Washington, D.C., becoming a 'Mormon stronghold'

Deseret News ^ | May 16, 2012 | Joseph Walker

[greyfoxx39]

The stunning expansion of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Washington, D.C., area is profiled in a long, interesting and meticulously accurate CNN story that suggests "the nation's capital has become a Mormon stronghold, with Latter-day Saints playing a big and growing role in the Washington establishment."

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"It's hard to point to federal legislation or a White House initiative that bears distinctly Mormon fingerprints," Gilgoff writes, "while it's easy to do the same for other faiths." He cites as an example a recent White House "compromise" on contraception funding, which he says was "mostly a reaction to pressure from Roman Catholic bishops."

[Elsie]

Bet the rent Mormons and most observers take anti MormonISM as anti Mormon especially when the distinction is attempted by the chief tormentor in this Forum.

And the FARM; too!

ANY excuse is as good as the next for wrapping a MORMON in the nmantle of VICTIMHOOD!

[Elsie]

Some folks understand a real threat to their freedom.

This is true.

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Some folks do NOT understand a real threat to their souls.

This is also true.

[Elsie]

Got links to any stories about such that are less than, say, sixty years old?

Let me see....

When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.

[Servant of the Cross]

There you ARE! I was GETTING worried that you were SICK or something.

[Elsie]

There are FReepers, who shall remain nameless, who are 'good people' who are currently mormon.

If they where to die before midnight; could you venture a GUESS as to the destination of their soul?

[Elsie]

He has no chance on the Constitution Party ticket and is a wasted vote.

[Elsie]

do you know if the Mormons have a brewery business?

NOW?

[Elsie]

do you know if the Mormons have a brewery business?

http://www.slugmag.com/article.php?id=1313

[Servant of the Cross]

Btw, I thought Elsie was a girl cow. Silly me.

[Elsie]

I was GETTING worried that you were SICK or something.

Depending on who you ask; that is a given.

This thread had fallen off of my radar, due to all the fun on the other one!

[Elsie]

She are.

(uh... WAS...)

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http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=7449959

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[Elsie]

Some have wondered about when FR's ELISE was born...

[Elsie]

Some have wondered about when FR's ELSIE was born...

[Colofornian]

Well since I have never gotten a death threat from a Muslim, but have gotten them from Mormons, and have at least 4 friends who have also received bombs/bomb threats from Mormons (3 of whom live in SLC), I’m gonna go with Cairo.

Indeed.

And the Mormon bomber boy, Mark Hofmann, was "was reared in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) by two devoutly religious parents." (Per Wikipedia)

He fulfilled his Lds mission in Bristol, England, where he baptized many converts to LdsISM.

Then went on to an illustrious 1980s career as a forger-turned-people-bomber...killing a few others.

(Dirtboy...that matches your "50 years or less scenario", right?)

Now it's YOUR turn, Dirtboy!

Name ANY Christian missionaries from the past 50 or 60 years who became murderers?

With Lds, who are 1.7% of the population, why is it that we can go beyond naming just one lds-missionary-turned-murderer -- and, in fact, can name four???!!!

(And I'm sure there's more than four!)

The other three:

...ex-Lds missionary-to-Philippines Arthur Gary Bishop...
...ex-Lds missionary murderer to Winnipeg Mark Hacking...
...ex-Lds missionary-to-France fugitive murderer Jason Brown...

How many U.S. Imams or formal Muslim leaders or formal Muslim missionaries have murdered, Dirtboy? How 'bout it anti-bub-ba?

C'mon...Dirtboy...Muslims are about the same % of U.S. citizens as Mormons...surely you can match their formal leaders becoming murderers in the U.S. with all of your claims, eh????

[reaganaut]

Ted Bundy was also LDS.

[svcw]

THX 1138

[Deb]

I’m still trying to find Peanut Butter & Jelly vodka. I found out its made by Van Gogh, but no one has it. I found Cookies and Cream vodka, though, now if I was only a drinker.

[Servant of the Cross]

My hi-jack attempt was EPIC FAIL. Thanks for playing though. Enjoy the holiday weekend! It’s officially Happy Hour EST.

[HollyB]

So, if a Jew was on the ballot, would you worry that he would not work during the sabbath, even if he had a history of working during the sabbath? To take it really over the top: Would you be concerned that he would slay his first born?

I believe Romney has been able to keep his faith separate from his profession. All of your charts, honestly, are nonsense. It only makes you appear petty and fanatical, trying to make some sort of non existent point. There are more important things to worry about and that is Romneys political history and voting record, which is not something I am overly impressed with. But his moral character seems good with me. It is important to look at an individual, assess his personal history (not the history of generations before him), and make an assessment. I sure hope that people would not assess me by things my past relatives did, but assess me by my own history.

[HollyB]

I hope we are not judging if a particular mormon, catholic, or a christian soul is going after death. Because for any of us to judge if someone knows Christ is incredibly outrageous and pompous.