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There was a time when there was much less controversy surrounding Mormonism on FR. Mormons as a whole (Harry Reid notwithstanding) are a conservative, patriotic people.

What changed all that, what created the divisiveness and the acrimony, spun off of the 2008 Presidential primary. Mitt Romney made a determined effort to dispel the notion that Mormonism isn’t Christian to aid his own electability, despite over a century of even Mormon founders stating that it isn’t. Partisans began to make the claim on FR, on the Religion Forum.

Then the refutations began, led primarily by former Mormons. There have been all manner of wild back-and-forths, the most memorable of which have come from Mormons themselves. I forget the name of the one particularly paranoid gentleman, but he’s still attacking FR and coming on as a retread from time to time, Greg something I believe. He takes the cake for sure.

Be ashamed all you want, but that’s the sound of free speech and freedom of religion. Does it “look bad” to people who really have no idea what’s going on? Probably. Stifling it leads to all manner of other things that don’t just merely look bad, though.

I am very sure I am not alone in the perception of Mormon bashing here on FR. I have been a Freeper since about the time FR started, have attended rallies in DC, and am a staunch Conservative. I want to see Conservatives of all types attracted to FR. Mormons are some of the most conservative folks I know, and have great family values and principles. We should welcome them to FR even if we do not support Romney politically.

If people want to argue about religion, and nit-pick various religions, I think they should go to a religious blog and vent their attitudes there. Here at FR the goal is advancing Conservatism and a country of Liberty and Opportunity. Mormons do that as much as any group I know.

“...Mormons as a whole ... are a conservative, patriotic people.”

No doubt. Fine people. The only rub is that the religion is so far removed from Christianity, and yet LDS tries to appear as Christian. It’s the misleading religious association that gets me, not the people.