Posted on 11/22/2012 6:48:30 AM PST by greyfoxx39
-SNIP- Though a Romney win, by many indicators felt within reach, it didn’t happen. However, the fact that it almost did - and with very few variables could have - this reality has changed everything for members of The Church of Jesus Christ of latter-day Saints (Mormon) – for the good. -SNIP-- As members of the LDS Church have taken increased opportunities to discuss their faith because of interest in Mitt Romney’s Mormonism, over time it became increasingly evident that no matter what sensitive issue came our way, be it baptism for the dead, racism, polygamy, Mormon temple worship, gender equality, etc… the chance to share our faith while clarifying Mormon teachings turned out to be a net positive. -SNIP- This evidence clearly suggests that Mormonism, now, can and should be considered a mainstream Christian religion. -SNIP- We have no interest, other than the hope of a general acceptance of our faith as Christian: to be considered the same as other Christian faiths. We understand that our message that boldly proclaims a restoration of the original Christian Church that Jesus Christ organized when He was upon the earth can be, at first, unsettling – and we’re perfectly all right with such reactions. We want our message to be different enough to compel the curious into allowing us to tell that story. -SNIP- As a Mormon, I see great hope in the results of this election. It has brought Mormonism out from relative obscurity, now clearly to be considered a mainstream Christian religion
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There will likely be a multi-million dollar TV and radio campaign by the mormon church echoing her words, "our message that boldly proclaims a restoration of the original Christian Church that Jesus Christ organized when He was upon the earth".
Christians will remain unconvinced.
Though Romney failed utterly, but if God HADN’T been on Romney’s side he would have lost by much more. That is proof that God was on Romney’s side.
Thought the economy stinks, bu if Obama hadn’t spent $trillions on stimulus unemployment would be even higher. That proves the stimulous worked.
It’s all clear to me now.
Whats up is down...... algore taught me that.
A lot of Christian groups sold their soul for the election.
I grew to like Romney as a candidate...for President. I am no more open to Mormonism now, though, than before he lost.
Mormonism is not and never will be a mainstream Christian religion.
If Romney had not been a Mormon, he might have won.
One’s religion is not a deal breaker for me. Character and world-view are what matters to me.
Romney was thoroughly boring, without passion, too timid, and too liberal.
He was not my choice in the primaries, but I voted for him in the general.
THE CHRISTIAN GOD IS ONE GOD THREE PERSONS!!!!!!!!!!!
The mormon god is one god one person who has sons, satan and Jesus.
There is nothing Christian about Mormonism! There is nothing Godly about Mormonism.
Another religion founded by a pedophile polygamist, who got his Holy Book from Moroni,..sounds much like Islam. Yes, Mitt Romney being a Mormon hindered his chances for being President. He wasn’t ONE of us.
I didn't. My "vote" may not have been counted on earth, but it WAS counted with my Lord and Savior in the Kingdom of Heaven. God will not be mocked.
..probably the only good side to Romney having his head handed to him in the election was that any Mormon agenda attached to his presidency was dashed...
The President of the Episcopal Divinity School has asserted repeatedly that "abortion is a blessing," and no doubt scoffs at the Incarnation. You think she's a better Christian than Mitt Romney is?
Hmmm... the text is even red when looking at the HTML source code. That’s weird because the text is normally black. And there’s nothing in the HTML source to make the text red. I agree. Site burp.
Thanks for checking. The preview pane was in black also.
I think this is why Mormonism has never really taken hold in the South. It's more a religion for austere, bland people.
As an aside, the reason the South has the highest obesity rate is because there's so much good food down here, and life is lived to the fullest. Why eat tofu and seaweed and live to be 95, when you can have red beans and rice, pork ribs, catfish, gumbo, biscuits in a pan, corn bread and black eyed peas, country ham, fried chicken, watermelon, sweet potato pie, (very) sweet tea, etc. Sure, you kick over from a heart attack at 55, but so what? We're going to heaven anyway, and most health nuts get alzheimers.
Talk about wandering down a dead end road!!!!! Who the hell cares. We’re stuck with socialism because the GOP shut out conservative christians who, on their side, refused to hold their noses and vote to stop Obama. Another Republican Circular Firing Squad!!!!
Ever heard that “render unto Caesar”? What a crock of self-righteous crap!
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