The Mormon moment

Politico ^ | February 2, 2012 | MJ Lee

[C19fan]

As Mitt Romney solidifies his frontrunner status with a double-digit win this week in the Florida Republican primary, Mormons are embracing a unique moment in their political history that has been dubbed the “Mormon moment” — but not without concerns about what the increasing prominence could mean for their community.

In extensive interviews with 10 members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who live and work in the D.C.-area, POLITICO discovered a close-knit community that is enjoying, granted with some reservations, the national spotlight that Romney’s second White House bid is helping to shine on Mormons across the country.

Last month, the Pew Research Center released a 125-page report titled “Mormons in America” that surveyed over 1,000 members of the LDS Church. According to the poll, the majority of Mormons across the country, 63 percent, said they believe acceptance of their religion is on the rise.

[troy McClure]

Mormons are a CULT plain and Simple, no differant than Scientology.

http://www.southparkstudios.com/guide/episodes/s07e12-all-about-mormons

[Elsie]

According to the poll, the majority of Mormons across the country, 63 percent, said they believe acceptance of their religion is on the rise.

yup. American's are 'accepting' the FACT that MORMONism is a heretical cult alright!

[Elsie]

 

MORMON

ATTITUDES OF SUPERIORITY

 

  1. I’m Superior; I have a special gift of the holy Ghost -- you don’t!
  2. I’m Superior; I have God’s true priesthood power -- you don’t!
  3. I’m Superior; I can go in God’s secret Temple -- you can’t!
  4. I’m Superior; I’ve been Endowed with special Gifts and Knowledge -- you’re just normal!
  5. I’m Superior; I’ll have my family with me in heaven -- you’ll be with strangers!
  6. I’m Superior; I’m becoming a God -- you aren’t!
  7. I’m Superior; My women know their place as servants of man and yours don’t.
  8. I’m Superior; YOUR creeds are wrong because they come from man - mine comes from God (you can find each one printed in our Scriptures).
  9. I’m Superior; I don’t HAVE a creed - I’ve got 13 Articles of Faith.
10. I'm Superior; I have 4 "Bibles"-- the standard works (5 if you count the JST) -- you've only got one: in as far as it is translated correctly.
11. I’m Superior; I can lie with impunity about such things as church membership, church growth, church doctrine, church history, church influence, etc. —                           -- You can’t.
12. I’m Superior; I am right (everybody knows) when I say 'evangelical' Christians are lunatics -- 

                           -- You’re a hideous narrow-minded bigot, who is persecuting me by practicing discrimination by saying I'm not a Christian.
13. I'm Superior; I have a testimony about a prophet -- you don't.
14. I'm Superior; I have a Scripture-producing Amos 3:7 prophet -- you don't
15. I’m Superior; I have a Living Prophet who talks to god every day -- you have a dim-witted hireling of Satan who only talks to himself.
16. I'm Superior; I have my calling & election made sure -- you don't.
17. I’m Superior; I have magic underwear to protect me from the bogey man -- you don’t.
18. I’m Superior; I have secret clasps and grips to give the angel so I get admitted to the celestial kingdom -- you don’t ;so you can’t.
19. I'm Superior; I know secret handshake codes for afterlife entrances-- you don't.
20. I’m Superior; I will see Joseph Smith setting on the right hand of GOD, when I get to Mormon heaven, and he will recognize me and judge me favorably                              -- You’re on your own; when you get to wherever you’re going!
21. I’m Superior; I’m going to hie to Kolob -- you’re going to who knows where.
22. I’m Superior; I get to have a harem and act like a celestial stud for time and all eternity -- you don’t.
23. I’m Superior; I have sun stones, moon stones, sky stones, cloud stones, Saturn stones, and the evil eye of Osirus guarding my temple

                            -- You have nothing but a stupid cross.
24. I’m Superior; My church has billions in assets stashed away -- yours has taken a stupid vow of poverty.
25. I'm Superior; Last - we have the power to keep a whole race out of our priesthood if we wanted to reinsert our 148-year legacy  (we ARE still keeping an entire GENDER at bay!)

26.  I'm superior; I have the "higher law" -- everyone else "lives under the "lesser law' because I say so...(over and over).

 

 

Revision 46.5

Semi-Official creed of the EXclusive club of Freeper Flying Inmans.

All rights liable to be abused.

[reaganaut]

It is untrue about the Catholics. It is VERY True about the Mormons.

Been there done that (see tagline).

[Elsie]

They also think everyone would be happier if they were Mormon.

[reaganaut]

See post #23. It is very accurate representation of Mormon attitudes of superiority.

[Elsie]

They have been waiting for this ever since their Prophet, Joseph Smith ran for President in 1944.

Ya just can't keep a good man down...

[teppe]

The LDS Church has a lay clergy, consequently, there is no professional clergy. Romney never made a dime for his services as an LDS bishop ... he did it only for the love of Jesus Christ.

