He declared that in the Third Book of Nephi, God punished a city because “the government disregarded the sick and poor.” Tellingly, the Salon article did not indicate where in the Book of Mormon the verses it relies upon are located, because they do not exist.
Oh Good Grief!
They are the original survivalists, who’d rather shoot you, that share their stockpiles.
Doesn’t sound very “socialist” to me!
Now, you figure out whether that’s support or criticism!
Mormonism is a religion of works, not grace. The only way you get to be a God of you own planet is by fiddling works, as Mitt has shown with Romneycare. I have been in many debates been called a bigot for pointing out that you can’t separate a man’s religion from his political beliefs.