I don’t spend much time worry about Mormons. It only became an issue when Romney ran for President and got the nomination. The main problem with Romney is that he has an extremely liberal record as governor: he is a gay activist pioneer, a taxpayer-funded abortion pioneer, and a socialized medicine pioneer. The Mormon issue became relevant when it helped him win the nomination because of the roughly 90% Mormon vote for him in several critical states, and also when it probably persuaded at least some of the Evangelical base to stay home.
As I have said, I held my nose and voted for Romney, although voting for a known baby killer does not sort well with my moral convictions. Obama is an even more extreme baby killer whom I would never vote for, but it’s still a real question of conscience whether it was right to vote for Romney. Anyway, I did.
It still puzzles me why Romney did not even consider demanding a recount, since the voting fraud was so blatant.
I am not a so-called Christian, as you name me, but a Christian. Regretably, Romney is not, since he denies the most basic belief of real Christians—Catholic, Protestant, or Orthodox—that Jesus is the Second Person of the Trinity, and that there is only one true God. As I understand it, the LDS does not really hold with those basic beliefs, and therefore Romney is not a Christian, since he denies the Trinity and many of the other truths taught in the Bible.
That’s their business; but there is no point in calling people names for speaking the truth about Romney’s many failings as an acceptable candidate for conservatives. Better than Obama, yes. But a very poor choice for the Republican candidate.
“I am not a so-called Christian, as you name me, but a Christian. Regretably, Romney is not, since he denies the most basic belief of real Christians—Catholic, Protestant, or Orthodox—that Jesus is the Second Person of the Trinity, and that there is only one true God. As I understand it, the LDS does not really hold with those basic beliefs, and therefore Romney is not a Christian, since he denies the Trinity and many of the other truths taught in the Bible.”
Mormons are officially members of The Church Of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints [aka LDS]. They do believe in the same Jesus as all other Christian denominations. it’s just mormons’ perceptions or interpretation of the nature of the Trinity that separates them from other Christian denominations. mormons believe that the Trinity is made up of 3 separate beings: God, The Father, His Son, Jesus Christ and The Holy Ghost. whereas most Christians believe that God and Jesus and The Holy Ghost are really the same being rolled into one Trinity.
i used the expression “so-called Christian,” because as a Christian, i would leave my judgement as to who is or isn’t a believer in Christ up to Our Good Lord. i don’t think real Christians should be usurping that role from Our Dear Saviour. however, their are a number of Freepers here on FR who claim they are Christian, but have no hesitation in serving up such judgement on others: mormons in particular. i’m sorry if i have offended you.