[teppe]

The LDS Church has a lay clergy, consequently, there is no professional clergy. Romney never made a dime for his services as an LDS bishop ... he did it only for the love of Jesus Christ.

[teppe]

The LDS Church has a lay clergy, consequently, there is no professional clergy. Romney never made a dime for his services as an LDS bishop ... he did it only for the love of Jesus Christ.

[Elsie]

Ya just can't keep a good man down...

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JESUS: Hey Smith!       Remember that boast you made about doing more than even I had done to hold the 'church' together?

JOSEPH SMITH: Where am I?

JESUS: Don't you remember? A few seconds ago you were in that jail.

JOSEPH SMITH: Oh; yeah; but where am I NOW?

JESUS: Don't you remember? Does bang - bang ring a bell?

JOSEPH SMITH: Oh; yeah - that crummy gun I had was about USELESS!

JESUS: I hope you left instructions on how to hold your church together.

JOSEPH SMITH: Dang! I knew there was SOMETHING I was forgetting!

JESUS: Looks like there's a power struggle going on down there.

JOSEPH SMITH: Yeah; there was always SOMEone who wanted the power that I held - especially over the LADIES - wink wink.

JESUS: No need to worry about that now; remember what my friend Matthew wrote down?

JOSEPH SMITH: This? “At the resurrection people will neither marry nor be given in marriage; they will be like the angels in heaven” (Matthew 22:30)

JESUS: That's it.

JOSEPH SMITH: I thought that was mistranslated.

JESUS: Nah - it was right.

JOSEPH SMITH: Oh well; it was fun while it lasted. My buds will still get it on with the girls.

JESUS: Uh; I'm sorry; in just a few more years; your followers will cavein to the United States government and abandon the 'Eternal Covenant' that you came up with.

JOSEPH SMITH: ME!? YOU are the one that told me to do that!

JESUS: Sorry; but you must have mistranslated what I told you. What part of Do NOT commit ADULTERY did you not understand?

JOSEPH SMITH: mumble....

JESUS: What did you say?

JOSEPH SMITH: Oh, nothing.

JESUS: Well; it was interesting talking to you; but now I must get back to perparing a place for those who believe in Me.

JOSEPH SMITH: Oh, yeah; the Celestial Kingdom.

JESUS: No...

JOSEPH SMITH: The Telestial one?

JESUS: Nope.

JOSEPH SMITH: SUREly not the TERRESTRIAL one!!

JESUS: Nope. Didn't you read that the mind of man had NOT conceived of it? Paul wrote it down in 1 Corinthians 2:9.

JOSEPH SMITH: I thought that was mistranslated.

JESUS: No; it wasn't.

JOSEPH SMITH: You SURE?

JESUS: Yes. Now I must be going: what did you say your name was again?

JOSEPH SMITH: Joseph Smith.

JESUS: Hmmmm. According to my Heavenly FAITHbook, you didn't sign in as one of my friends - sorry, I never knew you.

JOSEPH SMITH: But.... 

[freedomlover]

“Well, just look at that show, “Sister Wives”...I think that show was developed to make people more accepting of polygamy....yes, I know...”real” LDS don’t practice polygamy any longer...yep”

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No, but that’s their idea of heaven. For the men only, of course. I’ll get back to you when I hear of a woman that thinks that is her idea of heaven.

[DJ MacWoW]

This isn’t about money. This is about electing a cultist to the Presidency.

[SENTINEL]

"But talk to ex-Mormons. Talk to non-Mormons who've lived in Mormon communities."

I AM an ex mormon !

I was a "high priest" and Bishopric member just four years ago, defending Romney on this site !

In an absolute fit of fury I went into the church library to prove a referenced quote, posted here by Greyfoxx39, where Joseph Smith claimed to be greater than Jesus Christ a lie. Of course I found, in their own books, that she was telling the truth....And in a matter of hours, once I had the courage to look and see, the entire foundation of my life, being built of sand, washed away. AFTER I had abandoned the heresies, THEN I was ready to be saved by Christ.

Now I and the other "inmans" here at FR do what we can to block and undo the evils of the cult that is mormonism.

Do what you can now ! There will never be a better time.

[SENTINEL]

Keep up the good work annie, we’re making a difference.

[Mariner]

If Romney gets the nomination I have no doubt that some superpac out of Hollywood or Napa will spend $20mil talking about Magic Underwear...along with NBC running a two hour special on the tenets of Mormonism.

It's not right, but you can figure it will certainly happen.

[Spunky]

"Ya just can't keep a good man down... "

LOL! He rose from the dead.

I meant 1844 not 1944

[StPaulRevert]

Actually it’s on “hold” they never did away with it. The reason it’s on hold was so Utah could get statehood. It’s in their doctrine still.

[Osage Orange]

And to top it off........Romney won't fight back.

He's fighting Newt dirtier right now...than he will with Obama.

[Elsie]