Mitt Romney at the Western Wall
Posted on 09/04/2012 4:13:35 PM PDT by bruinbirdman
Unlike the party’s 2008 platform, the Democrats 2012 platform does not specifically mention Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, and now Mitt Romney is firing back.
“It is unfortunate that the entire Democratic Party has embraced President Obama’s shameful refusal to acknowledge that Jerusalem is Israel’s capital,” Romney said in an e-mail to reporters.
Mitt Romney at the Western Wall
In 2008, the Democratic platform stated: “Jerusalem is and will remain the capital of Israel. The parties have agreed that Jerusalem is a matter for final status negotiations. It should remain an undivided city accessible to people of all faiths.”
Earlier this year, White House Deputy Press Secretary Josh Earnest stated “the capital [of Israel] is something that should be determined in final status negotiations between the parties. I’d remind you that that’s the position that’s been held by previous administrations, both Democratic and Republican.”
The Jerusalem Embassy Act, which calls for Jerusalem to be recognized as the capital of Israel, was passed by Congress in 1995 but has never been implemented. Presidents Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and now Barack Obama have viewed it as a congressional infringement on the executive branch’s constitutional authority over foreign policy.
“Four years of President Obama’s repeated attempts to create distance between the United States and our cherished ally have led the Democratic Party to remove from their platform an unequivocal acknowledgment of a simple reality,” Romney’s statement read on Tuesday. “As president, I will restore our relationship with Israel and stand shoulder to shoulder with our close ally.”
“I said we are saved by grace, not by works.
You said That’s complete nonsense.”
Don’t twist my words. That was NOT what I was responding to. You were making the claim that the Mormons can deny Jesus Christ, embrace a perverted Gospel, and still be “saved” by their faith in an absurd blasphemy.
“I thought this thread was about Romney responding to the DNC’s removal of GOD and the omitting of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel from their platform. All of a sudden, it seems to be an argument about whether Romney, a Mormon, is a Christian. I believe the First Article to the Bill of Rights states that ‘we have freedom of religion’, and I do not think his religion should prevent him from being President should he win the election. I am not a Mormon, nor do I believe as they do. However, rather than judge them or criticize them, I find it a better use of my time to pray that they will accept the TRUTH as God presents it in the Bible.
I hope this scripture, Romans 2:1-16 will interest you...paying particular attention to the first verse: “Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou art that judgest: for wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest doest the same things.” I am not accusing you because I really don’t understand your intentions, but I thought you might find some merit in these scriptures.”
The thread turned into this because a Mormon apologist felt the need to correct someone calling Romney a mormon to “Romney is a Christian.” I even gave him a warning shot but he decided to peddle the lie anyway.
As for the quote from Matthew, the scripture is in reference to hypocrisy. We are commanded to judge all spirits, to see whether they are true or not, and to instruct and to correct. The scriptures are clear that we are not to embrace those who pervert the Gospel or to offer succor for them.
2Jn 1:9-11 Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son. (10) If there come any unto you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into your house, neither bid him God speed: (11) For he that biddeth him God speed is partaker of his evil deeds.
Gal 1:8-9 But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed. (9) As we said before, so say I now again, If any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed.
Obviously, there is no justification for apologizing for Mormonism or counting them as ‘Christians.’
“I thank God in Heaven every day that it is His Son Jesus Christ who will judge me, and not any imperfect mortal beset with judgemental attitudes like yours.”
The entire premise of the LDS is that the entirety of orthodox Christianity, from the Catholics to the Protestants, were utterly corrupt from day one and are the whore of babylon, which I quoted some of your founders saying earlier in the thread. Without this fundamental logic Mormonism has no reason to exist. IOW, Mormonism has placed itself in judgment of all Christianity, though you’d absurdly turn it around on me when I point out that Mormons reject historical Christianity in order to embrace the words of a known con-man, a man who commits polyandry, and who, in the case of the Book of Abraham, “translated” standard Egyptian burial rites into a book about Abraham, Newtonian Cosmology and planet Kolob. It is an absurd fraud that exists only through a blatant disregard for all facts and reality, and yet you would claim that you are “saved” when you do not even believe there is a hell to be saved from? When you believe that there are multiple levels of heaven, and that, as a Mormon, you will ascend to the Celestial Heaven to become a god, with Smith standing on the right hand of God permitting you access?
I, on the other hand, can stand on this:
Gal 1:8-9 But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed. (9) As we said before, so say I now again, If any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed.
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“His atonement and redemption in the Garden and on the Cross have saved me”
The word “saved” in Mormon thought can have 6 different meanings, none of which are the Biblical meaning. For example, “ALL” mortals are considered saved from the permanence of death by the works of Christ, (which do not include anything that happened in the garden FYI). However, this is not sufficient to get you out of the lower levels of heaven, or from outer darkness if you were really bad.
What the LDS requires is Baptism “by one with authority” (The LDS) and works and service, including ritual handshakes, baptism of the dead, and performing what you are “called” (literally, they’ll call you up) to do. This is conditional, and your worthiness can be lost.
The scripture does not teach this, nor does it even hint at it.
Joh_8:24 I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins: for if ye believe not that I am he, ye shall die in your sins.
You do abuse us when you use the language incorrectly without defining it, when you know that Mormonism uses Christian lingo with vastly different definitions.
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“We do not worship Jospeh Smith or set him up equal in any instance to Jesus Christ.”
“...and he that confesseth not that Jesus has come in the flesh and sent Joseph Smith with the fullness of the Gospel to this generation, is not of God, but is Antichrist,” (Journal of Discourses, vol. 9, p. 312).
