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you are showing your unbelievable bias, prejudice, and bad judgement.

Given the lock-step mormon votes in every election for Romney, and any other mormon candidate which epitomize "unbelievable bias, prejudice, and bad judgement", perhaps you should ask yourself why the over-heated response from you to my post.

FR was exposed to MittBot fever in '07 and '08 from mainly mormons and paid operatives...the only reason that hasn't happened recently is that the site owner has forbidden it.

BTW is "stick it some other place where the sun don't shine." an appropriate comment from a priesthood holder? ;o)

Greyfoxx39, my so-called "over heated" response was anything but. It was a response that was direct and to the point and, IMHO, was well deserved given your assertions and blatant bias.

You blantantly misjudged me, and yet you still somehow want to make it my fault, and the fault of my faith.

I live in Idaho, I can tell you that support for candidates is not "lock-step" mormon on mormon. Most people I know actually look at the issues and try and decide what is best for the country and its constitution and then vote accordingly.

I apologize if you feel I was too crass...they were perhaps not the best words to use. But they also left no doubt in your mind about my feelings reagrding your prejudiced and judgemental comments about me...and I did also say "can it," and wish you would.

As I have stated before, and as my response earlier shows, on political and moral issues we are very, very much on the same page and need to be united in out stance against the true evil that is actively and willfully destroying our nation...instead of attacking other conservative, Christian perincipled, moral standing individuals because you disagree with theologicxal points.

There's a religious forum for that...in the fight for our country and our liberty, we should be working together if we are to survive.

I a more than happy to appeal to you on those grounds...because that is really what we should be doing.

BTW is "stick it some other place where the sun don't shine." an appropriate comment from a priesthood holder? ;o)

In conclusion let us summarize this grand key, these “Fourteen Fundamentals in Following the Prophet”, for our salvation depends on them.

1. The prophet is the only man who speaks for the Lord in everything.
2. The living prophet is more vital to us than the standard works.
3. The living prophet is more important to us than a dead prophet.
4. The prophet will never lead the church astray.
5. The prophet is not required to have any particular earthly training or credentials to speak on any subject or act on any matter at any time.
6. The prophet does not have to say “Thus Saith the Lord,” to give us scripture.
7. The prophet tells us what we need to know, not always what we want to know.
8. The prophet is not limited by men’s reasoning.
9. The prophet can receive revelation on any matter, temporal or spiritual.
10. The prophet may advise on civic matters.
11. The two groups who have the greatest difficulty in following the prophet are the proud who are learned and the proud who are rich.
12. The prophet will not necessarily be popular with the world or the worldly.
13. The prophet and his counselors make up the First Presidency—the highest quorum in the Church.
14. The prophet and the presidency—the living prophet and the First Presidency—follow them and be blessed—reject them and suffer.

I testify that these fourteen fundamentals in following the living prophet are true. If we want to know how well we stand with the Lord then let us ask ourselves how well we stand with His mortal captain—how close do our lives harmonize with the Lord’s anointed—the living Prophet—President of the Church, and with the Quorum of the First Presidency.

Ezra Taft Benson

(Address given Tuesday, February 26, 1980 at Brigham Young University)