Posted on 11/20/2006 8:24:45 AM PST by areafiftyone
My point was to illustrate how the left will design polls specifically to smear Republicans, but would never do the same thing to a 'Rat.
They never ran around in 2000 asking people if they would be comfortable having a Jew a heartbeat away from the presidency.
The Mormon faith began because every Christian faith was corrupt and not true according to Smith.
But that is a theological argument. I, of course, agree that the Trinity is a core belief of Christianity, but Mormons make great neighbors because they are generally very ethical people. There's no reason why one would not make a good president.
But that is a theological argument. I, of course, agree that the Trinity is a core belief of Christianity, but Mormons make great neighbors because they are generally very ethical people. There's no reason why one would not make a good president.
In the early sixtys Catholics were considered idol worshipers and not true Christains by many fundamentalists. You are looking at Catholics through todays lense not the prevailing sentiment at that time.
I would hazard to guess that if a similar poll had been taken back then a similar percentage of people would state they would not vote for a Catholic. Romney will educate the public as did Kennedy.
That is another heresy then.
Yes! Hope you caught the final correction. . . Having been 'baptised' know the difference. . .really. ..honest. . .and thanks for pointing out my upsidedown 'p'. . . (thought it looked funny. . .but carried on nonetheless)
So that means 57% would. Great!
I seem to recall that in 1959 most Americans said they would never vote for a Catholic.
"For me (and I'm a Catholic) religion is NOT an issue."
Well, that's because you have to put up with all these protestants that are going to Hell, anyway.
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Exactly right. The "sound" of a candidate's name is not a reason to vote or not vote. Illinois residents should have learned that lesson about twenty years ago; some candidates for state races had ethnic-sounding names (Polish, Italian) and others had "American" sounding names. People voted for the "American" sounding names, and elected a bunch of LaRouche supporters, who had run "American" names for exactly that reason.
When my son was six he asked to be "babbitized". Does that count?
Yes, The truth of the matter is that protestants consider us (mormons) to be 'sheep stealers', by converting them away from deception and error (in our view obviously) ... and we're VERY good at it..... so good in fact, that entire cottage industries have sprung up dedicated to stopping us. Many of the posters here are obviously enthusiastic consumers of those industries products.
My own planet? Well, as long as it's not Uranus. I'd get tired of the kidding real fast.
Nicene Creed.
I'd vote for a Mormon before I'd vote for a satanic liberal any day.
"When my son was six he asked to be "babbitized". Does that count?"
As a bris, perhaps.
They would if it was between a Mormon and the devil incarnate.
I don't however, give a real flip about someone's belief as the worst two presidents in my life time were supposedly pious Southern Baptists--Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton.
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