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To be honest, if Romney were like Rick Santorum, I bet the Mormon thing would be attacked a lot more.
As it stands, and I'm surprised to say this, I think he made a giant tactical error by not emphasizing his Mormoness a lot more than he did, to counter-balance his business record. It seems like the most human, decent party of him (along with his obvious commitment to his family) by a wide margin. It's wildly more sympathetic than his tenure at Bain shutting companies down. I've seen more than a few people say, essentially, Mormon theology might be bizarre, but Mormon institutions, and values, and behaviors are by and large very laudable, decent, and admirable. Very conservative in the way that most Americans of all stripes can see value in. I think that case could have been made a lot stronger.
Here's a thought - if your ears are perking up at Anti-Mormon bigotry, there's a pretty good chance that you're a Mormon and are really sensitive on that topic, because for most people, the Mormon thing has largely been treated pretty decently in the public sphere, all things considered. Yeah, there are cheap shots from time to time. That's part of being in the public sphere. But it's NOTHING compared to the Obama-is-a-Muslim-stuff, which is just a deluge.
1. Romney is a Mormon, ergo, his religion must be attacked. If Romney was a Democrat, Mormonism would not be attacked.
You're dead wrong on this one. Democrats hate Mormons as much as Republicans do -- just for different reasons. The religious right believes Mormonism to be a non-Christian cult, but the left has major issues with the Mormon Church's stance on most social issues (as do I, and I'm a Mormon).
You're dead wrong on this one. Democrats hate Mormons as much as Republicans do -- just for different reasons.
Wow. You think people hate Mormons? Really? As in I hate you because you're a Mormon?
I hate to break it to you, but Mormons aren't even on most people's radar except when the bicycle "Wanna be a Mormon?" guys knock on the door. People may think Mormon beliefs are loony but if people hated Mormons wouldn't they be punching out the guys on the bikes? Most people just slam the door because they don't like to be interrupted. Same as the guys who sell the over-priced spray cleaner door-to-door and the guys who want to paint your house because they just "happen to be in the neighborhood".
Just seems kind of strange. To the point of thinking you are these "special people" that everyone else hates. Sorry. You aren't that special. We're equal opportunity door-slammers in this country. Maybe Mormons need to get over themselves if that's the attitude of all Mormons.
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More or less. Just speaking from personal experience.
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I hate to break it to you, but Mormons aren't even on most people's radar except when the bicycle "Wanna be a Mormon?" guys knock on the door.
Based on the crap I hear every day on City-Data, it appears otherwise.
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People may think Mormon beliefs are loony but if people hated Mormons wouldn't they be punching out the guys on the bikes?
Not necessarily. People don't always punch out the people they hate.
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To the point of thinking you are these "special people" that everyone else hates. Sorry. You aren't that special.
I think the word "special" was yours, not mine. As I said before, I see my beliefs ridiculed every time I get on the forum. It was merely an observation. I'm not asking you to agree with me.
Well, I'll bite. Mormonism is a decidedly odd, just this side of Scientology crackpot cult based upon one clever farmer's ruminations stemming from an era of many crackpot religious movements of the time, it just happened to have survived, so far. I don't give it much thought other than the same deserved irritation I give all insecure belief systems that have the unmitigated gall to use my private property and valuable time to prop up their own fragile egos by wrongly assuming that they have the answers to questions I am not asking.
As Gore Vidal famously said "I regard monotheism to be the greatest disaster ever to befall the human race". Stop being such a ridiculous baby like the Muslims, If you are going to believe that crap and even worse, subject your fellow human beings to ridiculing their own belief systems by the very act of proselytizing and trying to inject those beliefs into public policy you deserve everything coming your way.
I think Romney and the Mormons have been treated with kid gloves if you ask me. Baptizing long dead Jews, really?
Mormonphobia on the rise with "tolerant" liberals....
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It seems like we have a lot of bigots on this board.
Because the liberal media has been promoting anti-Mormonism lately and their young progressive sheep just go with it because they desperately want to be part of the "in" crowd.
As I said before, I see my beliefs ridiculed every time I get on the forum. It was merely an observation.
You know what?
So do I.
But I realize this is a free country and people are entitled to their opinions. I read stupid stuff about Christians all the time on this board. I read stupid stuff from Christians.
And if you want real ridicule and hate... find a thread about the Duggars.
If Mormons didn't spend millions of dollars trying to take rights away from gay people, maybe so many people wouldn't hate them. Ironic that a Mormon is complaining about innocuous internet posts while they and the leaders of their cult are spending money to officially enshrine status for gays as second class citizens into the laws and constitution. It was only a few decades ago that Mormons had an official policy against treating African Americans as equals, now they are doing the same thing to gays and lesbians. If Mormons want respect they need to learn to treat other people with respect as well.
And the whole baptizing dead Holocaust victims thing really upsets me. Does any Mormon not see the huge problem with converting someone like Anne Frank into a freaking Mormon cult member?
Do Mormons Think They're Special? (Special meaning better.)
even better:
Does Mitt Romney Consider Himself Special Because He's A Mormon?
or
Does Mitt Romney Think He's Better Than You Because He's A Mormon?
That could be all kinds of fun. Too bad it's against my religion to start threads.
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