Banana, Fanna, Foe, Foni,
Fee, Fie, Moe, Moni!
Posted on 10/29/2007 8:28:33 AM PDT by Invisigoth
The Baptists, Methodists, Catholics, Lutherans, Pentecostals, Mormons and a few other faiths have three things in common – they believe in Jesus Christ, that He is the Son of God and that He died and was resurrected for our sins.
So what’s the problem?
The political pundits continue to try and make Mitt Romney’s religious beliefs a big issue as he runs for the Republican presidential nomination. Different denominations of Christianity are just that – different denominations – which means different worship practices of the same fundamental Christian beliefs.
Some people have commented that they cannot support Mitt Romney because he is a Mormon. When they are pressed to explain why that is objectionable, they stutter. Still others are skeptical of Mitt Romney based solely on hearsay or lack of knowledge about Mormons.
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Not so fast.
Mormons believe that Christ is A Son of God...not THE Son of God. They believe that Satan is also a son of God, for example.
Weird stuff.
But Romney also has a terrible stance on health care. A major reason I would never consider him.
Marking the spot.
Better: Christianity is to Judaism as Mormonism is to Islam as Christians more related to Jews than to Mormons (IMHO, of course!)
Well, if some of us "stutter" it's only because we have to keep repeating ourselves as to what is objectionable about Mormonism. Not only that, but this writer himself gives us a nice standard upon which Mormonism is objectionable:
I am a practicing Bible-reading-and-believing Baptist Christian, and I respect any Christian denomination that shares the same basic beliefs. I cannot respect a religion that trashes other Christian denominations, or one that seeks to destroy other faiths.
So, he "cannot respect a religion that trashes other Christian denominations, or one that seeks to destroy other faiths," eh? Well, Mormonism qualifies on the basis of both its rhetorical track record (which I won't go into in this post) + it's "First Vision" Scripture. Note how Joseph Smith tried to trash ALL of Christianity in one fell swoop:
"My object in going to inquire of the Lord was to know which of all the sects was right, that I might know which to join. No sooner, therefore, did I get possession of myself, so as to be able to speak, than I asked the personages who stood above me in the light, which of all the sects was right — and which I should join. I was answered that I must join none of them, for they were all wrong, and the personage who addressed me said that all their creeds were an abomination in His sight: that those professors were all corrupt..." (Joseph Smith - History, vv. 18-19, Pearl of Great Price)
Will give that some thought. . .later. . .
Temp File Lutheran Ping!
Thank you for recognizing that this is a two-way street.
You’re not a Christian unless you’re my kind of Christian.
/S
Mitt Romney has been endorsed by some of the most prominent pro-life leaders in the nation. James Bopp Jr. is National Right to Life Committee's chief lawyer and he has actually joined the Romney campaign. Dr. Jack Willke is, basically, the father of the pro-life movement - he helped found the National Right to Life Committee (America's premiere pro-life organization) and was its founding president. He just recently endorsed Mitt Romney and said, now this is very important to consider, "Unlike other candidates who only speak to the importance of confronting the major social issues of the day, Governor Romney has a record of action in defending life. Every decision he made as Governor was on the side of life. I know he will be the strong pro-life President we need in the White House. Governor Romney is the only candidate who can lead our pro-life and pro-family conservative movement to victory in 2008."
Romney is FAR from being "untrustworthy" on issues such as abortion - and especially on the abortion issue, he can be trusted to uphold and protect life and good moral values.
Ah, nice & succinct.
(And for those of who keep saying, "I don't have a problem with his Mormonism," may I remind you that a number of LDS leaders have gone on record to say they consider themselves "gods-in-embryo"...So the pro-Romneyites are not only "pro-life" but "pro-divinelife"--and I'm not talking about the God of the Bible).
Which shows you exactly that if his level of discernment is off in this area, what does that say about the rest of advice he gives in this article?
Go look outside, it doesn’t appear that he is. So how is that a problem? Perhaps the problem is that he isn’t?
ISN’T HARRY REID A MORMON??????????
(why doesn’t anyone in the media ask THESE fun ‘gotcha’ questions to liberals?????)
(Breaking out the popcorn)
Basically:
You must believe that Christ is the Only son of God who came to earth in the flesh and died on the cross for all our sins and was resurrected after 3 days to sit at the right hand of God.
God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit exist independently and as one in the Trinity.
The Bible is the infallible Word of God.
One can only be saved though grace alone and not works.
And of course, no minister or catholic priest was ever accused of pedophilia? Of course, just eh accusation makes them a false religion?
Bless you comedian and have a wonderful day.
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