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Mormon Democrats gather for first-ever national meeting in Charlotte during DNC
NBC News ^ | 9/04/12

Posted on 09/04/2012 5:47:07 PM PDT by Libloather

Mormon Democrats gather for first-ever national meeting in Charlotte during DNC

Above, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, who belongs to the LDS Church, speaks to the first national meeting of LDS Democrats on Tuesday in Charlotte. Reid mentioned that several presidential candidates in the United States have been Mormons, starting with Joseph Smith, the founder and first president of the LDS Church, who ran in 1844 with "a very progressive" platform.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 2012dncconvention; charlotte; convention; dnc; harryreid; ldschurch; mormon; mormons; mormonvote
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1 posted on 09/04/2012 5:47:09 PM PDT by Libloather
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To: Libloather

Such a diverse crowd. Media??? Crickets be a chirping.


2 posted on 09/04/2012 5:53:22 PM PDT by liberty or death
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To: Libloather

They ought to all be excommunicated. Mormonism is not about Marxism, I know I was born a Mormon and am getting ready to renounce the faith because they allow people like Reid to be members in good standing. There just isn’t any way that Reid could be called a “faithful Mormon” the way he behaves.
But then the Catholic leaders are hiding under their pulpits instead of excommunicating the likes of Biden and Pelousey!
I guess at the end of the day, “organized religions” are all just businesses, so money and power trump the truth and honesty.


3 posted on 09/04/2012 5:54:06 PM PDT by vette6387
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To: Libloather

Woooo, and we keep hearing how conservative mormons are (not)!


4 posted on 09/04/2012 6:03:11 PM PDT by svcw (If one living cell on another planet is life, why isn't it life in the womb?)
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To: vette6387

Reid was awarded a “mormon of the year” award in 2009, by BYU and SLC lds and is a temple worthy mormon.

There is nothing in mormonism contrary to liberalism.


5 posted on 09/04/2012 6:06:26 PM PDT by svcw (If one living cell on another planet is life, why isn't it life in the womb?)
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To: vette6387
Reid made a visit to Pocatello to support the RAT/LDS candidate for mayor a few years back. I was not amused to see balloons and banners welcoming Reid to town on the LDS building nearest city hall. Puke. Lots of RATS and railroad union types around Pocatello. The area is 93% LDS. I'm careful about my choice of bumper stickers. RATS are given to keying the paint as a means of self expression.

When I was in Mira Mesa, we had standing rules that NO political discussions were to take place inside the LDS church buildings. They don't want any excuse for the government to attempt to remove their tax exempt status as a religious organization. Black (AME) churches get away with it on live TV with tripe like Jesse Jackson yammering from the pulpit. A double standard.

6 posted on 09/04/2012 6:10:15 PM PDT by Myrddin
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Homosexual “marriage”?

Anti Israel?

Harry was the only speaker in either convention to serve as basis of a character in a Godfather movie.


7 posted on 09/04/2012 6:12:09 PM PDT by TigerClaws
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is a temple worthy mormon.

Any bishop who would sign his recommend should be embarrassed and immediately relieved of his calling.

8 posted on 09/04/2012 6:14:15 PM PDT by Myrddin
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To: Libloather

Moron Democrats? Must be a huge venue.


9 posted on 09/04/2012 6:18:19 PM PDT by SoFloFreeper
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To: svcw

Harry Reed gets 89% of the Mormon vote. I always wondered about that when I hear how conservative they are.


10 posted on 09/04/2012 6:48:07 PM PDT by brightright
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I guess at the end of the day, “organized religions” are all just businesses, so money and power trump the truth and honesty.

We are experiencing the wheat and the tares having to grow up together. Don't renounce your faith because of Harry Reid. God has allowed us to grow beside them for a reason. We just don't know what that reason is yet.

We need to pray for the hand of God to act swiftly and to give us courage to do His will.

11 posted on 09/04/2012 6:50:02 PM PDT by Slyfox
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To: Libloather

Shouldn’t the headline have been “Moron Democrats gather for first-ever national meeting in Charlotte...”?


12 posted on 09/04/2012 6:55:25 PM PDT by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper
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To: brightright

Amazing isn’t it.


13 posted on 09/04/2012 6:58:17 PM PDT by svcw (If one living cell on another planet is life, why isn't it life in the womb?)
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To: TigerClaws

mormonism teaches that Israel will be resettled in Missouri, that they are the true chosen, and Jews are gentiles like everyone else.
Just start following what’s going on in SLC to find out about their opposition to homosexual marriage.


14 posted on 09/04/2012 7:10:20 PM PDT by svcw (If one living cell on another planet is life, why isn't it life in the womb?)
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RATS are given to keying the paint as a means of self expression.

Good point. I live in a state that will go at least 55/45 for Romney and is not being contested. I have yet to see a Romney bumper-sticker but have seen dozens if not hundreds for the 0ccupant / _resident. Your observation explains why.

15 posted on 09/04/2012 7:16:14 PM PDT by aposiopetic
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To: Myrddin

The Mormon Church was fined for not fully disclosing their contributions to the “ Marriage between 1 man and 1 woman” proposition” in California.


16 posted on 09/04/2012 7:48:50 PM PDT by brightright
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“Mormon Church” is a non sequitor.


17 posted on 09/04/2012 8:49:38 PM PDT by lightman (Settling for the "lesser of two..." is still choosing Evil)
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To: brightright
The story as related in the LA Times says it was a lawsuit over non-monetary valuation of the time of "church employees" supporting Prop 8. There are very few "church employees". We pay gardeners and janitors when we come up short of volunteers to do that work. People who work in the retail stores e.g. Deseret Industries and similar are employees. The gay activist must have had to look very hard to find $37,000 in non-monetary "labor" to squeeze that fine out of the gay favoring political practices commission.

I didn't see any evidence of similar prosecutions directed against the anti-prop 8 side of the equation. Surely there was substantial money spent there as well.

18 posted on 09/04/2012 11:04:16 PM PDT by Myrddin
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To: MadMax, the Grinning Reaper

“Moron Democrats” is redundant.


19 posted on 09/04/2012 11:05:11 PM PDT by dfwgator (I'm voting for Ryan and that other guy.)
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To: vette6387

BINGO!! WE HAVE A WINNER!!


20 posted on 09/04/2012 11:06:21 PM PDT by Osage Orange ( Liberalism, ideas so good they have to be mandatory.)
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