“Joseph Smith holds the keys of this last dispensation, and is now engaged behind the vail in the great work of the last days. I can tell our beloved brother Christians who have slain the Prophets and butchered and otherwise caused the death of thousands of Latter-day Saints, the priests who have thanked God in their prayers and thanksgiving from the pulpit that we have been plundered, driven, and slain, and the deacons under the pulpit, and their brethren and sisters in their closets, who have thanked God, thinking that the Latter-day Saints were wasted away, something that no doubt will mortify them—something that, to say the least, is a matter of deep regret to them—namely, that no man or woman in this dispensation will ever enter into the celestial kingdom of God without the consent of Joseph Smith. From the day that the Priesthood was taken from the earth to the winding-up scene of all things, every man and woman must have the certificate of Joseph Smith, junior, as a passport to their entrance into the mansion where God and Christ are—I with you and you with me. I cannot go there without his consent. He holds the keys of that kingdom for the last dispensation—the keys to rule in the spirit-world; and he rules there triumphantly, for he gained full power and a glorious victory over the power of Satan while he was yet in the flesh, and was a martyr to his religion and to the name of Christ, which gives him a most perfect victory in the spirit-world. He reigns there as supreme a being in his sphere, capacity, and calling, as God does in heaven. Many will exclaim—”Oh, that is very disagreeable! It is preposterous! We cannot bear the thought!” But it is true”(Journal of Discourses, vol. 7, p. 289).
Romney said the right thing.
You are a tad san fransicko wacky, actually.
A Mormon derailed this thread by pushing her/his religion as “Christianity” as a correction when it was referred to as Mormon. She knew what she was doing - derailing this thread. If you are on a witch hunting expedition, look for the orginal source of the divisive spell and get your jerking knee out of your chin. It must be painful.
GOP group thinkers are as easy to manipulate as the icing in the mid day summer sun. Even if you support Mittens, you are going to be challenged to be an indepenent thinking conservative while he is in office. He’s the “progressive” author of Obammycare and he thinks it’s swell; abet a tad of tweeking. He beleives in Algore’s man-made global warming “science” and it’s watermelon solutions.
I can understand the argument of the “lessor evil.” You Romneybots should discipline yourselves in supporting that concept but don’t try to convert everyone to accept Mormonism or socialized medicine...or whatever drives Mittens goes off the deep end. He’s easily driven by the globalist left. He’s an elitist- a limo liberal.
I will not plant my nose in Mitten’s fanny as you and some other group-think party fools on this thread are doing even if I decide he is an elitist evil of a less damaging variety than the African Muslim. So don’t argue for his weak points (ie, is Mormanism Christian and is Romneycare superior to Obama care) if you want to bring conservatives into the fold. There are ends that unite us. Socialism and Mormonism won’t be those ends. Political correctness and it’s insane smears has never worked on conservatives. Stop trying it.
Do you know how many are mormons?
He’s from fascist San Fransicko, afterall, where if you are called bad names (like being a commie infliltrator; an Obamaite or from DU) you will be afraid to speak. That always works on conservatives...not. LOL
I can tolerate and even understand the GOPer’s argument of a lessor of two evils in voting for Mittens. Obama, in a second term will about as evil as we can get. But I won’t be pretending Mr. baby killer, progressive, gay Romneycare is not who he is - the lessor of two evils. I’ll never join his GOP cheerleading squad, even if I decide to vote for him to remove the Muslim. In fact, if he gets in and betrays the constitution as the African Muslim has done, I’ll join the left in seeking his impeachment.
Nothing else matters if the kenyan gets another 4 years. With obamacare the marxists will get their teeth into 1/5 of the economy and use access to that cash to roll over all opposition. The only thing on the table right now should be getting the kenyan out of the WH.
If you can’t see that then the problem isn’t Romney or the GOP.
I am finding it amusing that the rabid Romney supporters, are for ever telling conservatives to shut up.
Sara, I don’t care what you and your lesbian friends want and I really don’t understand why you want us to pay for your birth control since you’ve been barren since the Carter administration. May I suggest you go back to the DU Farm club? you clearly are not ready for the bigs. I can tell the first team is in Charlotte, smokin and drinkin and rollin around together and left you 3rd stringers in the office to man the internets. I have no doubt that you wouldn’t plant you’re nose in Mitten’s fanny, Rachel Madcow is more your type.
lesbian friends
If you can’t see that then the problem isn’t Romney or the GOP.
If you can’t see that Obammycare came from Romneycare (with his insiders consulting with the administration) that is your personal problem. Conservatibes have to confront it if this lessor of two evils gets power. The GOPers will try shouting them down...as usual.
I want Obama out but Romney will be a problem if he gets in. You can see the shout downs of conservatives already from his gay, baby killin’ Rovites, on here. Conservatives are the Rinos only real political enemy. I’m taking the chance that Mittens will have less success than Obammy. It could well be folly.
Well, that didn’t take long for the irrational to tell you to shut up.
Take a look through their posting history, never a rational thought has emerged from them on FR.
It can’t take yes for an answer. :)
Nice job getting God out of your Platform Sara. Now get lost, you bore me.
“Saying “SOME of their beliefs differ from mainstream Christianity” “
And I say to you, Blah, blah, blah. Same old worn out arguments, over and over. One must approach spiritual things with the spirit, not ego.....
Socialized Medicine is already the law of the land. There is no "will get". There is only "has made Socialized Medicine a reality".
The Obammunist and Democrat Party have nationalized health care. It's just taking a while to implement.
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You are the troll, troll.
“And I say to you, Blah, blah, blah. Same old worn out arguments, over and over. One must approach spiritual things with the spirit, not ego.....”
Blah blah blah, if one is to defend Mormonism, one must give meaningless subjective responses with a vague appearance of spirituality. Who cares what the word of God says!
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