Posted on 10/10/2007 5:54:42 AM PDT by Utah Binger
PROVO — Some past prominent LDS Church leaders wrongly pressed conservatism on church members, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Tuesday during a press conference at Brigham Young University.
The Nevada senator attacked President Bush and evangelical Christians while saying members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints need to worry less about abortion and gay marriage and more about health care, global warming, education and jobs.
Reid first spent 40 minutes delivering a well-received and sometimes tender BYU forum speech in the Marriott Center to 4,091 students, faculty, staff and visitors. He described a journey from an underprivileged, non-religious childhood in tiny Searchlight, Nev., to his position as the highest-ranking Mormon in American government.
"Democrats have not always been in the (church's) minority, and I believe we won't be for too long," he said.
He elaborated during a harder-hitting, 12-minute press conference. "The best missionary we have for that is George Bush," he said. "People are switching parties all over the country."
Reid said Ezra Taft Benson, active in very conservative politics before he became a president of the LDS Church, and Ernest L. Wilkinson, the president of BYU from 1951-71, were among past church leaders "who were very right-wing people politically."
(Excerpt) Read more at deseretnews.com ...
At the end of his speech, Reid earned a standing ovation from a small percentage of the crowd and applause from the rest. "I was impressed with him," said Stacie Borneman, a 22-year-old political science major from Farmington who said she is a Republican. "I thought he did a good job expressing his feelings and our responsibility to serve in our communities. It's good to hear differing opinions and to be respectful, even if you don't agree politically, and he gave both sides of the issues he raised."
I am not from there but I hope the GOP puts up a good fight assuming Soiled Harry runs again in 2010. How old is he anyway? Maybe it’s time he retired. Sadly NV is said to be trending Demo, and it’s one state they fear could go “blue” for president in ‘08 so I don’t know what the outlook is.
malleable, naive student body, most of whom are afraid to challenge profs in classes
Yeah...
Get OUT of it!
Phooey on morals; let's tackle worldly issues.
What??
Challenge our LEADERS??
We Mormons don't DO that!
--MormonDude(I believe everything they've told me))
Don't be naive.
...who doesn't like Santa Claus. ;^)
While us Present-Mormons in Happy Valley will pray your return to the fold.
--MormonDude(think about what you'll LOSE!!!!!)
"The Lord will never permit me or any other man who stands as President of this Church to lead you astray. It is not in the programme. It is not in the mind of God. If I were to attempt that, the Lord would remove me out of my place, and so He will any other man who attempts to lead the children of men astray from the oracles of God and from their duty."
Reid’s mother’s offspring is STILL washing the bedsheets of the brothels!!!
***The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints need to worry less about abortion and gay marriage and more about health care, global warming, education and jobs.****
Well Harry, if your party wasn’t so intend on pushing partial birth abortion and gay marriage, then maybe so.
LOL
While we are busy apologizing for things we have no control over, be reminded the Biblical injusnction stands:
1 Timothy 2
1. I urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone—
2. for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness.
Jim Gibbons could have taken out Reid in 2004. Instead, he opted for the Governorship in 2006, which he won. Reid does have low approval ratings. So maybe Reid can be taken out in 2010.
Reid: “I am a Democrat because I am a Mormon, not in spite of it,” he said.
It depends on what your meaning of “it” is.
.....here we go again!
17 It no sooner appeared than I found myself adelivered from the enemy which held me bound. When the light rested upon me I bsaw two cPersonages, whose brightness and dglory defy all description, estanding above me in the air. One of them spake unto me, calling me by name and said, pointing to the other—This is My fBeloved gSon. Hear Him!18 My object in going to ainquire of the Lord was to know which of all the sects was right, that I might know which to join. No sooner, therefore, did I get possession of myself, so as to be able to speak, than I asked the Personages who stood above me in the light, which of all the sects was right (for at this time it had never entered into my heart that all were wrong)—and which I should join.19 I was answered that I must join none of them, for they were all awrong; and the Personage who addressed me said that all their creeds were an abomination in his sight; that those bprofessors were all ccorrupt; that: “they ddraw near to me with their lips, but their ehearts are far from me, they teach for doctrines the fcommandments of men, having a form of godliness, but they deny the gpower thereof.”20 He again forbade me to join with any of them; and many other things did he say unto me, which I cannot write at this time. When I came to myself again, I found myself alying on my back, looking up into heaven. When the light had departed, I had no strength; but soon recovering in some degree, I went home. And as I leaned up to the fireplace, bmother inquired what the matter was. I replied, “Never mind, all is well—I am well enough off.” I then said to my mother, “I have learned for myself that Presbyterianism is not true.”
Harry Reid=Brothel? Why I think Rush can use that statement out of context today.
Hey Rush, get a load of LC!
Hey Rush, get a load of LC!
Heck... let him read it IN context!!!
Reid encouraged students to get involved in public service, telling them the American dream is alive.
His father was a hard-rock miner. To make ends meet, his mother took in laundry from the town's 13 brothels.
"I learned in America, it doesn't matter the education of your parents, what their religion is or isn't, their social status — we had none — the color of their skin or their economic status.
"I am an example of this. If I made it, anyone can."
A Post-Mormon welcome to you too, from Salt Lake City.
If you get in trouble with the law; do you have to be read the Miranda thingy?
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