Posted on 07/10/2012 2:39:24 PM PDT by Enosh
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It is another point of subtle confusion that both Churchs are to their advantage, but perhaps even more to their peril bound to a famous son. And they each, to a considerable degree, take on the character of their most famous adherent. Curiously, they also risk taking on aspects of the others big name. Weird and frightening Tom and robotic Mitt seem like generic cult characters. If cult-like religions speak to each other, it may be, in an ultimate conspiracy, that the Mormon leaders, now more than ever fearful of cult backlash, called up their Scientology counterparts and begged for an immediate Cruise capitulation to Holmes and an end to the tabloid coverage of culty rituals and dogma.
Conversely, this demonstration of Cruises strict adherence to Scientologys interests might easily spread to questions about Romneys allegiance with regard to Mormonism. (In 1960, John F Kennedy had to specifically disavow his fealty to the Pope.)
Heres the thing: for a supposedly religious country, we really do feel extremely queasy about secret practices, mystical beliefs (whether involving aliens or not), and unfamiliar mumbo jumbo. It is true that, so far, Tom Cruises career has survived his eccentricities they perhaps have given his white-bread character a certain weird élan. And it is true that we are not yet talking directly about the peculiarities and cockamamie creed of Mormonism, avoiding this subject for reasons of tact and civility.
But I suspect we are thinking about it, constantly.
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Okay, first of all we, the American people, cannot elect our representatives based on religion. Our ancestors left religious persecution behind.
We cannot allow our country to be ruled by the religious belief held by our representatives otherwise we’ll become a country like Iran or the likes who are ruled by their religious leaders and not themselves.
As we did with Kennedy we do with all others coming after him, we make sure “his” allegiance is with the Constitution. This will become extremely important should more Muslims be elected to office.
If you don’t vote for Romney, and Obama wins, you WILL find out what BAD really means!
Get off your butt and campaign for/donate to every conservative House and Senate candidate you can find and help us defeat Obama and the LIEberals.
A conservative majority in the House and Senate can force President Romney’s hand in our direction - towards more FReedom and Liberty.
A LIEberal win in 2012 means the end of America!
The LIEberals will, literally, wipe FRom the face of the earth the ONLY great country the world has ever known.
I choose not to live in or bequeath to my heirs and countrymen a Socialist Democrat police state.
If you sit this one out, you will contribute to the demise of America as “the last best hope of man on earth.”
With third party candidates getting >5% of the vote, it'd be tossing a pebble into a chasm.
Romney (or whoever is the GOP nominee this season) will get my vote.
Getting “<5%” not greater than...
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