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GW, aren’t you calling the kettle black. In that other thread ... you decry Mormons coming to their own defense, but It’s OK for you to discuss the LDS beliefs, even if you are defending them (to a certain degree), but heaven forbid that a Mormon stands up and defends their own faith, then it’s called proselytizing!

No, I'm insisting that you need to stop scrapping on political threads and just call the moderators or hit Abuse. The political threads shouldn't be filled with pro-Mormon or anti-Mormon material if there is no mention of Mormonism in the original article.

We have a Smoky Backroom for those kinds of discussions. And we have a moderator whose job it is to moderate those fierce 'debates'.

Everyone knows he's a Mormon. Most everyone who cares about it already knows how they rank that issue. Time to put this stuff off FR's front pages. We didn't just 'discover' last week that he had an extra spouse whose existence he had lied about previously (like Judy G.) or find out yesterday that, contrary to recent previous statements, he supports taxpayer-funded abortion (Rudy).

I hate to break it to you but Mormonism is not Breaking News.

UM, I hate to break it to you, but show me a single post where I’ve posted something about Romney in a Breaking News thread.

I have just as much right to defend my faith as you have a right to defend it, no matter where it’s posted or who it’s from.

I agree with you in principle, GWB; however, these threads consistently get started because somebody (i.e. AWM) attacks the LDS faith/beliefs/denomination/etc with blatant falsehood. We won’t sit back and let slander stand, no matter in what forum in happens to be posted. I’m not particularly concerned about AWM; his mind’s made up. I’m much more interested in those whom his comments would be adversely influencing in the absence of counterpoint.

Likewise, AWM and those who agree with him tend to keep the fire stoked with continued falsehoods (intentional or not - I personally believe AWM is being honest about what he really thinks), supposedly authoritative testimonials, and spotty evidence to support their specious claims.

It’s an idealogical war out there, and people like me will not allow such battles as this to be one-sided.