Posted on 07/16/2011 7:24:33 AM PDT by greyfoxx39
In response to whether the public should vote for a Mormon for president, one should know what beliefs a candidate had.
Mitt Romney and Jon Huntsman have Mormon roots and they have been vague about their beliefs and loyalty to the LDS church.
Mormon theology includes ideas like their priesthood brethren will become the government leaders, or future kings of the world, in a globalized theocracy, and that their male leaders will take over when a second coming of Christ occurs. They believe they are the pre-ordained leaders to rule over a coming theocratic kingdom.
Worthy Mormon males are temple attending, dressing in white with special learned handshakes, altar rituals, Masonic rites and gestures and do secretive activities different from normal society.
They believe they are the future gods of new worlds in a life after this one. They follow prophets with ever-changing doctrine and change their fictional "Book of Mormon" every time it is found to be un-politically correct.
Their women are taught they are good for breeding, to have large families.
A member of this cult is loyal to its church leaders and to whatever their modern prophets tell them is gospel, which changes at their will.
They claim to be Christian, but Mormon polytheism of many gods/goddesses in a hereafter, rituals that must be performed in their temples, garment wearing and works (not grace) that saves a person is different ideology.
It is debatable whether Mormons are Christians, and they have other scriptures special to Mormonism written by their leaders, not just the New Testament, like their Doctrine and Covenants and Book of Mormon.
To learn about them and their practices, beliefs and personal character will help us determine whether they are the future leaders of Americans. Or are they really stuck in their controversial past?
I’m going to let Jesus Christ make that decision
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He already has. Mormons are hell bound because they reject Him in favor of a false Christ and a system of works.
is anyone out there old enough, or well informed enough, to remember the stink that was raised about jack Kennedy’s religion? There were several adds, print and radio, that more or less stated that if he became President jack Kennedy would be taking directions from the Pope.
To me all religious activity should take place at home, behind closed doors, and in the dead of night because it is one of the most personal activities that a person can indulge in. How else can this nation survive?
I know they are Mormons. But how “Mormon” are they is the question. I know Catholics who are not very Catholic, Episcopalians who never attend church (well, maybe on Easter), and Protestants who are thoroughly secularized in their thinking.
And Christians listen to God.
Romney, Huntsman and Reid are all temple mormons. IE mormons in good standing.
Yeah we've got some gems like the Kennedys, Pelosi, Binden, Kerry, Sebelius, etc.
Makes my blood boil.
"Mormon theology includes ideas like their priesthood brethren will become the government leaders, or future kings of the world, in a globalized theocracy, and that their male leaders will take over when a second coming of Christ occurs. They believe they are the pre-ordained leaders to rule over a coming theocratic kingdom."
Romney and Huntsman have both taken this oath more than once in their temples: "You and each of you covenant and promise before God, angels, and these witnesses at this altar, that you do accept the law of consecration as contained in this, the book of Doctrine and Covenants [he displays the book], in that you do consecrate yourselves, your time, talents, and everything with which the Lord has blessed you, or with which he may bless you, to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, for the building up of the kingdom of God on the earth and for the establishment of Zion.
Obama's failure is no excuse to vote for a mormon who will use the same cronyism to "build up the kingdom of Zion".
Jews listen to Rabbis
Catholics listen to Bishops
Protestants listen to Wesley, Calvin, Baker, Sweigart, etc..
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Not at all in the same way Mormons listen to their Prophet. Been there done that (see tagline).
Check out the book “When Salt Lake City Calls” if you think otherwise.
You may feel that way, but it is not Biblical.
Very well stated.
I believe this is exactly why there is a well-organized cabal of religious bigots seeking to divide these very people.
They are working for the enemy. Some of them may be wearing conservative or Christian clothing, but if there main interest is in marginalizing members of the groups which you mentioned (and other pro-American, pro-constitutional groups), then they have outed themselves as either agents for the enemy (at worst) or people too stupid to understand the need to work together in a common cause against a real enemy (at best).
The track record of these bigots is equally sorry-- for every convert they make to their brand of Christianity, they turn off hundreds to religion altogether.
The difference is, a Mormon WOULD be taking directions from SLC. I have listed a book above that documents that the comparison of Romney (or any Mormon) to JFK is a false one.
But how “Mormon” are they is the question
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Reid and Romney - VERY VERY VERY Mormon.
Huntsman - not so much.
Which means? I know plenty of church-goers, or at least, church members, who are “in good standing” . . . and it means little with respect to their faith.
I'd vote for a "conservative black Jew" also, as long as he wasn't a practicing "black Jew", claiming falsely, to be a Christian.
How so? Explain.
Isn’t it the Mormons who claim that Jesus and Satan were brothers?
Which means?
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Which means they are true believers in Mormonsim, who attend church regularly, and completely believe their church’s teachings.
They are good, faithful, believing, practicing Mormons.
VMAN, you have said it all in a very precise and elegant way, their are two many secular haters to condemn Mormons for their religion...we as Christians are only in control of our own faith.
I pray my light and faith will reveal truths to all who see’
To me all religious activity should take place at home, behind closed doors, and in the dead of night
Tell that to the 52,000 mormon missionaries who are out in the world daily telling Christians that their faith is wrong and only through mormonism will they be saved. Mitt was one of them.
Yes. Jesus is the ‘firstborn’, Lucifer is the ‘second born’ and they both vied for the opportunity to be our “savior”. Jesus won btw, kinda.
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