(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.
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)
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A reporter asked Willard about that statement...
He ssaid it was because there were so few Moslems in the US that they did not have a large enough % to warrant a representative member in the administration...
Now think about this...
There were at that time about twice as many Moslems in America as there were Mormons...
If Willard was too be taken at his nutsy word, what was he doing running for the office of POTUS ???
If there werent enough Moslems there sure werent near enough Mormons...
You've worked religious freedom into a frenzy in order to argue your point - and it's ridiculous. Respecting religious freedom has nothing to do with Obama declaring himself a Messiah while occupying the oval office. Are we discussing cults, politics or political cults?
As far as Rev. Wright goes, he's no Rev. IMO, but he has a right to spew his hatred, just as I have a right to refute his 'gospel'.
If Romney said he would not have a Muslim in his cabinet - good on him! Islam is a political ideology cloaked in religion. It is not compatible with our Constitutional Republic as it ignores the laws of our land and instead, seeks to impose its own. That's not hypocrisy, that's calling it like it is and besides, we're at war with Islam, no matter how much the liberal talking heads would like you to believe it's a war against 'terrorism'. Islam is terrorism.
As far as your Mormon and Evangelical facts go, are you suggesting that exit polls from the Mormon community are indicative of the thoughts and actions of posters on FR? If I'm reading you correctly, you would like them to 'sit out' the electoral process until such a time that their ideal candidate is running because until then, they're hypocrites. Just wow. .