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Reid cancels speech due to threats
MidUtahRadio.com ^ | April 2, 2010 | Bruce Mehew

Posted on 04/02/2010 9:26:33 AM PDT by Colofornian

(LAS VEGAS) – Sen. Harry Reid of Nevada canceled giving his testimony at an LDS fireside last Sunday night because of angry calls, e-mails and even threats. The Democratic Senator is a member of the LDS Church and was invited to offer remarks at an LDS fireside at the Tule Springs Stake in Las Vegas. The fireside on “Why I Believe” was canceled after the threats were made. His press secretary said there were no threats of violence initiated against Reid but he canceled because of the threats against his invitation to speak. Sen. Reid received a warm welcome at BYU in October, 2007 and stands firm on his religious and political views. Reid has become a lightening rod in partisan bickering and faces defeat in his home state of Nevada in the upcoming November election. BYU political science professor Kelly Patterson says Reid hasn’t changed his position for years. UVU Professor Boyd Peterson is a Democrat and teaches Mormon literature at the university and says several Church leaders are Democrats. Some have asked if LDS Church leaders will speak about politics and civility at this weekend’s conference but no official statement has been issued.


TOPICS: Extended News; Government; Politics/Elections; US: Nevada
KEYWORDS: 2010election; agentprovocateur; byu; election2010; frameup; godgap; harryreid; inman; mormon; reichstaggers; religiousleft; setup; threats
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To: Reaganesque
LOL...the subject is Harry..or did that slip your mind? My question is why hasn't the membership, especially the "priesthood holders" even questioned the judgment of the leaders in NOT holding Harry to the standards that others are held to?

If these are NOT the standards of the church, why are they included in the Temple Recommend questions?

9 Are you honest in your dealings with your fellowmen?

14 Have there been any sins or misdeeds in your life that should have been resolved with priesthood authorities but have not been?
 
15 Do you consider yourself worthy to enter the Lord's house and participate in temple ordinances?

Harry Reid, "Mormon of the Year" by Times and Seasons, invited to speak at mormon events...when on its face, he is not being held to standards demanded of others. His dishonesty in the backroom deals during the Obamacare debacle were right out there for everyone to see.


61 posted on 04/02/2010 1:36:06 PM PDT by greyfoxx39 (ObamaLand: Ignore the inner-city minority gangs, send the FBI after white Christian militia.)
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To: Reaganesque
"So, since the church has yet to excommunicate Mr. Reid, they whole heartedly endorse abortion on demand, huh? I suppose all of the people in your church are 100% pure and anything that one of them does or believes in is 100% representative of you, your opinions and that of your church?"

No, it shows that the LDS CHURCH IS NOT LED BY THE UNCHANGING GOD AS MEMBERS ARE TAUGHT, and that you as members should expect to be blown to and fro as the church continues to change. This whole thing kind of reminds me of Orwell's Animal Farm.

Two legs bad, four legs good = LDS "We're not Christian" during the Joseph Smith, Brigham Young days.

Four legs good, two legs better = Current LDS claims of LDS Christianity.

It just goes on and on and on....

I hope patrior groups relaize they CANNOT trust mormons in this respect, they will cave in and switch side en masse when it counts the most.

62 posted on 04/02/2010 2:03:48 PM PDT by SENTINEL (SGT USMC COMBAT VET)
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To: Reaganesque; greyfoxx39; SENTINEL
So, because someone or group tolerates the expression of an opinion they or the majority of the group disagrees with, that is a tacit endorsement of the opinion? Please.

What? Since when has Harry Reid only spoken on pro-abortion issues, and not acted?
Why have you bought into the liberal tactic that vying for the abortion industry is only something done in the mind -- as they try to frame it, a "choice"...or as you've just done, only a "vocal chord" issue of an "opinion..."..."free speech"...

I'm sorry, but when Congress passed socialized "healthcare," it wasn't simply something they expressed an opinion about. They didn't just get on their soapboxes and say, "We're going to use these to show we have constitutionally protected 'free speech.'" They acted!

And Harry Reid has not only further opened the door to govt-subsidized abortion -- thru what will be expanded by the liberals...but his voting record reveals the same thing!!!
And THAT is MUCH, MUCH more than simply what you cravenly reduced it to...
..."expression of opinion"
..."point of view"
..."freedom of speech"

(Maybe you need to go back to high school so you can discover the difference between an opinion, a point of view, a worldview, and an actual congressional vote!!! Your sickening defense of Reid calls for a new barf alert just on this post alone!!! And what's your motivation for such a defense???...for reducing his actions to editorial- page status??? Would you defend a non-Mormon politician with his track record in the same manner????)

You need to dump "Reaganesque" as your screen name 'cause this post alone highly disgraces his name!!!

Do you need a refresher on some of Reid's actual VOTES?

According to On the Issues, He Voted NO on restricting UN funding for population control policies. (Mar 2009)
* He Voted NO on defining unborn child as eligible for SCHIP. (Mar 2008)
* And he voted NO on barring HHS grants to organizations that perform abortions. (Oct 2007)

Now those are ACTION...those weren't worldview expressions only...those weren't mere opinions...those were votes that resulted/results in more dead pre-born babies!

