So, if you want to know the kind of "political science" that Mitt Romney received at BYU during his time there from February 1969 thru 1971...look at Melville's teachings.
You know, if I had been a Christian student in a Christian college...and if people had quoted what my Christian college profs had written, I'd be honored. For some reason, when we quote Mormon officials and Mormon profs -- what they published with Mitt's tuition and the rest who wanted to honor Brigham Young's name and teachings -- that problem is somehow our fault!
From BYU Studies, 1962, the poly sci prof @ BYU for 42 years: The pre-mortal period is a period of organization, growth, and purposeful development...This organization of the spirits from the "intelligence" which is co-eternal with God is for the express purpose of exaltation, to become "Gods like himself..."...Brigham Young said:...The Lord has organized mankind for the purpose of increasing in that intelligence and truth...until he is capable of creating worlds on worlds, and becoming gods...Complete independence of action is an attribution of deity, and only those most valiant during their probation on earth who will be crowned as gods in the Celestial Kingdom will be unfettered. Mormonism discovered in the individual a god in embryo: a being whose essence is progression and whose eternal existence as an intelligence demands freedom...
Well, Mitt's delivering two "valiant" efforts to be THE leader of the FREE world...which is actually a lesser position than his current "god in embryo" status as his supposed future crowning as a "god" in the Mormon celestial kingdom.
Betcha ya won't hear this angle discussed by the Mormon rep in the Barbara Walters interview that will run Friday night on ABC re: ABC's piece on heaven. For both more on this, and for more on Mormons running their own worlds in their polytheistic worldview, see:
THE TOP TEN MOST SURPRISING 'MORMON TEACHINGS' ABOUT MORMON HEAVEN and AFTER-LIFE [Vanity] -- see #2, #3, #5 in chart.
You know, we've had deists as past presidents; could be the first time we've ever had a polytheist!
...From the human position he pragmatically accepted the constitutional justification of slavery. He also justified Negro servitude as a penalty resulting from the violation of the cosmic system of law. He believed that the curse began with Cain because Cain denied Abel his earthly posterity. Instead of killing Cain, the Lord placed a mark on him and his posterity, withholding the priesthood from the negroes until "all the other descendants of Adam have received the promises and enjoyed the blessings of the priesthood thereof." This curse was perpetuated through the lineage of Ham into the post-diluvian period, and Brigham Young accepted the additional curse of Ham's posterity to be the "servants of servants" until God decrees elsewise...
Hmm...Melville taught this and was rewarded with a 42-year BYU career. BYU prof Randy Bott teaches similar racist ideas repeatedly -- and then finally gets called on carpet in 2012 -- and is let go.
For more on Bott and BYU prof racism, see:
* Racist principles were taught to older Mormons such as Professor Randy Bott [Admits Lds columnist]
* Thinking Strategically about a Ban Disavowal [Mormon racism re: ban of blacks] Key quote from above article -- from a Mormon non-profit org leader (Kevin Barney): ...if Romney gets the nomination, then we’ll see this issue blow up in such a way that the last few days will seem like a harmless firecracker...
* Racist Remarks by popular BYU Religion Professor Spark Controversy
* Is Mormonism Still Racist? Comments from a BYU professor stir up a troubling past
* BYU Professor makes controversial statements about Blacks & LDS Church
I think Romney ought to run for mayor (or maybe God) of Colorado City, Arizona.
So, when Romney was at BYU, he was taught to be a racist? Can you imagine what kind of horrible things a student like Romney had to write in his blue book essay exams to pass his courses at BYU?
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