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Hi Hoosiermama-
Well, I think there are a lot of folks angry w/the GOP and venting about it ...not surprising; we're all angry w/the GOP elitists!
Everyone who has read my posts knows how I feel about Romney; however, criticizing someone’s religion always worries me; because it appears to strike at the very heart of the Constitution and our system of government which I believe in so deeply. (You should understand that I have only known a very few Mormon's personally; and, of those I have known, all appeared to be decent, honest people.)
That said, there are some real “horror story” exposee’s being posted on FR from individuals purporting to have broken free from the Mormon Church.
So, I am both alert and concerned about this potential; however, it is also possible that these posts are not factual or relate only to some extreme faction of the Mormon Church. For instance, I am not a Baptist; however, I have quite a few Baptist friends and I doubt they would want to be characterized as being the same as those jerks in KS who claim to be “Baptists” when they picket the funerals of service members.
So, I am still trying to form an opinion on the Mormon Church and it's policies/values. But whatever opinion I arrive at; it will not make my opinion of Romney any better; and, for me, that is the most significant thing to stay focused upon.
Even if the allegations are true about the Mormon Church; it is always politically dangerous to pursue that type of criticism as most Americans are instinctively sensitive and repelled by any criticism of someone’s religion. In essence, the “knee jerk” factor would not be in favor of those criticizing Romney for his being a member of the Mormon Church.
I think I will order the book from Amazon and see what Ms Ericson has to say.
Take care,
-Geoff
Agreed on the criticism. I'm steering clear(see below):
There's another book I like entitled Mormonism,Mama, and me by Granny Geer. Used to do outreaches at the Brigham Young University in Liae, Oahu, Hi back in the 70's and to be honest yes, Mormonism is a cult( Pearl of Great Price, Doctrines and Covenants and their Book of Mormon "added" to the Bible which the Bible says the curses will be added unto them Rev 22:19 and somewhere I think in Deuteronomy, not going there this AM)
To be honest though, the Mormons going door to door on the North Shore of Oahu and elsewhere were some of the nicest most God fearing folks I met. I'm not a Romney fan at all but I certainly would feel much more comfortable with a Mormon in the WH than a sorta muzzie Black theology divider in there that has proven not just his racism but he hasn't a clue on uniting. The Hx of the Mormon church is an eye opener and has some extremely weird beliefs and being a Messianic Jew I'd be careful and laugh at their old statements they were the lost tribes or Israel, and more. But again, I'll reiterate what so many of my Christian friends have said about devout Mormons one friend saying," hey they might be Mormons but danged if they are good examples of what a Christian should be." I'm not going to bash them though for their beliefs because I don't want to create a sh**storm of a debate I'm not willing to entertain. have fun in your search. It gets real interesting real fast!
On a religious level....and as with many cults who use Christian verbiage etc. to recruit members, and then utilize a “steps” program of qualifying for membership....followed by be;ieve and devotion only to their organization...so too is the LDS programs of “initiation”. Thus they lay claim to being the “only” true religion....which is on mark to all cultism practices and why the Christian community has never accepted LDS as a Christian organization or church.
Even their leadership has proclaimed the Christ they serve is not the same Christ of Christianity. And the LDS went into major damage control once that cat was out of the bag.
LDS is a counterfeit religion....make no mistake about that. But the problem with Romney is that he is basically one of their “high Priests”.....would you vote for a catholic bishop or priest for President? Of course not.
It does matter what our President's beliefs are....I would prefer an atheist as President rather than a cults leader.
Further Romney is not who people would be voting for....it will be the leadership of the LDS and they will determine how this country will go...Romney will simply comply.