Posted on 06/29/2012 10:02:42 PM PDT by RnMomof7
Is America ready for its first all-Mormon-raised ticket? We're not talking Romney-Huntsman; we're talking Romney-Rubio. Buzzfeed reports that Marco Rubio, the GOP star senator from Florida, was baptized into the Church of the Latter-Day Saints when he was 8, and remained "active in the faith for a number of years during his early youth," according to family members, and confirmed by the Rubio camp. The family converted after moving near close relatives, the Denises, who had joined the church in the seventies. But Rubio's father, a bartender also named Marco, never converted himself; he "had little use for a religion that promoted a strict code of moral conduct that seemed at odds with the way he made a living."
The conversion didn't take for the whole family, ultimately, and Marco Jr. was supposedly a big part of that. He'd been the most enthusiastic convert to Mormonism, but then, according to his cousins, was also behind the family's return to their Catholic roots. Rubio, the likely favorite for the vice-presidential slot, received his Catholic First Communion at the age of 13. So what's the big deal? Take it away, Buzzfeed:
The revelation adds a new dimension to Rubio's already-nuanced religious history — and could complicate his political future at a time when many Republicans see him as the odds-on favorite for the 2012 vice presidential nod. Vice presidential candidates are traditionally chosen to provide ethnic and religious balance to a ticket. Mitt Romney's Mormonism and Rubio's Catholic faith would already mean the first two members of minority traditions on a Republican ticket in American history. Rubio's Mormon roots could further complicate that calculation.
A sign that Rubio's aides see the story as potentially damaging: BuzzFeed's inquiries appear to have sent them into frantic damage-control mode, and after email inquiries from BuzzFeed — but minutes before Conant responded with a phone call this morning — a brief item appeared on the blog of the Miami Herald mentioning the Senator's religious past.
So the question now looks something like this: Would "secret Mormon" be as politically damaging as "secret Muslim"? Probably not: First of all, it's no longer secret, and even if the fact that Rubio selectively edited his biography to leave that chapter out raises some eyebrows and suggests it's something he finds politically damaging, it's harder for fringe conspiracy theorists (and scruple-free campaign operatives) to really do their thing with something that's out in the open as a fact. And Romney's rise to prominence within the GOP, though not without its bumps, proves that prejudice against Mormons isn't as intractable as prejudice against Muslims. Besides, even in Rubio's enthusiastic Mormon moment, when, as his cousin Michelle said, he was "totally into it," he was someone the GOP base could love. "He's always been into religion. Football and religion. Those were his things."
http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/23/2657517/sen-rubios-mormon-past-comes-to.html
http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/54325018-78/rubio-church-family-faith.html.csp
That would be Jesus Christ, son of the Father (as He himself says over and over again in the New Testament, to do His Father’s will and not His own...which shows again that the Father and Son re distinct members of the Godhead), born of Mary and raised by Mary and Joseph. Who was taken into Egypt to avoid Herod’s deathe dict when the angel warned ospeh and brough back gfter Herod died. Who taught early in the temple, and then started his ministry and performed his first (recorded) ,iracle by turning water into wine. HEaled the sick, fed the multitudes, raised the dead and taught His Gospel and established his disciples, Apostles, Seventy, BIshops, and so forth.
Who was betrayed by one of His own into the hands of the Jews who accused Him falsley and took Him before Pilot. Who was curcified and suffered for the sins of the whole world in a wonderous and miraculous atonement for us all if we but “Come unto Him,” as He bids us all...and then arose the third day in a glorious resurrection and conquered even death so that we may all rise.
That’s the one. Who promises He will come again and reign on this earth for a thousand years. WHich day I look forward to and am praying that it might be hastened. That, JEsus, svcw, who is my Lord and Savior.
Thanks for asking. I love to bear witess of and in His name, which I do now, in Jesus Holy name, Amen.
Don’t worry, for me it is late also.
What was your point?
Give me a hint of what those links mean.
Lies? I see...so say you.
