Agreed. I just find myself chagrined much of the time here of Freerepublic when conservatives can’t come together on conservative issues because of religious differences. If an atheist is pro-life and small government and a Catholic is pro-abortion and big government, I knock doors with the atheist, no matter our differing religious beliefs. He came to the conclusion that killing babies is wrong for his reason, and I look to Christ for mine. The important thing is that we agree on a correct principle and we should work together.
Religious discussion is great in the religion forums or where it pertains to the issue at hand, but too often it’s the divider when we should be coming together. I’m not saying that the Mormons are the control-all in dividing the conservative movement, but if we ostracize enough small groups, our vote will be fractured enough to ensure defeat.
All that being said, I don’t believe that the current power of two parties is healthy for our nation.
/rant
The important thing is that we agree on a correct principle and we should work together.
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I agree with that in THEORY. In Practice, however I have seen, particularly the LDS, use ‘common ground’ in politics as a way of promoting the LDS faith and an attempt to gain converts.
That bothers me.