(The Deseret News - Mormon Church) In our opinion: Donald Trump should resign his candidacy

Deseret News ^ | October 8, 2016

[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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Editor's note: The Deseret News, although owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, is not an official publication of the church. Editorial opinions reflect the views of the Deseret News.

[x_plus_one]

https://www.amazon.com/Moroni-Swastika-Mormons-Nazi-Germany/dp/0806146680

They all think they have a get out of jail card for free.

[Reddy]

I will listen and take heed of this message from the Mormons when they apply the same concern/outrage to hiLIARy. Until then, this comes across as purely a political move (cough romney).

[Nifster]

Well the lock step members of this cult are at least in unison....Reissue, Mittens, Cheeto Boy, Lee , aChavetz. They will all hand together

[TexasCruzin]

Trump will still win Utah in a landslide! No question about it.

[Zakeet]

I’m not LDS, but if Joseph Smith really had all of these wives, why hasn’t DNA proven it with offspring?

Dr. John C. Bennett fixed the problem ... many times.

Dr. Bennett was an excellent surgeon for his time, and a skilled abortionist who reportedly took care of many of Joseph's problems.

In 1842, the Doc insisted that Smith share some of his celestial bounty. Smith refused and the doctor began to complain. Smith ran Bennett off.

Rather than disappear as Smith undoubtedly desired, Bennett settled nearby in central Illinois and began writing letters to the editor of local newspapers exposing the Saints sexual practices. The newsers were more than happy to print the copy, much to the Mormon Church's dismay.

Dr. Bennett's agitation was one of the main reason for the dissension which led to the Nauvoo Expositor, the riots which caused Smith to flee and then return to surrender to local authorities, and finally die in a blotched jail break. Accordingly, Bennett's name is supposedly never spoken aloud in a Mormon gathering to this day.

More information on Dr. Bennett here.

[aumrl]

Kingdom of the Cults.

let’s tell it like it is.

[higgmeister]

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.

Just ignore that Hillary wants to flood our country with Middle Eastern refugees and her Clinton Foundation has taken money from wealthy Islamic countries that subjugate women. Winston Churchill wrote:

The fact that in Mohammedan law every woman must belong to some man as his absolute property - either as a child, a wife, or a concubine - must delay the final extinction of slavery until the faith of Islam has ceased to be a great power among men."

[MeganC]

“So it’s Mormons for Hillary now? Have they gone completely mad?”

Indeed. The fools think that being nice to the left will somehow cause the left to hate them less. It won’t.

[Pelham]

They have been pushing amnesty and open borders for years. They put their own agenda first and aren’t reliable allies.

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

I still believe THAT is why he did not win. Some Christians just could not vote for him. I had no problem. Hold your nose and vote fro the lesser of two evils.

[aMorePerfectUnion]

Joseph Smith, Horndog prophet, scammer and his spawn show their true colors,

[Nevadan]

You can hardly find a better example of a powerful man who used his power to gain sexual access to women. Not only did he marry many women and take the wives of married men, he manipulated them into believing that their eternal destiny (and the eternal destiny of their family members) depended upon their giving in to his sexual demands. This site by a former Mormon bishop and his wife who left the church after finding out about the unsavory history of the church is very informative: http://leebaker.4mormon.org/. It is sheer hypocrisy for the Mormon leaders to prefer to have an evil witch like Hillary for president over Trump because they are offended by a crude term used by Trump 11 years ago, while they nearly deify a sexual predator who founded their church.

[Mad_as_heck]

My opinion of the LDS church and its members has taken an absolutely thermonuclear hit in this election.

[Grampa Dave]

My reply was aimed the hypocritical LDS Bishops and the people they own in the Salt Lake/Utah area.

[fortheDeclaration]

Mormons would rather see Hillary as President!

[trebb]

But clinton’s morals are ok I guess?

BTTT

Ironic - ain't it?

[AnthonySoprano]

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They Love the Clintons!

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/orrin-hatch-names-hillary-clinton-as-possible-supreme-court-nominee/

[Red Badger]

That doesn’t make any sense to me.
What is their agenda?......National suicide?..............

[MHGinTN]

These little self righteous demigods should look closely at their paying member, Temple recommend Harry Reid. A bigger crook might exist, but only higher in the council. The devil owns Mormonism. He’s herding their dead souls into his planning.

[MHGinTN]

Your ignorance is astonishing!