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ithinkmyliverhurts

(1,928 posts)
Thu Jul 26, 2012, 12:33 AM Jul 2012

You know, repubs. love talking about religion and Christian tradition of America.

And then blush when questioned about it in national debates or in venues where the Dinosaurs-in-the-Ark knuckle-draggers aren't the key constituency. This is THE election where we make it bite them in the ass. I'm sorry that it's cynical. I'm sorry that it's bigoted (it is). But Romney's Mormonism is laughable. Good lord, if evangelicals got even a decent whiff of what it teaches about God and Christ, they'd not go to the polls. Romney won't drink coffee, Coke, Mountain Dew, Pepsi. He thinks the Constitution is divinely inspired; o.k., this may not be a sore spot, but do you think independent, libertarian fiscal conservatives want to hear this? I don't want to be mean or to distort the man's faith; I just want voters to know a MAJOR cornerstone of Rmoney's worldview (which is the EXACT argument repubs. make in always talking about their faith). If Rev. Wright and Obama's church was on the table, if Kennedy's Catholicism was on the table, if Jimmy Carter's playboy confession was on the table, then Rmoney's Mormonism (in all of its batshit craziness and wonderful sense of community) needs to be out there. The repubs. don't want this AT ALL. They fear it, and their internals tell them why they need to fear it.

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You know, repubs. love talking about religion and Christian tradition of America. (Original Post) ithinkmyliverhurts Jul 2012 OP
k & r ... Summer Hathaway Jul 2012 #1
Every American should inform themselves about the characters of Joseph Smith and Brigham Young, dimbear Jul 2012 #2
The South Park Mormon episode is the best way to explain. MrSlayer Jul 2012 #3

Summer Hathaway

(2,770 posts)
1. k & r ...
Thu Jul 26, 2012, 01:54 AM
Jul 2012
"If Rev. Wright and Obama's church was on the table, if Kennedy's Catholicism was on the table, if Jimmy Carter's playboy confession was on the table, then Rmoney's Mormonism (in all of its batshit craziness and wonderful sense of community) needs to be out there."

Well said!

dimbear

(6,271 posts)
2. Every American should inform themselves about the characters of Joseph Smith and Brigham Young,
Thu Jul 26, 2012, 02:26 AM
Jul 2012

the two most important Mormons. I think it's a patriotic duty to do at least that much.

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