—they believe, Joseph was visited by God the Father and Jesus Christ...__
I don’t blame you for stopping right there. And I’ll give you another reason. Jesus is God made flesh. He is not “one of the manifestations” of God made Flesh. He is THE manifestation of God as human flesh.
Mormons discussing how to go mainstream in early 2008: http://mormonmatters.org/2008/01/10/planet-kolob-to-mormons-its-not-our-weird-beliefs-its-our-credibility/
The planet Kolob is explained here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kolob
I like that they say Abraham saw the planet Kolob through magic diamond and gold binoculars that Joseph Smith was later given: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urim_and_Thummim_(Latter_Day_Saints)
You know, I believe in freedom of religion as much as the next guy, but if Romney does run, aren’t the Dems going to make hay out of planet Kolob and the magic binoculars? Forget the theological points, Romney’s religion could make him into a laughing stock figure. From a purely practical political point of view, whether you are a Christian or not, Romeny’s religion is a dangerous political liability that will cost maybe enough of the electorate to cause Obama to win after all.