You are indicative of a new and ugly trend in FR. Anyone who doesn’t follow the current party line is immediately attacked. If you look back at the original post of mine, the one that got you so hyped up, you’ll see that all I did was make a simple statement about keeping an open mind. You are one of a growing number of posters on this board who do not countenance even the slightest hint of disagreement with the prevailing CW of this site, a CW that is conveniently defined by the self-appointed keepers-of-the-faith, like yourself.
I am neither a defender nor attacker of Mormonism per se. I care only for the survival of individual liberty and free market enterprise in America. Anything that promises to help that survival, I am interested in. That does NOT mean I’m automatically on anyone’s side. I’m just looking at options to Hillary/Obama/Edwards and, at this early stage in the campaign, keeping an open mind.
You, on the other hand, are a pissant looking for a fight with anyone who doesn’t exactly follow your particular orthodoxy, an orthodoxy I have absolutely zero intersest in, and an orthodoxy, most likely, even your own family is pretty much bored by.
“Although the origins of the Mormon religion are cultish, I think the status of the group today is mainstream. I’m going to judge Romney by what I think of Romney, not what I think of Mormonism.”
Samtheman, Obviously you stated more than just “keeping an open mind.” To those of us who are christians, know our Bible and understand the fundamental doctrines, Mormans are mo more “mainstream” than Muslums. Both of these man-made faiths have NOTHING in common with Christianity. I believe that was my point when I responded.
I have no clue as to what a CW is from your rant but as a christian, I believe I can discern the difference between Mormon beliefs and Christianity. I have more respect for Scientology that does not mix some christian beliefs with New Age dribble than I do for Mormanism.
Again, I want a conservative elected. I have stated on FR a few times, that if a conservative atheist ran for President, I would vote for him. My problem with Romney is he has rarely governed like a conservative and he claims to be a member of a christian faith when to the theologically literate, it is clearly NOT.
PS: You spelled interest “intersest”. (I’m usually not picky but since you presumed to know what my family thinks about “my orthodoxy,” well - you know. (FYI, i’m a mom)