Likewise, Reid voted against the ban on same-sex marriage in 2006. That wasn't just a moral opinion!!!

As of 2007, ontheissues.org said Reid had voted with the Democrats on 95% of his votes...and who knows, that % has likely only gone up since then!!!

63 posted on 04/02/2010 2:08:05 PM PDT by Colofornian
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To: Colofornian

And you need to drop the liberal tactic of putting words in my mouth. I have at no point endorsed Mr. Reid or his ideas and policies and neither has the church, no matter how you spin this story. I have merely stated that BYU has allowed him to speak as they have with many other speakers with various opinions. Real universities do that. Banning people from speaking is something the left does. Just ask Ann Coulter. Conservatives understand that such behavior is unacceptable. The Constitution means something. Freedom of Speech means something. But this isn’t about either of those things for you and your crew. When it comes to condemning the LDS church you will throw every last principle you claim to hold dear out the window.


64 posted on 04/02/2010 3:11:21 PM PDT by Reaganesque ("And thou shalt do it with all humility, trusting in me, reviling not against revilers.")
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To: Colofornian

All mormons are equal...

Some are more equal than others...

Reid is one of the some...


65 posted on 04/02/2010 4:29:10 PM PDT by Tennessee Nana
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To: Reaganesque

Don’t let the argument be turned into a faith debate, FRiend.

We can disagree with Reid without allowing others to change the machinations to be directed at a faith, rather than an individual who makes poor choices. Reid is making poor choices, some will find any excuse to attack a religion, you’re dealing with them now. This story has been reposted just a few minutes ago, via Fox, I wonder if the thread will go the same way again.


66 posted on 04/02/2010 5:32:35 PM PDT by JDW11235 (I think I got it now!)
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To: Del Rapier
...stands firm on his religious and political views.
67 posted on 04/02/2010 8:42:25 PM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: Tennessee Nana

I have to agree with you on this one. I am a life long Mormon but I can’t reconcile Harry Reid’s politics with church doctrine. I don’t understand how he can promote abortion as he does and keep his membership in the church. I can only assume that he is tolerated because of his influence in Washington. That is a very sad thing on many levels.


68 posted on 04/02/2010 8:50:35 PM PDT by POWG
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To: Colofornian

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69 posted on 04/02/2010 8:53:45 PM PDT by Jet Jaguar (*)
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To: Reaganesque
So, because someone or group tolerates the expression of an opinion they or the majority of the group disagrees with, that is a tacit endorsement of the opinion? Please. In the grand scheme of things, universities are supposed to be institutions of higher learning. Just because the left seeks to ban our point of view from schools and elsewhere, doesn’t mean that we should do the same. We either believe in the Freedom of Speech and the Constitution or we don’t. To do anything else would bring us to their level.

One sure has to tie themselves up in knots to defend mormon leaders approval of Reid and tacit approval of his actions.

Your comment "We either believe in the Freedom of Speech and the Constitution or we don’t is hilarious, given the mormon practice of excommunicating those whose opinion on doctrinal matters differs from the church dogma. Just ask the September Six.


70 posted on 04/03/2010 7:18:41 AM PDT by greyfoxx39 (ObamaLand: Ignore the inner-city minority gangs, send the FBI after white Christian militia.)
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To: Reaganesque; SENTINEL; greyfoxx39
I have merely stated that BYU has allowed him to speak as they have with many other speakers with various opinions.

You're compartmentalizing now. You're trying to make a distinction between what Reid does on the floor of Congress vs. what Reid does @ a BYU pulpit.

How ironic coming from a Mormon! Why? Because we get preached to all the time how Lds don't separate works from who the rest of that person is. Essentially, how works basically "define" the Mormon person ("saved by grace AFTER ALL YOU CAN DO").

I have at no point endorsed Mr. Reid or his ideas and policies...

(Yeah, ya wanna highlight some of Reid's "all you can do" list of "goodies" that's qualified him to make him BYU worthy as a speaker???)

So are "works" only convenient for Mormons to emphasize when they're on a mission, but not when Reid's mission is the floor of Congress???

Banning people from speaking is something the left does.

What a liberal understanding of this!!!

Just because you don't invite someone to speak doesn't = "banning" them!!! You are hilarious!!! Think of how many people EVERY university doesn't invite to speak on their campus.
Think of how many people EVERY university doesn't invite back to speak.
Are you now going to try to tell us with a straight and serious face that anybody who either hasn't spoken at a university or doesn't get invited back has been "banned" from that campus????

This is a liberal view of censorship! How? Because, in reality, the govt is the only one who can censor something (and usually it's something already published)...A school library cannot stock every book in the world. They make stocking decisions upon a variety of reasons...and just because they don't carry 99.9% of the books out there, doesn't mean they have "banned" 99.9% of books from their shelves...yet if a parent, for example, encourages a school to withdraw a library book -- and police themselves via standards and self- discipline...schools and liberals will often accuse that parent of "banning" and "censorship."

