Posted on 10/07/2011 5:17:45 PM PDT by freespirited
Texas evangelical leader Robert Jeffress, the Baptist megachurch pastor who introduced Rick Perry at the Values Voter Summit, said Friday afternoon he does not believe Mitt Romney is a Christian.
Jeffress described Romney's Mormon faith as a “cult,” and said evangelicals had only one real option in the 2012 primaries. Continue Reading
“That is a mainstream view, that Mormonism is a cult,” Jeffress told reporters here. “Every true, born again follower of Christ ought to embrace a Christian over a non-Christian.”
Asked by POLITICO if he believed Romney is a Christian, Jeffress answered: “No.”
Jeffress's comments represent the first major attack of the 2012 cycle on Romney over his membership in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, an issue that some Romney supporters believe cost the former Massachusetts governor in his last presidential run.
The attack on Romney wasn’t just faith-based. Jeffress called the Republican presidential candidate a “conservative out of convenience” who “does not have a consistent track record on the subject of marriage, on the sanctity of life.”
“I just do not believe that we as conservative Christians can expect him to stand strong for the issues that are important to us,” he said.
Jeffress said that he had not spoken with Perry about his views on Romney's faith and was “in no way speaking for him.” In an email, Perry campaign spokesman Robert Black said that the campaign didn’t choose Jeffress to introduce Perry and does not share his view of Mormonism.
The Romney campaign did not respond to a request for comment, nor did the campaign of former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman, the other Mormon candidate in the Republican presidential race.
Looking ahead to the general election, Jeffress warned that in a race between Romney and Obama, he believes many evangelicals will stay home and leave the GOP nominee without their votes.
“I do not think evangelical voters are going to be motivated to go out and vote for Mitt Romney,” he said. The conservative Christian leader said that he himself would vote for Romney and does not doubt that he is a good man.
“I think he’s a fine family person,” Jeffress explained. “It is only faith in Jesus Christ and Jesus Christ alone that qualifies you as a Christian.”
Jeffress said he does not believe that Mormonism is a disqualifier for the presidency, pointing out that constitutionally, the “government can impose no religious test.”
“Private citizens can impose all kinds of religious tests,” he added.
I guess this means “evangelicals” would prefer to have a moslem over a Mormon. Brilliant, they are.
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Not that much difference...
In the heat of the Missouri “Mormon War” of 1838, Joseph Smith made the following claim, “I will be to this generation a second Mohammed, whose motto in treating for peace was ‘the Alcoran [Koran] or the Sword.’ So shall it eventually be with us—‘Joseph Smith or the Sword!’ - Joseph Smith
F15’s summary of the return of Christ to Missouri is accurate.
It is still taught today. There is currently a compound going up near there by some wealthy LDS businessmen (and I think one of the Osmonds) in preparation for Christ’s return there.
http://lds.org/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/116.1?lang=eng#0
http://lds.org/scriptures/triple-index/adam-ondi-ahman.t1?lang=eng&letter=a
I can give you other sources for this as well, from LDS leadership.
IIRC, Joseph Fielding Smith was Joseph Smith’s great nephew (grandson of Hyrum). None of Joe’s children followed Brigham Young, they were all RLDS.
And I think you are correct that McConkie was married to one of JFS’s daughters.
Wow, talk about pots and kettles. Newsflash for you, I understand my faith quite well, since I had to completely rely on the Bible for my theology when I came to the realization that Mormonism was a fraud. What would you like to know about my Christian faith? Ask away...
Your responses are so typical and so not thought out that it really isn’t funny.
It isn’t uncharitable in the least to fight the heresies of Mormonism. I will give you credit though at least you admit to teachings and doctrines that your co-religionists cover up on here.
There are 20,000 polytheistic Christian churches?
I assume you have a valid list...
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I have a valid list of the over 100+ breakoffs of Mormonism I can post,
I respectfully suggest you get one. The measure of a man would seem to include what god he worships.
Hey sis :-)
Now you are getting the idea!
The Christianity issue aside, Mittens is very likely a nominal Mormon.
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I’m sorry but he is not. He is what is called an ‘active’ Mormon, he believes, attends the temple to do work for the dead, attends his meetings, does his ‘home teaching’, has ‘callings’ (church jobs), etc. You only do that if you really believe, been there done that.
BTW, Reid is also an ‘active’ true believing Mormon. He even states that his politics are because of his Mormon faith not in spite of.
Excellent post!
You are welcome. One thing I learned coming out of Mormonism is that most people have no idea what Mormons really believe or teach. I didn’t before I joined.
Yeah but at least its ‘fresh meat’ and this one is honest.
Adam-ondi-ahman ought to be enough to cause any Mormon with a KJV Bible to realize it is a fairy tale. After all Joseph Smith took several men out there to show them the so-called altar
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And they found “Zelph”. ROFL. I always thought those had to be animal bones.
Looking back after all these years, it is like looking at someone else. I intellectually know I believed all of that (and I did), but it is almost surreal to think that I really believed all of that, that I could be so blind and stupid. My only excuse is I was a teenager. When I became an adult I put away ‘childish things’ including my faith in Mormonism.
Does that makes sense?
He's got 'em...
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I predict they will be IGNORED; just as EVERY statement (damning) from Mt. SLC gets ignored.
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