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To: caww; All
When I give my vote, I should do so in light of God’s kingdom because He owns everything.... So what the Bible says about life,.. death,.. marriage,.. money,.. children,.. the poor,.. the rich, ..the weak,.. the elderly,.. the innocent,.. the guilty,... the alien,... the resident.....…should guide the way I vote.

Never forget that Mitt Romney believes that the Bible is correct "only so far as it is translated correctly" and that the mormon church sanctifies abortion "if a leader approves and it is prayed about".

The Articles of Faith
of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
  1. We believe in God, the Eternal Father, and in His Son, Jesus Christ, and in the Holy Ghost.
  2. We believe that men will be punished for their own sins, and not for Adam's transgression.
  3. We believe that through the Atonement of Christ, all mankind may be saved, by obedience to the laws and ordinances of the Gospel.
  4. We believe that the first principles and ordinances of the Gospel are: first, Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ; second, Repentance; third, Baptism by immersion for the remission of sins; fourth, Laying on of hands for the gift of the Holy Ghost.
  5. We believe that a man must be called of God, by prophecy, and by the laying on of hands by those who are in authority, to preach the Gospel and administer in the ordinances thereof.
  6. We believe in the same organization that existed in the Primitive Church, namely, apostles, prophets, pastors, teachers, evangelists, and so forth.
  7. We believe in the gift of tongues, prophecy, revelation, visions, healing, interpretation of tongues, and so forth.
  8. We believe the Bible to be the word of God as far as it is translated correctly; we also believe the Book of Mormon to be the word of God.
  9. We believe all that God has revealed, all that He does now reveal, and we believe that He will yet reveal many great and important things pertaining to the Kingdom of God.
  10. We believe in the literal gathering of Israel and in the restoration of the Ten Tribes; that Zion (the New Jerusalem) will be built upon the American continent; that Christ will reign personally upon the earth; and, that the earth will be renewed and receive its paradisiacal glory.
  11. We claim the privilege of worshiping Almighty God according to the dictates of our own conscience, and allow all men the same privilege, let them worship how, where, or what they may.
  12. We believe in being subject to kings, presidents, rulers, and magistrates, in obeying, honoring, and sustaining the law.
  13. We believe in being honest, true, chaste, benevolent, virtuous, and in doing good to all men; indeed, we may say that we follow the admonition of Paul—We believe all things, we hope all things, we have endured many things, and hope to be able to endure all things. If there is anything virtuous, lovely, or of good report or praiseworthy, we seek after these things.

Joseph Smith

The Articles of Faith

Statement on Abortion:

In 1973, the U.S. Supreme Court issued their well known ruling in the Roe v. Wade case. The court legalized early abortions for any reason, and allowed later abortions if necessary to preserve the health or life of the woman.

In response to this liberalization of abortion access, Harold B. Lee, N. Eldon Tanner, & Marion G. Romney of the Church of Jesus Christ and Latter-day Saints' First Presidency issued a statement on abortion in 1973. 3 It restated the historical LDS Church's position on abortion.

"The Church opposes abortion and counsels its members not to submit to or perform an abortion except in the rare cases where, in the opinion of competent medical counsel, the life or good health of the mother is seriously endangered or where the pregnancy was caused by rape and produces serious emotional trauma in the mother. Even then it should be done only after counseling with the local presiding priesthood authority and after receiving divine confirmation through prayer."

LDS.org

2,144 posted on 04/15/2012 7:52:24 AM PDT by greyfoxx39 (I do not expect the (FR) house to fall - but I do expect it will cease to be divided-Jim Robinson)
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To: greyfoxx39

[[Never forget that Mitt Romney believes that the Bible is correct “only so far as it is translated correctly” and that the mormon church sanctifies abortion “if a leader approves and it is prayed about”.]]

Yes, We’;ll never forget that- however- more improtantly, We’;ll never forget that NOT voting for romeny means REELECTING a dangerous socialist, a man who beleives in late term abortion (hell, who might even beleive in abortion AQFTER a baby is born) who beleives old peopel are a burden and should be euthenized, who beleives that hte constitution is a ‘suggestion, not a requirement’, who beleives that the socialist policies of coutnries liek Africa, Iran Sudan etc are better for this coutnry than the policies we have now- who beleives that muslims ansd sharia law would be better for htis coutnry than democracy is— who beleives that native neergy suipplies are off limits- who beleives that the government knows better than you how you shoudl spend your money- who beleives YOU are the reason the earth is waerming and theat YOU shoudl be penalized for it

While romeny is hte last person I’d vote for- He is the ONLY choice we have IF we want to throw the socialst in office now out


2,181 posted on 04/15/2012 9:45:52 AM PDT by CottShop (Scientific belief does not constitute scientific evidence, nor does it convey scientific knowledge)
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To: greyfoxx39

I am much aware of what Romneys religions is....what he thinks concerning his religion he’s not about ready to divuldge apart from his usual no-substance remarks about pretty much everything.....

Additionally....He’s already been instructed not to get into conversations about his religion other than using the “script” we’ve heard time and again. And they’ll have a
script” ready for any question one might have from the news pundits. He’s simply not going to discuss it except in generalities..........because were he to do so and reveal the LDS beliefs as they are.......most would see him truly as ‘more than a fruitloop’ for beliving such nonesense.


2,258 posted on 04/15/2012 3:53:13 PM PDT by caww
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