Posted on 07/08/2011 11:59:15 AM PDT by delacoert
Howdy, Maam!
Mind if we tell you the TRUTH about your religion??
And has it engraved in STONE!!
Actually, Xzins...Mitt Romney acts just like the wishy-washy weaving of Mormon leaders of foregone years.
~ Wilford Woodruff, 4th LDS President
While most Americans naturally worry that having a MORMON at the helm would lead us the wrong way; MORMONs should be worried that their 'mormon' would abandon his (her? nah...) religion and do what the GOV'T wanted him to do!
Or, apparently, for others.
I would guess there are very few that 'respect' religion per se.
They may 'respect' their OWN, but I don't believe that it would extend too far to OTHER 'religions'.
As Orwell stated in Animal Farm, "Some are more equal than others."
They would, perhaps, respect the RIGHT of the person who believes the other religion, but NOT the actual focus OF that religion.
Call me a BIGOT, but I do NOT 'respect' Scientology, Wicca, or Satanism.
Cargo cults escape me and Moon gods leave me unenlightened.
OPRAH's brand makes me want to spit.
The only bigotry I see on FR is yours.
STOP using God’s Name in vain!!
You sure got that right. I thought that was a violation of the Religion Forum rules. Apparently there are those who believe they are above the Laws of God and the Religion Forum.
When one doesn’t respect God they do not respect anything else.
The Constitution of the United States of America, Article 6, paragraph 3: "The senators and representatives beforementioned, and the members of the state legislatures, and all executive and judicial officers, both of the United States and of the several States, shall be bound by oath or affirmation, to support this constitution; but no religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or public trust under the United States.
I have already stated that I do think that Romney will be the Republican nominee for President because of his views on "manmade global warming", which I am convinced is a hoax that has an anti-freedom agenda behind it. His being deceived on this point is a valid reason for not supporting his bid for the presidency.
You are free to publicly oppose Romney because of his religion. You are free to try to amend the Constitution so that a religious test becomes required, so that any person born into a Mormon family, unless they repudiate that religion, are forever banned from holding any office or public trust under the United States. If that is your desire, go for it. I would not recommend it, because many people might view the endeavor as divisive and hate-filled.
From the article: “That is why I cannot in good conscience vote for Romney, despite agreeing with him on a good many social and fiscal issues.”
It seems the writer wouldn’t have a problem with Romney if only he wasn’t LDS. How else do you read that?
Freegards
“Well, that’s fine for you Ransomed. But you don’t represent the majority of Americans.”
No doubt. That is why I kept saying “for me”. I didn’t say anything about other folks, besides the writer who doesn’t seem to have a problem with Romney’s liberal garbage. Which is fine, I was just pointing that out.
“...and then they wind up superimposing/projecting their own opinions onto the majority of Americans!”
You can choose to make religion the most important thing for you when choosing a politician, that’s your right. Folks can say you are wrong, in turn you can say they are wrong.
Freegards
Well said. However, it appears that the Romney operatives have latched on to the accusation of "bigotry" on FR in order to get around Jim Robinson's plainly stated comments that no Romney support will be allowed here.
Harry Reid and mormon church president Thomas Monson with Obama.
Mormons talk policy and more at Obama White House-June 17, 2011
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