Posted on 08/02/2012 3:35:51 PM PDT by Colofornian
...Mike Huckabee...candidate for the Republican nomination—was being pressed by a reporter for the New York Times Magazine about the religion of his rival, Willard Mitt Romney, before the 2008 Iowa caucuses. The reporter prodded Huckabee with an all-important question...: Mormonism—cult or religion?
...The Times noted that he asked with an “innocent voice” the following question: “Don’t Mormons believe that Jesus and the devil are brothers?”
...A spokeswoman for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints said that while Mormons believe “all beings were created by God and are his spirit children,” Jesus Christ was the “only begotten in the flesh”; the “son of God”; and the “savior of mankind.”
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Theologically, the religion is almost uncategorizeable...They are best described not as polytheists but henotheists, because they seem to believe in more than one god but only worship one of them...Some of their temple-rituals hearken back to the mystery religions of the Roman empire...They reject the Trinity as firmly as they reject predestination.
...Mormons believe the church fell apart very early on, right around the end of the first century. They believe the church was reestablished by divine intervention through the prophecies and presence of Smith...
...it is drilled into them that their actions here on this earth really will affect their heavenly rewards hereafter. Speculation about what form those rewards might take is a perennial subject of mockery by critics of Mormonism. (“They think they’ll become gods! They’ll inherit their own planets!”)...
ROMNEY CAN BE protean and pragmatic when it comes to business and politics, but when the subject is Mormonism, he really believes the stuff...He has baptized the dead by proxy, but not “recently.” Mitt has tithed millions of dollars to the LDS church and spent years of his life volunteering as a missionary, bishop, and stake president.
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Well said. And I’m only voting for him because he can remove Barack Obama from public office.
I am asking of you a special request.
I was hoping for a more sooner reply. Or any.
If you could/would initialize all of your sophistryindicalmobility tracking devices employ?
Cause I got no joy.
Suprisingly enjoyetical.
“I am not going to cast a MY vote for any of the candidates for POTUS.
None of them espouse what I think our “leader” should be.”
Wow! We agree! Mark down this date :-)
Thank the Gods the main stream media is focused on the Chick-Fil-A debate!
Please tell me why you pulled my #66?
The reference to hatred.
Sooo... 69, 70 and 71 (sorry for the double) disappear in 3...2...1...?????
I still have that value set. And I will intercede.
And that is for you my simple respect. To you. And not the master you serve.
oooh whoooo......
I DON’T HAVE A DAUGHTER
Most Orthodox churches are aligned with Rome once again. The RCC is actualy the Latin Church (Western Rite) and is part of the True Catholic Church as are the 22 Eastern Rite Churches. Together they constitute the largest Christian denomination and are often referred to as the Mother Church as they are the Originl Christian Churches. There are more than one billion members and are a growing church.
I am not a Mormon apologist. I could care less about their religious beliefs. I care about their public actions. From what I have scene the Mormons are good citizens and neighbors. I also know that bashing the religion helps Obama a man whos religionis either unknown or non existant.
I write off the contradictions because I don’t care about them,. I care about the outword actions of those who belong to that church. As far as I can see they are good citizens and decent people. So I decide NOT to bash them for their personal beliefs.
I am sure we will all be treated to every aspect of the Mormon religion as we get closer to the elction. Our ganging up the religion only helps Obama to cast Romney as an unacceptable ‘other’ and not fit to be president.
‘Mormonism is a cultic and satanic perversion of Christianity.’
Says you. Since I am not a member I do not have to concern myself with the Mormon Church outside of the interactions i have with its members in secular society. Those have not been negative. i am sory if yours have been.
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