The one Mormon I personally know ripped us off and we had to threaten small claims court to get the money he owed us. He also did other illegal and shady stuff. He is odious and he is also pro-”gay” rights. He tried to convert me and Hub to be Mormons as well.
Of course all Mormons aren’t like him. There are good and bad, just like any group of people. But their “Theology” is more like Scientology than any real religion. And no, I’m not going to argue about it. I’ve read enough on FR - direct quotes from Mormon literature - to want to debate it.
Scientology, hmm...
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FAVORITE BOOK: Romney Insisted L. Ron Hubbard’s “Battlefield Earth” Was His Favorite Novel, Then Said Mark Twain’s “Huckleberry Finn” Was His Favorite
On Monday, Romney Said His Favorite Novel Is L. Ron Hubbard’s “Battlefield Earth.”
ROMNEY:“Favorite book… Well, has to be the Bible.”
FOX NEWS’ MARTHA MCCALLUM: “And an interesting response to his favorite novel.”
ROMNEY: “Actually the one by L. Ron Hubbard, I hate to think … I’m not in favor of his religion by any means, but he wrote a book called ‘Battlefield Earth’ that was a very fun science fiction book.”
(Fox News’“Fox & Friends,” 4/30/07)
Romney Later Reversed Himself, Saying “Huckleberry Finn” Was Favorite Fiction Book And “Battlefield Earth” Was Favorite Science Fiction Book.
“Asked about his comments during a Fox News interview Monday that L. Ron Hubbard’s Battlefield Earth is his favorite novel, Romney said Huckleberry Finn is his favorite fiction and that the book by Hubbard, who founded Scientology, is his favorite science fiction reading.”
(Mary Anne Ostrom,“Education Should Determine Immigrants’ Legal Status, Mitt Romney Says,”
The [San Jose, CA] Mercury News , 5/1/07)
Romney Incorrectly Claimed Hubbard Hadn’t Yet Founded Scientology When He Wrote “Battlefield Earth.”
“It’s a great science-fiction book … He hadn’t founded Scientology at that point.”
(Mary Anne Ostrom,“Education Should Determine Immigrants’ Legal Status, Mitt Romney Says,”
The [San Jose, CA]Mercury News , 5/1/07)
Hubbard Founded Scientology In 1950s.
“A one-time science fiction writer, Mr. Hubbard founded Scientology in the early 1950’s.”
(Edwin McDowell, “Court Halts Distribution Of Hubbard Biography,” The New York Times ,5/21/98)
Hubbard Wrote Battlefield Earth In 1980.
“L. Ron Hubbard wrote Battlefield Earth in 1980 as he described it, ‘It is the only one I ever wrote to amuse myself. It also celebrates my golden wedding with the muse. Fifty years a professional – 1930–1980.’”
(Battlefield Earth Website,www.battlefieldearth.com, Accessed 5/2/07)