Mitt Romney Calls Southern Baptist Pastor Robert Jeffress a "Religious Bigot"

Todd Starnes ^ | May 13, 2016 | Todd Starnes

[Zakeet]

Failed presidential candidate Mitt Romney issued a vicious statement condemning Dr. Robert Jeffress, one of the nation’s most prominent evangelical ministers and a spiritual adviser to President Trump.

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"Robert Jeffress says 'you can't be saved by being a Jew,' and 'Mormonism is a heresy from the pit of hell,'" Romney wrote on Twitter. "He's said the same about Islam. Such a religious bigot should not be giving the prayer that opens the United States Embassy in Jerusalem."

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Jeffress, who is a regular guest on my nationally-syndicated radio show, was stunned by Romney's ugly remarks.

"Historical Christianity has taught for 2,000 years that salvation is through faith alone in Jesus Christ," Jeffress said. "The fact that I, along with millions of evangelical Christians around the world, espouse that belief is neither bigoted or newsworthy."

[Defiant]

Is that part of the Bible in the Mormon bible? Just wondering, I have not read the Book of Mormon (as told by Joseph Smith).

[HamiltonJay]

Romney’s running for the Senate in Utah and is a Mormon, of course he’s going to pander to the voting base there....

Like it or not, nearly every organized religion teaches they are the ones who get it right, and everything else is Heresy.. Including the Mormons.

While this preachers tone may be confrontational when stating the obvious, the fact is, there are few organized religions that teach non believers are not heretics.

[crusher2013]

You’re right this is about the election in Utah.

Trying to motivate his base.

[metmom]

I have no idea.

I’m not Mormon.

You’d have to ask a Mormon or former Mormon.

[Zakeet]

John 14:6 Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.

Is that part of the Bible in the Mormon bible? Just wondering, I have not read the Book of Mormon (as told by Joseph Smith).

The Mormon Church has four standard works: the King James Version of the Bible, the Book of Mormon, the Pearl of Great Price, and Doctrine and Covenants. They are considered in inverse order of importance by the faithful (i.e. Doctrine and Covenants sits on top of the heap). In addition, the words of a profit such as Joseph Smith and Brigham Young are said to be more definitive than scripture ... and Joseph Smith made more than 4,000 changes to the Bible alone. Not surprisingly, there are hundreds of conflicts between them. That gives the church a lot of wriggle room to claim their teachings are pretty much anything.

Here's the bottom line: The Saints can pretty much make the Gospel say whatever they want, and they can (and will) change it at any time. Presently, they teach that the wife is resurrected by the husband, then both pass before Joseph Smith, before they are finally judged by Christ on the basis of their good works (as defined by the Mormon Church). Those deemed worthy by Joseph and Jesus will be given a planet upon which they will rule as a god and goddess for time and all eternity. Of course, none of this is compatible with Christianity in any manner whatsoever.

[SoConPubbie]

While this preachers tone may be confrontational when stating the obvious, the fact is, there are few organized religions that teach non believers are not heretics.

So???

With respect to Mormonism, it is easily refuted and shown to be a false religion just by the falsehoods and lies stated by its founder.

When dealing with religions, everything is not relative.

[Defiant]

Yeah, my opinion (based on other things about Mormonism I have read) is that it is not really a Christian cult, like Jehovah’s Witnesses or snake-handlers. They are making a deity of a cartoonish version of Christ that never existed, instead of the one that did exist and preach and die and then rise. Seems like they make Joseph Smith a semi-deity, maybe like St. Peter at the Pearly Gates (which I don’t think is actual scriptural doctrine). They name their key guy Jesus, but it’s not the same guy.

Otherwise (and this might be a great idea), we could set up a tent in the desert and say that Mohammad appeared to us with the Angel Gabriel and told us that it was all wrong, and you can’t marry women when they are 6 and women can be equal and we should be friendly to Christians and Jews. Oh, and a good salted ham is just fine. We could call ourselves Muslims, but I think Muslims might not agree that we get to do that. They would just be more vocal about it than Christians are about Mormons.

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

My Uncle is a pastor and a decent man, and he says Mormonism is a cult. I haven’t made up my mind yet, given Jeff Head’s explanation of the faith, however.

So people in glass maybe-cults shouldn’t throw stones?

[wardaddy]

I’m ambivalent about Mormonism

I’m not ambivalent about Jeff

He’s better than 99.99% who post here

His Mormonism is his business

Those who bash him are trash pure trash

I haven’t got an update on his health in two months but I fear it’s not good...

It’s been considered terminal for some time

I humbly regret the abuse he took here from some for his religious views

I do like Utah and Salt Lake

Most livable big city period an gorgeous women

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

Well, I’m certainly not bashing him. His explanation of his faith on his web site was a sober and refreshing contrast to all the Mormon-bashing on here.

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

And, of course, I was talking about GOP Used Car Salesman Mitt Romney in my remark about people in glass maybe-cults.

[Rebelbase]

Interesting how the creation of mormonism ripped off the religion of the Jews like Mohammed did with Islam.

[wardaddy]

I didn’t mean to infer you were bashing him

You were very polite

Romney is a prick in every regard

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

Romney is a prick in every regard

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[Deplorable American1776]

DeplorableAmerican calls Mitt Romney a jackass...

[metmom]

I’ve read more believable science fiction.

[snoringbear]

Got it and point taken 😊.

[Tennessee Nana]

Willard’s mormon ancestors were the religious bigots murdering people for not following Joey Smith’s religion...

[MayflowerMadam]

The Mormons in Utah ruined my uncle’s life because he wouldn’t bend to their “religious bigotry”.

[Tennessee Nana]

Of course they do...

Mormons claim that one of their gods came down to Bethlehem and had sex with Mary and thus she conceived their mormon jesus...

BTW their god became a god because he was first a very good man...he didn’t start out as a god...

That’s why Willard believes that if he is a very good Mormon he too will become a god and earn his own planet stocked full of young “wives”...