Mitt Romney for President My Man Mitt: There Are Bigots And Then There Are Bigots


	10 Comments: Why are you putting something a 9th grader with a super-ego wrote on his cruddy website onto your website? By Blog Time-In, at February 9, 2007 at 11:12 PM Same reason Dean Barnett did? Sorry Dean forgot the Hat Tip. By jason, at February 9, 2007 at 11:31 PM Justin, Just got MMM blog rolled as you well deserve. Jack www.charmaineyoest.com By Anonymous, at February 10, 2007 at 8:44 AM (Full disclosure...I am a devout Mormon) Very insightful comments by 206isCancer.com. I agree that if someone thinks Mormonism is a cult, they should not vote for a Mormon, based on the arguments set forth. I think the point of the original post is that the hateful tone of the Instapunk blog lends you to believe that he/she is more of a bigot, rather than having a clearly thought-out rationale for not liking Mormons, and thinking they are distrustful. In my personal experience, I have found that many people find Mormons to be, on average, more trustful than general public at large. This is more from a business-world perspective. This has come from personal comments made to me by several people over the years. The truth is, when taken in the context of controlling the country through the political process, Mormon teachings are probably less "cultish" than many other religions. The Mormon Church has never tried, from what I know, to significantly influence the national political process, except when it comes to issues of what are considered moral in nature (abortion, same-sex marriage, etc). In fact, many other churches has been MUCH MORE influential and public in trying to sway the political process. I know that in many other Christian churches, the Pastors, Priests, and other leaders often preach their political beliefs from the pulpit. They have that right, and I applaud them for that. However, in an LDS church, that would never be condoned. I have seen it happen once or twice, but each time the Bishop immediately (with care and tact) reminded the members that the church does not impose a political doctrine on them, and that they should participate in the political process as they see fit. The church is often asked to allow buildings to be used for political discussions. These requests are always rejected. Further, comparing the Mormon "cult" to Heaven's gate, or any other movement is a stretch at best, as we are never administered drugs, never threatened with our lives, never encouraged to isolate ourselves from people of other faiths. We are however, prompted to do all we can to support the teachings of Jesus Christ, and bring others to a realization that Christ is our personal savior, and only through him can we be saved and return to live for eternity with our Father in Heaven. There are doctrinal differences between Mormons and Other faiths, but this is not the forum to discuss those. What can be said, however, is one doctrine that is NOT true. Mormons are not trying to take over the U.S. by having one of its members run for president. The congress, the senate, the judiciary branch, and all of the American people would never let that happen. And that is the way it should be...the way the constitution set it up to be. By Mike, at February 10, 2007 at 11:14 AM I don't think we should give this guy a forum for his hate speech. By Anonymous, at February 10, 2007 at 1:58 PM I would challenge Jason to find out more about Mormonism. It is quite evident from his comments, that he has been grossly misinformed. Mormons are indeed Christians, and NOT a cult. When JFK ran for President, did anyone accuse the Catholics of wanting to take over the country? Of course not... Jason is obviously uneducated about Mormonism, and even more obviously full of hate. Mormonism is no threat to this country, but quite the opposite, a great asset. By Anonymous, at February 10, 2007 at 10:34 PM Annette, I assume you meant the guy from Instapunk and not me. I was quoting him to show how ludicrous he was. By jason, at February 11, 2007 at 12:35 AM Annette, Jason is not the culprit, it is that punkhead who has thought how knowledgeable he is about Mormonism and unfavorably making side comments of that religion. By the way, as the name implies,... INSTAPUNK, it has a description of a human being who has a brain smaller than the size of an anchovish fish and a behavior fit for mental asylum. What a mess to the normal society! By Anonymous, at February 11, 2007 at 11:02 AM I think Mormons have nothing to worry about. They get some pretty begrudging backhanded compliments on their defense of theology and history from evangelical scholars who slam their own colleagues' ignorance. Google on: "Mormon Scholarship, Apologetics, and Evangelical Neglect: Losing the Battle and Not Knowing It?". Trinity Journal Fall '98, p179-205. Let's move one and figure out how to get this nation back on track. Mitt seems to be the leader everyone can get behind. By Anonymous, at February 11, 2007 at 11:40 AM I can’t believe the lack of outrage by the mainstream media and other ‘rights’ groups. It is ridiculous that in a politically correct age an obscure "Macaca" comment can derail George Allen, yet all the outright bigotry toward Mitt Romney’s faith goes not only unchecked, but is further perpetuated by media outlets like the New York Times, etc. Unbelievable! -MR Together, we can find the truth… http://www.mittreport.com By Wm. Scott Howard, at February 11, 2007 at 8:45 PM Post a Comment