It's been the liberals' knee-jerk reaction for years. If you don't believe me, look @ how People for the American Way (Norman Lear's liberal operation) has been pulling that stunt with their annual "Banned Books" month they celebrate. You haven fallen into the PFAW trap.

71 posted on 04/03/2010 7:58:31 AM PDT by Colofornian
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To: Colofornian
Sen. Reid received a warm welcome at BYU in October, 2007 and stands firm on his religious and political views...

I'd like either Reid or some church flack to explain how public funding of abortions fits into church doctrine and practice.

72 posted on 04/03/2010 9:22:07 AM PDT by gogeo ("Every one has a right to be an idiot. He abuses the privilege!" Groucho Marx)
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To: Artemis Webb
Don't make me laugh! The left was far from "civil" when Bush was President...

Everything I learned about how to treat a president you don't agree with, I learned 2001-2009.

73 posted on 04/03/2010 9:24:51 AM PDT by gogeo ("Every one has a right to be an idiot. He abuses the privilege!" Groucho Marx)
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To: Reaganesque
So, because someone or group tolerates the expression of an opinion they or the majority of the group disagrees with, that is a tacit endorsement of the opinion? Please. In the grand scheme of things, universities are supposed to be institutions of higher learning. Just because the left seeks to ban our point of view from schools and elsewhere, doesn’t mean that we should do the same. We either believe in the Freedom of Speech and the Constitution or we don’t. To do anything else would bring us to their level...

Oh, please...are Fireside chats also a forum where a diversity of opinions is sought or tolerated?

74 posted on 04/03/2010 9:30:44 AM PDT by gogeo ("Every one has a right to be an idiot. He abuses the privilege!" Groucho Marx)
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To: greyfoxx39
 
"Although Doctrine and Covenants Section 93 states that “the Glory of God is Intelligence,” the recent history of the Mormon church has been one of suppressing intellectuals who use their intelligence to write truthfully about the history of the church.
 
 
It sure LOOKS that way!

In conclusion let us summarize this grand key, these “Fourteen Fundamentals in Following the Prophet”, for our salvation depends on them.


1. The prophet is the only man who speaks for the Lord in everything.
2. The living prophet is more vital to us than the standard works.
3. The living prophet is more important to us than a dead prophet.
4. The prophet will never lead the church astray.
5. The prophet is not required to have any particular earthly training or credentials to speak on any subject or act on any matter at any time.
6. The prophet does not have to say “Thus Saith the Lord,” to give us scripture.
7. The prophet tells us what we need to know, not always what we want to know.
8. The prophet is not limited by men’s reasoning.
9. The prophet can receive revelation on any matter, temporal or spiritual.
10. The prophet may advise on civic matters.
11. The two groups who have the greatest difficulty in following the prophet are the proud who are learned and the proud who are rich.
12. The prophet will not necessarily be popular with the world or the worldly.
13. The prophet and his counselors make up the First Presidency—the highest quorum in the Church.
14. The prophet and the presidency—the living prophet and the First Presidency—follow them and be blessed—reject them and suffer.

I testify that these fourteen fundamentals in following the living prophet are true. If we want to know how well we stand with the Lord then let us ask ourselves how well we stand with His mortal captain—how close do our lives harmonize with the Lord’s anointed—the living Prophet—President of the Church, and with the Quorum of the First Presidency.

Ezra Taft Benson

(Address given Tuesday, February 26, 1980 at Brigham Young University)


75 posted on 04/03/2010 10:27:40 AM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: gogeo; Reaganesque
Oh, please...are Fireside chats also a forum where a diversity of opinions is sought or tolerated?

Exactly.

(Nice to also know how you put up a defense for Reid's pro-abortion and pro-same sex marriage rhetoric he gave @ BYU in October, 2007...all in the name of your "pro-choice" campus speakers express a "diversity" of opinions and worldviews...So who's next as a BYU speaker in the name of "diversity"...Nancy Pelosi?)

76 posted on 04/03/2010 5:37:59 PM PDT by Colofornian
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To: Colofornian

Sorry to miss this thread. Reid is hooked up with every porn lawyer in the state. A Mormon Mormons should be ashamed of.


77 posted on 04/06/2010 8:25:27 AM PDT by FastCoyote (I am intolerant of the intolerable.)
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To: FastCoyote
Reid is hooked up with every porn lawyer in the state.

And is it still true that Las Vegas is the #2 producing porn region (behind the San Fernando Valley in SoCal)?

78 posted on 04/06/2010 9:41:41 AM PDT by Colofornian
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To: Colofornian

[And is it still true that Las Vegas is the #2 producing porn region (behind the San Fernando Valley in SoCal)? ]

They are linked together, literally by the mob. Daxton Brown goes into some of this in his book, HARRY: Money Mob and Influence. Terry Gordon, Jack Gordon, Joe Conforte, David Burgess, Rick Rizzolo and other names come to mind.


79 posted on 04/07/2010 9:59:06 AM PDT by FastCoyote (I am intolerant of the intolerable.)
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To: Colofornian

Sounds like John Kerry Catholics.


80 posted on 04/07/2010 10:02:02 AM PDT by <1/1,000,000th%
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