posted by Justin Hart | 9:08 AM |
permalinkJonah Goldberg brings up a point I've been trying to make for a while now:
What I would like to know, however, is what exactly these people think a Mormon President might do that would be so unacceptable? Are there Mormon public policies I do not know of that would be implemented? Is there a Mormon faction in foreign policy?
Before his Inbox becomes saturated I can tell you exactly what it is they will say:
- Anyone who doesn't believe the Bible as evangelicals see it is of the devil and therefore can't be put into power
- Mormons have a secret society that is just dying to take over the government
- Joseph Smith supposedly said that the Mormon Elders would come in and save the constitution (and "we can't let that prophecy be fulfilled" I guess is what they're saying?). By the by, this supposed prophecy is third person hearsay and has never been taught in my lifetime as a Mormon
- Mormons once held policies that were presumably racist
- Mormons as a "cult" whose kids usually grow up eschewing pre-marital sex, don't drink, don't smoke, graduate from college, and have lots of kids! Can't you see the chaos that ensues?!
My two questions have always been 1) If a Mormon is unacceptable as President, can a Mormon be a Congressman, a Mayor or dogcatcher? and 2) What specific Mormon doctrine will make this whole country tumble into oblivion.
Also, should Mormons in turn eschew anyone who isn't a Mormon running for office?
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