Well, in the end, Jesus Christ alone will be the judge of that grey...not you, not the Inmans...Him. And I am glad for that because He knows my heart and in Whom I place my trust and have given myself for His atonement and slavation.
As He does all of us. May your faith in Him lead you to immulate Him...indeed, may it lead us all to do so.
My question was simple: the lds christ who was created or the Christ that is eternal.
All your words did not answer my simple question.
The created christ or the eternal Christ.
“You people?”
No, I did not baptise him, or anyone I know.
Rubio and his family would be the best judge of that. If he actively attended between the ages of 12 and 13, it is likely however that he was baptised, and he himself says he felt moved to leave the Mormon Church in favor of the Catholci Church so his family could be united in their faith. That would imply that he was a member.
But what if he was? He was a young kid...and he showed some very mature thinking for a 13 year old in my opinion, wanting his family to remain united in their faith of Christ, Jesus.
I applaud him for those sentiments.
Was Rubio baptized Mormon?
Accept Jeff, lds teachings are that Catholics DO NOT beleive in the lds jesus, so they do not beleive correctly. Remember it was your lds leaders that said Catholics were whores of Babylon".
Was Rubio baptized?
The Church teaches that all of are eternal, svcw, including Jesus Christ.
But you are more interested in using such teachings to distract from the principle teaching of the Church that Jesus Christ, born of Mary...the only one in existance that meets the definition...saves through His atonement.
The rest is simplle interperretation and we have been around this block many times.
If that Christ, (and He is the only one) who lived over 2000 years ago, saves through His miraculous Atonement, then those details matter not a whit. If you put your faith and trust in Him, then He saves you...and that is the essentail doctrine.
And that is why I testify of it and teach of it because it is what saves and the rest is noce to know and helps one understand Go’s will for them int heir particular life’s perhaps, but does not save them, indeed cannot save them.
You can try and distract and detract, and put up all kinds of smoke screens to try and keep people from knowing this critical point about what the LDS church teaches.
Again, IMHO, such attempts are like field mice scurrying around at the feet of hunters out after Elk. The Elk hunt is the prize and what those field mice do as you pass is of little consequence, unless you allow one to trip you and become distracted from the hunt.
So...I will remain focused on Christ Jesus and His salvation and feel no need or desie to answer the questions you toss around in an attempt to muddle the message...and make no mistake, that is what you would like to do IMHO.
Jesus Christ is God’s Son and atoned for all mankind...in the end, that is all that matters and everything...everything flows out of that. That other question is interesting, but it is not salvation.
If you want to know more about the details...have a couple of LDS missionares over to your house and go through all of the lessons with them.
Have a great Sunday.
MMM...
Mormons say he was a Mormon, Christians say he was a Mormon, and Marco Rubio himself says he was a Mormon.
So someone now says he was never a Mormon?
Missionaries - really?
My experiences with momonism goes back to 1962. I have a huge mormon family.
Thanks for being honest, that lds teaches we are all eternal IE gods in our own right.
There rest of your post implies that (lds) jesus is no different than any of us, that he was able to attain some exalted state to atone, because he is not sufficient must work along with us to earn salvation.
Got it.
What is it that you want to produce from Christians in regard to Rubio?
Oy favoy!
I guess we must dismiss that, sorry.
This should help:
Gordon Hinckley answered the question regarding the mormon Jesus:
Another lie by a mormon leader.
Good post...
I would vote for a Raelian if meant getting O out of the office..
Who hates mormons? These religion forum threads are about mormonism.
You name nothing that supports the idea that the general staff of Hitler was full of mormons——not even one.
The original post was trying to equate NAZIs and mormons ( and you did not post it). To make such a suggestion is illogical at best and down right scurrilous at worst.
Why the need exists to make mormonism something it is not is beyond me.
Germany’s nationalism has always been there. Karl Haushofer and the Thue society were instrumental in influencing Hitler and bringing him to power. Why try to tie that to mormonism???
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