Romney's faith and religion CAN and most probably WILL split the Evangelical vote and the Republican party if he is nominated. That is something that mormons, in general, are turning a blind eye to, or are feverently wishing, as one poster put it, "There will be a media backlash".
IMO, that backlash will not happen during the general election because the media is the propaganda arm of the democrat party, and will aid and abet the tearing down of the Republican nominee, regardless of who it is...mormonism simply provides the dems with another arrow in the quiver.
I wonder if rank and file mormons are at all prepared for what the future holds? There have already been articles written about the reaction to the new light being shone on the religion, and as a former mormon, I believe that there are many, many who are not prepared for the questions coming their way.
Seminary and church studies in the wards and stakes are not preparing members for the avalanche of media attention coming. There are areas of belief that the average mormon will not have an inkling of when questions on them come their way.
I believe it will be painful for many.
Your posts are a welcome change to many posted by apologists that have been holding forth here for months and I appreciate that. There have been many, many discussions since Romney decided to seek the Presidency...that’s why your statement, “Faith and religion are personal matters” simply does not hold true now.
Romney’s faith and religion CAN and most probably WILL split the Evangelical vote and the Republican party if he is nominated. That is something that mormons, in general, are turning a blind eye to, or are feverently wishing, as one poster put it, “There will be a media backlash”.
IMO, that backlash will not happen during the general election because the media is the propaganda arm of the democrat party, and will aid and abet the tearing down of the Republican nominee, regardless of who it is...mormonism simply provides the dems with another arrow in the quiver.
I wonder if rank and file mormons are at all prepared for what the future holds? There have already been articles written about the reaction to the new light being shone on the religion, and as a former mormon, I believe that there are many, many who are not prepared for the questions coming their way.
Seminary and church studies in the wards and stakes are not preparing members for the avalanche of media attention coming. There are areas of belief that the average mormon will not have an inkling of when questions on them come their way.
I believe it will be painful for many.
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Thank you for your kind words. Honestly, I have been a long time lurker on FR. I even had a user name but the password got messed up and my email address wasn’t recognized at the time, so I started a new one. I remember when FR was linked on Drudge’s site long ago, which is how I found the place. I give that as background that I am not some noob coming in here at the request of others.
Anywho, I think Romney would be an excellent president. I wouldn’t vote for him because he is LDS, but I would vote for him because I believe he can do the job. I am still weighing my options. I like Guilliani and Thompson as I believe those three have the name recognition to win the national election.
If Romney’s faith splits the party, that will be. unfortunate because the evangelicals really have an ally in Romney, more so than any democratic nominee.
As for your other comments about will the LDS faithful be ready for the onslaught, God only knows. I know the times will get rougher for all faithful in exercising that faith and standing firm. Many will fall by the wayside, that is clear. It is difficult now for each member to stay faithful from cradle to grave. I know there is much in the early history of the LDS church that can be very vexing. I went through my own crucible of faith and came out the other side stronger for it. What I think will help those face the onslaught is the emphasis on service and helping one another. That really does distill true religion. The faith will take care of itself after that. I hope.
BB: “New light?” Most of this has been around for as long as I can remember, which is about 40 years.
I believe that there are many, many who are not prepared for the questions coming their way.
BB: I see by your postings you are trying to get them ready. Quite noble of you.
There are areas of belief that the average Mormon will not have an inkling of when questions on them come their way.
BB: Actually I think most of them are used to it by now and are experienced at sorting out the lies from the facts.
I believe it will be painful for many.
BB: I think “disgusted” is more like it. Also, the liberals are more disgusted by the religious right, and the "far right Evangelicals" in particular, than they are about the Mormons. I know. I have worked for Democrats and have heard them go off into emotional tirades about the religious right. If the Media play up the Mormon issue, it will probably be because they think they can inflame the religious right and split the party. In that case, it would only work if there are bigots among us. If there weren't, it would cause a backlash against the Democrats.