Posted on 03/30/2009 2:01:29 PM PDT by delacoert
It was suggested that being anti-Mormon is the new politically correct anti-semitism given what happened to Romney in Dixie. There are some problems with that concept especially down in Dixie. The first that comes to mind is when did anyone ever accuse Dixie of being poltically correct. But on a more serious note, any Mormon who had lived awhile in either the South or the Midwest could not have been very surprised that Romney took a shellacing in the Midwest and the South.
The fact that religious prejudice reared it's ugly head and took a bite out of the only faithful neo-conservative in the Republican ranks serves notice on wealth oriented Republicans that there is a price to be paid in mining the legions of intolerance. That price is they have to recognize that the Solid Republican South created by Reagan was built upon the conversion of the formerly Solid Democratic South resulting from the passage under Lyndon Johnson of the Civil Rights Act.
It is a tiger of intolerance whether racist or bigotry which the Forbesian/Limbaugh/Newt Gingrich crowd can't dismount even when they want to. The Evangelical minister from Iowa that candidly admitted that his colleagues were going to have a tough time telling their congregations to vote for a candidate who had a religious affiliation with what they had been preaching against for decades even if he was standing up for their political objectives.
It's that weird thing about wedding yourself to a brand of religious freedom which is translated as meaning freedom to believe as the Evangelicals believe that gets in the way.
But now, after the election and in the wake of Proposition 8, a Mormon neo-conservative like Romney has an even bigger problem. Now he not only would have to overcome the ill-deserved bigotry of the South, but he would also be subjected to the fury of some moderates who feel that the gays got unfairly treated in part because of Mormon influence with regards to that vote in California. While it is true that "log cabin" Republicans are not a particularly large portion of the Republican party -- those who sympathize with the gays do include a fair number of the moderates. So now the difficulty for a Mormon Republican becomes nearly insurmountable since such a candidate is likely to get attacked by both sides of his party.
In addition, the occasional Mormon politician in the Northeast who might aspire to office is going to find him or herself in a true political N'oreaster whether he or she really cares about same sex marriage or not. If you are Mormon you were already likely to be assumed to be Republican (it's amazing that nobody seems to ever remember Harry Reid's religious persuasion), but now you will be assumed to be a homophobe as well. Of course, it has been said by others that being anti-gay is the last palatable discrimination -- so maybe we deserve it.
Did Sarah Palin run for President? I must have missed it!
That's odd. I don't see any of them being forced to wear a symbol like a yellow star to identify them, or being relocated into inner city ghettos as the next step before the concentration camps.
Because we didn't elect HIM.
Not sure what the point is except to broadly goad guilt out someone for believing in a concept that is rooted in humanity and religion, not an ideology.
If this writer has a problem with Mormons he should say so and not try to pretend he owns an intellect greater than a shallow bowl.
This article is so poorly written that it should be accompanied by a couple of aspirin for the unfortunate reader who misguidedly attempts to continue reading after encountering the first paragraph.
Oh, see there, and I thought it was just me.
The writer is a lame and inchoherent tard.
Nah...
It was ANTI-RINOism at work. if it was the OTHER thing; it would be spelled:
anti-MormonISM.
Religion or politics?
LDS pols analyzing the problem and participating in open discussion will help the Republican party. Scratch Romney off the list of POTUS candidates.
Gingrich, Palin, Steele... who else?
mormonism is akin to Judaism ????
That’s a streach...
I found it:
Reid graduated from Basic High School in 1957, and earned an associate of arts degree from Southern Utah State College in 1959. That year, he married his high school sweetheart. She was Jewish and Reid was unchurched, but shortly after their marriage, both joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In 1960 and 1961, the first of their five children were born.
Iz wez in Dixie bein’ dizt ???
:(
I don’t know about you, but most conservatives I know voted for Sarah Palin and not the baggage at the top of the ticket. Just an educated guess that the conservatives in Mormon country were no different.
Horse Hockey.
You are a great Republican. Keep up the good work.
Romney is a Mormon? I thought he was just a liberal.
Ok....
First, I was called a racist because I expect the law to be enforced (Illegals).
Then, I was called a racist because I refused to vote for a Communist (Zero).
I am called a bigot because I believe that God intended marriage to be between ONE man and ONE woman.
In the past month or so, back on FR, I have been called a liar almost daily for posting LDS beliefs and my experiences and for witnessing of the Christ of the BIBLE.
NOW I equated with anti-Semites because I don’t like Romney and speak the truth about his religion?!?
WTH???
FWIW, I don’t LIKE Romney because he is not a conservative. I don’t TRUST Romney because he is LDS. I know too much about it.
SING IT SISTER!!!!
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