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To: greyfoxx39; colorcountry; Colofornian; Elsie; Godzilla; MHGinTN; narses; reaganaut; SENTINEL; ...

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"I became convinced that [Mormonism] is a fraud," Park Romney told the BBC, explaining his reason for leaving the Mormon fold.

[In response to Park Romney's criticism], the Mormon Church maintains that it does a great deal of good. Its leaders say they have given more than $1bn in aid around the world since 1985.

A more couple of lies:
One thing that particularly agitates them is "shunning" - allegations that former church members are denied access to family members who remain in the church. ... Park claims this has happened to him. ... "Their doctrine, their protocol and their culture as enforced by bishops encourages the families to disassociate themselves from the apostate."
Mormon Church elder Jeffrey Holland denies shunning occurs. ... "We don't use that word and we don't know that practice.

The allegation that the Church is a cult, made by Park Romney and other ex-Mormons, is denied by Elder Holland.

"... we're not a cult. ... I have chosen this church because of the faith that I feel and the inspiration that comes ... we are 14 million and growing."


13 posted on 03/25/2012 10:32:01 PM PDT by Zakeet (Obozo is to competent as an Etch-A-Sketch is to art)
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To: Zakeet

It’s crazy, just imagine if we put up a scientologist for President. Would anyone expect that to go over well with the American public? Yet to the public, Mormonism is just as strange, scary, and/or laughable as Scientology. Most people don’t know much about it, which leaves a huge opportunity for Romney’s opponents to fill people’s heads with stuff that makes it sound bad. There is a vacuum there that is hungry to be filled with information or misinformation. It will be ironic that after all the attacks and critiques of Romney in the primary, it will be the one area where his opponents took the “hands-off” approach that probably becomes the most successful at taking him down in the general election.


14 posted on 03/25/2012 10:57:28 PM PDT by JediJones (The Divided States of Obama's Declaration of Dependence: Death, Taxes and the Pursuit of Crappiness)
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To: Zakeet
Mormon Church elder Jeffrey Holland denies shunning occurs. ... "We don't use that word and we don't know that practice.

JEFF; you sure as HELL 'know' that practice; even if you might not use the word!

23 posted on 03/26/2012 4:38:40 AM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going)
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To: Zakeet

http://www.google.com/search?q=shunning+in+mormonism&sourceid=ie7&rls=com.microsoft:en-us:IE-Address&ie=&oe=&rlz=1I7ADRA_enUS475


24 posted on 03/26/2012 4:39:31 AM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going)
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To: Zakeet

(The Mormons) say they have given more than $1bn in aid around the world since 1985.
______________________________________

Dont worry

they aint broke...

They still have 500+ BILLION Left..


39 posted on 03/26/2012 7:18:53 AM PDT by Tennessee Nana (Why should I vote for Bishop Romney when he hates me because I am a Christian)
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