Posted on 08/11/2011 4:53:48 AM PDT by Colofornian
Edited on 08/11/2011 6:42:42 AM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
CNN Belief Blog Co-Editor Eric Marrapodi jumped into the fray on the topic with Foreman as well. He said while religious views shape Mormon politicians on a macro level, there is no evidence Mormon politicians have a "bat phone" to Utah and take orders from the leadership of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, as the church is formally known.
(Excerpt) Read more at religion.blogs.cnn.com ...
Sorry, the Constitution in this matter applies to government & the potential candidate -- NOT the voter!
From the article: A June poll by the Quinnipiac Poll found 36% of Americans would be somewhat or entirely uncomfortable with a Mormon president. A June Gallup poll found 22% of Americans would not vote for an otherwise qualified Mormon candidate.
(Other-worldly) Worldviews matter. Character matters (vulnerability to deception; who wants a gullible POTUS who can't even properly define world religions like Christianity? Mormonism defines Christianity as an apostate world religion)
Erickson, btw, is a daughter of a Mormon bishop. Two previous articles on Erickson and her book includes:
* Tricia Erickson: 'An indoctrinated Mormon should never be elected as President'
* CNN blog reports from anti-Mormon Bizarro-Land
Erickson has authored a book entitled, "Can Mitt Romney Serve Two Masters?"
Why do so many people call Huntsman John rather than Jon? Is it a mistake or deliberate?
‘Jon’ looks like an affection that a teen who really doesn’t like his name of ‘John’ would use.
To me, its an intelligence thing.......would a rational, intelligent human adhere to the teachings of the LDS? Would a rational intelligent human truly believe their underwear had special powers?
Its not a level of wackiness that I approve for the leader of my country.
Willie Mitty and religion ???
Alrighty then....
A double minded man is unstable in all his ways,,, James 1:8
Oh wait that verse is from the Christian Bible...
You said “Mormonism”
Different religion...
Times like this I am glad I live in a predominately Mormon neighborhood a block away from a Mormon Mega Church.
No where near the amount of foreclosures in my neighborhood than there are in the surrounding neighborhood. So this “program” shouldn’t have the same effect on my neighborhood.
I just don’t answer my door when there are people in clean white shirts and backpacks ring my doorbell on the weekend. Heck since the neighborhood is already mostly Mormon they don’t even feel the need to “preach to the choir” so it has been months since any visit... LOL
Why do so many people call Huntsman John rather than Jon? Is it a mistake or deliberate?
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For the same reason people call Sarah Palin Sara.
It’s called lack of attention to details.
To me, its an intelligence thing.......would a rational, intelligent human adhere to the teachings of the LDS? Would a rational intelligent human truly believe their underwear had special powers?
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If you look at ANY religion, those on the outside of it can see some pretty wacky stuff.
Like dead people rising from said death. Or Catholics who believe that the priest actually transforms the bread and wine into the body and blood of Christ. Or that water can be turned into wine.
Would a ration, intelligent human being really believe that the dead can come back to physical life?
I assume you’d answer yes.
Months? I live peacefully here in central Illinois and have never been visited by Mormons. (I feel so neglected and unwanted) Plenty of J.W.s but zero Mormons.
You are so right dm.
Well, foreclosure rates vary from Mormon neighborhood to Mormon neighborhood. Overall, it hasn't looked well for Utah. According to one February 2010 Christian Science Monitor article: A RealtyTrac report released Thursday showed they [Utah] had the fifth-highest foreclosure rate among the states, with 1 in 231 homes receiving a foreclosure notice in January. That's nearly double the national rate and not far from No. 4 Florida's rate of 1 in 187...In mid-decade, when Utah was tops in bankruptcies, various commentators pinned the blame on Mormon religious and cultural practices, such as tithing, creating large families, buying homes at a young age, and as one critic put it: "the pressure in Mormonism to be, or at least appear, financially successful as proof the Lord is blessing them." Indeed, Mormons in 2004 had a bankruptcy rate that was approaching twice that of the national average.
Source: Foreclosure mystery: Why can't conservative Utahns afford their mortgage?
According to a July 2009 Salt Lake Tribune article, Provo-Orem at that time was topping Utah in foreclosure-related filings. That area -- Utah County --"coincidentally" has the HIGHEST % of Lds concentration in the entire state!)
In fact a 2003 article says that 88% of this county is LDS! 88% of Utah County is LDS And the 2009 Trib article says: The Provo-Orem area is ranked No. 31 in foreclosure-related filings among more than 200 areas nationwide, a new report shows.
According to the Trib, the other 2 areas (known for having 56-58% Lds population) that were responsible for the second & third highest rates: The Salt Lake metro area was at No. 58, with Ogden-Clearfield at No. 59 in the report by RealtyTrac, which monitors a wide range of filings from default notices -- in which homeowners are simply behind on their payments but not yet in danger of losing their properties -- to notices that the bank is taking possession of the property. In the Salt Lake metro area, 5,322 properties -- 1.4 percent of all housing units...
And I stand by my opinion (which by the way has never been humble), that LDS is a false religion, and its followers are whack jobs.
You assume wrong, dear........
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My bad.
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