valiant still. It is a spiritual hierarchy.

This attitude is also what got them kicked out of the US in the 1840’s and part of the impetus of the “Mormon War”