[Kevmo]

There must have been some kind of embedded HTML tag in my response. Here are some better paragraphs, hopefully.

First it is garbage, because it has so many errors and distortions in it, one doesn’t know where to begin to put it right.
***Well, like I said, I would begin with the church I go to. I posted some links for Peninsula Bible Church and what the pastors have had to say about mormonism. Ray Stedman was a pretty well respected evangelist when he was alive.

And why should one bother. I am inclined to say go your ignorant, bigoted, self-righteous way.
***Ignorant: I did not ignore the evidence.
Bigot: I tolerate the different mormon viewpoint, and at the same time I find it a useful exercise in inductive reasoning as well as peering into heresy.
From Dictionary.com big·ot /ˈbɪgət/
Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[big-uht]
Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation –noun a person who is utterly intolerant of any differing creed, belief, or opinion.
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[Origin: 1590–1600; < MF (OF: derogatory name applied by the French to the Normans), perh. < OE bī God by God]
Self-righteous: You're way off here. My righteousness would only come as a result of accepting Jesus as my Lord and Savior. It is imputed, not self-attained.

Second, It is garbage because it is so out of place. The FR list is trying to discuss the coming election and is not the place for you to air your bigotry.
***The title of this thread is "Why evangelicals should support Mitt Romney". I'm an evangelical christian believer. We are well within the topic and what the author of this article led with. If anything is out of place it would be insults such as your accusation of bigotry.

On this list I have read that Mormons claim that God thinks the Creeds are an abomination to him. I agree with that notion, because they lead to nonsense like this. Creeds may be good to help individuals clarify what they believe. However, when they become a platform for attacking others or denying others their rights, I too say they are an abomination. When they become the basis for hating and smearing others, I say they are an abomination.
***You have a lot to say about creeds. Notice that I didn't even want to discuss the Nicene Creed, and that's about the only time the word "creed" came up with me on this thread.

Again I say that you seem to miss what America and the Constitution is all about.
***Now that kinda talk will really get my panties in a wad. Pipe down, bronco.

Do you not know there is no religious test for the presidency. Do you understand why???Think hard, and it may come to you.
***Um, because it's a bad thing. But I can VOTE for whomever I choose, for whatever reason I choose, and if some apostate author tries to tell me that I should be supporting a heretic who's running for president, I'm FREE to speak my mind about such things in this wonderful country.

I suggest you find another platform for spreading this garbage.
***You mean I have to find another thread that suggests evangelicals should support some other heretic? Or are you suggesting that I leave Free Republic to post facts about a heretical religion and the candidate who supports it?


I see that this conversation is spiraling out to nowhere, so before we go off into the weeds, one thing I would ask of Mitt supporters is: What would they have evangelicals pray for when it comes to this candidate, considering that many of us think it's a heretical belief system?

[broncobilly]

What would they have evangelicals pray for when it comes to this candidate, considering that many of us think it’s a heretical belief system?

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“Heretical?” You sound like someone stuck in the Dark Ages.
A theological framework is fine for formulating how one sees the spiritual world. However, it is horrible if it gets in the way of interacting with others in a fair, tolerant, and generous way.
I have been blessed in my career with working under some of the finest men I know. One of them was a devout Catholic (which I am not) and the other two were agnostics. Should I have said I won’t work with you or under you because your belief systems are heretical to mine?
What to pray for? I would pray that you might be fair in your evaluation of people. Believe more what someone’s friends say about them and less what someone’s enemies have to say about them. Pray that you would treat a candidate of any faith just as you wish others would treat a candidate for president of your congregation if there should ever be one.

[Afronaut]

"There is a reason why one man is born black and with other disadvantages, while another is born white with great advantage. The reason is that we once had an estate before we came here, and were obedient, more or less, to the laws that were given us there. Those who were faithful in all things there received greater blessings here, and those who were not faithful received less....

There were no neutrals in the war in heaven. All took sides either with Christ or with Satan. Every man had his agency there, and men receive rewards here based upon their actions there, just as they will receive rewards hereafter for deeds done in the body. The Negro, evidently, is receiving the reward he merits."

-Joseph Fielding Smith, Doctrines of Salvation, Vol.1, pages 66-67