Posted on 10/11/2016 7:32:52 AM PDT by Zakeet
For 80 years, the Deseret News has not entered into the troubled waters of presidential endorsement. We are neutral on matters of partisan politics. We do, however, feel a duty to speak clearly on issues that affect the well-being and morals of the nation.
Accordingly, today we call on Donald Trump to step down from his pursuit of the American presidency.
In democratic elections, ideas have consequences, leadership matters and character counts.
The idea that women secretly welcome the unbridled and aggressive sexual advances of powerful men has led to the mistreatment, sorrow and subjugation of countless women for far too much of human history.
The notion that strength emanates from harsh, divisive and unbending rhetorical flourish mistakenly equates leadership with craven intimidation.
The belief that the party and the platform matter more than the character of the candidate ignores the wisdom of the ages that, "when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn." (Proverbs 29:2)
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If Trump were to resign from the ticket, his supporters would stay home on Election Day, Hillary would win by a landslide, the Democrats would retake Congress, and the USA would be on a fast track to becoming just another banana republic.
Kingdom of the Cults.
Polytheistic pagans, actually ...
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“The idea that women secretly welcome the unbridled and aggressive sexual advances of powerful men has led to the mistreatment, sorrow and subjugation of countless women for far too much of human history.”
What about “unbridled and aggressive sexual advances” of women towards powerful, famous, rich men?(ask any rock musician, pro athlete, etc.)?
It’s a two-way street you sanctimonious, paternalistic, hypocritical cultists!
And you can go to H3ll.
They are getting torn apart in the Comments section.
Eff off space cadets.
Romnet is going to jail too!
My note to Mormons: you should change religion.
I am at point where I want to hit people that talk about Trump "stepping down."
This is approaching treason in my mind, and it is a deliberate effort to deliver us into the hands of our enemies.
We need to start giving some people a backhand to the mouth when they spout this crap so close to an election.
Like it or not, Trump is our champion, and if you don't like it, Shut the F*** up!
Mittens footprints all over this one.
I’ve always stood by the Mormons as being good Americans even if their doctrines and theology are corrupt, but no more. The Church of Romney/Reed Latter Day Progressivism can KMA.
Not that anyone cares about this moronic screed, but they are getting hammered, in their comments section. Bwahahaha.
Wow.
Insane. Has the Mormon leadership been subverted by “progressives”?
Or how about Hillary laughing when she helped a rapist get away with it? That is way worse.
I’m not LDS, but if Joseph Smith really had all of these wives, why hasn’t DNA proven it with offspring?
Joseph Smith fought against those who practiced polygamy.
Brigham Young didn’t introduce polygamy, until 1852, which was 8 years after Joseph Smith was martyred.
If you read the Kirtland Temple court case, the RLDS church was awarded the Kirtland Temple and not in the LDS church, in part, because Brigham Young introduced Adam-God theory, celestial marriage and plural marriage.
Brigham Young also introduced the ban on blacks in the priesthood.
When you’re looking for that 3rd or 4th wife, you “bring ‘em young” or you don’t bring ‘em at all.
My suggestion is that what is going on is that the Politically Correct Mormons, like Romney, are trying to distance themselves from their own heritage, and are so caught up in the process, that they absolutely cannot see the forest for the trees. (No, I do not pretend that that is an original metaphor.)
Let us take every opportunity to juxtapose what Trump stands for and what Mrs. Clinton stands for, and ask of anyone who claims to be remotely fair, how he or she can sacrifice the precious difference.
So the Clintons are morally acceptable.
Boycott Utah like the NFL, Macy’s and Target!
Joseph Smith is NOT dead! He lives on as a god with his own galaxy, enjoying endless celestial sex with his celestial wives who are popping out infant spirits to be united with physical bodies here in the terrestrial kingdom.
Read your Doctrine & Covenants, for Shiz’s sake!
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