Posted on 10/07/2012 10:09:24 AM PDT by barmag25
Chattanooga-area evangelical church pastors may believe the Mormon faith is a cult and may not consider Gov. Mitt Romney a Christian, but they said that won't stop them from considering a vote for him in next month's presidential election.
More than eight in 10 voters in a Pew Forum poll this summer said they were comfortable with the Republican nominee's faith or it didn't matter to them. Nineteen percent said they were uncomfortable with his faith.
"We are electing a president, not a pastor," said Tim Shoap, co-pastor of Signal Mountain Bible Church. "I want the best and most effective leader we can get, [one] who will represent the interests of the people and the country in keeping with the original intent of the Constitution. For me, that makes the Mormon issue largely irrelevant."
While members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints consider themselves Christians, several local evangelical pastors do not.
"Mormonism is a cult," said Jeremy Roberts, pastor of Highland Park Baptist Church. "Mormons are polytheistic universalists who deny that Jesus is the eternal son of God."
However, he said he would base his vote on "policy, leadership skills and who I perceive will most likely lead the country in the direction I believe is best."
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Actually Jesus Christ is the son of God.
“Actually Jesus Christ is the son of God.”
Well, yes, and Jesus Christ is God.
Joh 1:1-14 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. (2) The same was in the beginning with God. (3) All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. (4) In him was life; and the life was the light of men. (5) And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not. (6) There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. (7) The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe. (8) He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light. (9) That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world. (10) He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not. (11) He came unto his own, and his own received him not. (12) But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name: (13) Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God. (14) And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
ACTUALLY “no”
“ACTUALLY “no””
Actually “no” what? That Jesus Christ is God, or that the Mormons deny that Jesus Christ is God?
ACTUALLY “no”
YOUR CHOISE
“YOUR CHOISE”
My choice in deciding whether or not you disbelieve in the central truth of Christianity, or if you deny that the Mormons disbelieve in the central truth of Christianity? That’s a bizarre choice for you to leave up to me. If you don’t care what Christianity teaches, why are you offended if we say that Mormonism does not care either?
I would advise you to keep your grief to yourself.
Not everyone sees things as you do.
Not everyone walks the same path you do.
Whatever the case, your religious beliefs do not give you the right to control or attempt to control the religious beliefs of others, no matter how right and justified you think you are.
well yes and no
Romney 1st applied for a deferment after high school to attend college in California. His 2nd was to go on his mission. After completing his mission he applied for a 3rd.deferment to attend BYU. He had at least 3 deferments. No he definitely NEVER served in the military.
“I would advise you to keep your grief to yourself.
Not everyone sees things as you do.
Not everyone walks the same path you do.
Whatever the case, your religious beliefs do not give you the right to control or attempt to control the religious beliefs of others, no matter how right and justified you think you are.”
Then I guess you’re OK with us expressing our “religious beliefs” by rejecting going along with liars and thieves who will only further the cause of Mormonism, or Islam, and progressivism in both cases.
Let’s not go overboard!
Shut the Hell up.
“well yes and no”
Whether you are a Mormon or not a Mormon, you should provide an argument to go along with your assertion. I can’t really respond to your assertions if you won’t even own them properly.
“Shut the Hell up.”
Well, I guess that means you realized how silly your position was and dropped it. I’ll keep on expressing my “religious belief,” and you can attempt to disagree with it, but I have legitimate reasons to believe as I do. Not cliches and mindless political slogans which are, by their very nature, designed to put us into the same state of mind that most cultic religions endeavor to produce in their followers too!
““Shut the Hell up.””
By the way, what were you saying again about people not having a right to “control” and whatever nonsense again?
If you had put your Country first you would have not nominated Romney. He is the most liberal of all the primary candidates. He agrees with Obama on most issues. Abortion,gay marriage,gay adoptions, gays in the military, RomneyObamaCare, gun control, appointing liberal judges, etc. Your hate for Obama gave us the next best liberal. Perhaps if you put love of your Country before your blind support of who the liberals tell you to vote for there would be some hope for change.
Those are two different issues.
One, I do not and will never respect islam.
Two, don’t ask me a question and answer in my name, it makes you a fool.
No, you would not have, and as now people dismiss mormonism and it’s influence on mormons.
You asked the question I answered it, and now you change the argument - not surprised.
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