Thanks for calling me delusional. We're halfway there.
Nice try.
I did not say that Paul would want you to vote for BHO.
I said you are delusional if you thought Paul didn’t call out false teachings.
Part of those call outs of false teachings was not to support people who practice them.
People are free to beleive whatever they want, no one said they weren’t, that has nothing to do with calling out false teachings.
People can beleive falsehoods and I can call them out for it.
If you want to support Romney do so, I choose not support any candidate that promotes abortion, homosexuality, among other big government stuff - you know those silly conservative core issues.
(Well, that's a nice way to frame the elevation of open idolatry -- respecting religious freedoms...By this, I mean, that temple Mormons believe they are "gods in embryo" on their way up to full-grown godhood...and voters who "platform" a literal idol -- a rival "god" to THE God...wind up aiding and abetting such idolatry)
You know, if Obama declared tomorrow that he was Messiah II and was the "new" savior on the block...I don't think we'd hear from you & other FREEPERS that we need to "respect" Obama's "religious freedoms" about how he thinks he is "Messiah II."
(In fact, such a post would be laughed out of that hypothetical thread by multiple posters)
That's why I call all this nonsense of protecting Mormonism what it is -- dual-faced religious hypocrisy.
In all my years in FREEPERland, I think I've only seen one single post of someone who evenly applied their religious convictions -- whether it impacted an (R) or a (D).
Iow, they didn't keyboard/act one way if the subject matter was Romney's Mormonism, but then act another way if the subject matter was Obama's Rev. Wright ties or Obama's supposed closet Muslim position (or catering).
If the "bottom-line" worldview conviction of you -- and others like you -- is to "respect religious freedoms..." I have YET to see that "call" materialize on any threads dealing with Rev. Wright or Obama's Muslim connections. Why do you think that is?
A similar aspect is how there's been probably 3 or more threads -- one last year -- and a few in late '07 -- about how Romney said he would not place a Muslim in his Cabinet. (This was originally reported in the Christian Science Monitor...and I can provide the links if you wish)
For those who've made it their point to either highlight our need to "respect religious freedoms" -- or for those who REALLY hyperventilate and go on a self-appointed 'bigotry' patrol pilgrimage...we NEVER saw them label Romney a "religious bigot" or accuse Romney of failing to "respect the religious freedoms" of Islam for making such a statement. Why do you think that is?
Likewise, 94-95% of Mormons in many Western states have voted for Romney. If 94-95% of Evangelicals in Southern states voted for Huckabee in '08, we'd have the MSM out there accusing Evangelicals of reverse bigotry -- focusing ONLY or PRIMARILY upon the religious credentials of Huckabee the former pastor.
Yet when it comes to Romney the former bishop, and when the '08 exit polls in Utah CLEARLY showed that Mormon voters ignored the issues and voted for Romney based upon his "personal qualities," that all gets swept to the side by the MSM & Freepers.
It seems, in their eyes, 'twas "A-OK" for Mormon voters...
...to disregard the non-Mormon/i> candidates to practice non-Mormon religious freedoms...
...holding that against them in the ballot booths.
Me? I think Mormon voters could use any measuring tool they wished re: voting. But for those who claim "bigotry" -- or for those who think it fails to "respect religious freedoms" to overly consider the other worldly-worldviews of a candidate...that presents a problem when they don't apply their convictions evenly across the board.
In fact, it's dual-faced religious hypocrisy.
You are ABSOLUTELY right!
However...
Conservatives do NOT believe that we should respect all religions!
(You may have us confused with Oprah...)