Title — Moroni

Are you saying that people will keep discussing Mormonism because there will always be someone spreading misinformation? If people want good information they should go to Mormon.org. If they want bad information they should go to Cyndi Mosteller.

Jake Tapper needs to get his facts straight. This article is full of misinformation (read: lies) about the Mormon church. He should do some research before writing an article.

The reason “Mormonism” will be a tough sell is that it continues to be mis-represented by the likes of Cyndi Mosteller. I wouldn’t be surprised if her views on Judaism or Catholicism are equally inaccurate.

By addressing his Mormon’s faith, Romney has already destroyed his presidential candidacy. When one reads the Book of Mormon, one will come to the conclussion that that religion is not good for any normal person; that Jesus had many wives is blasphemy. that man becomes Gods show a religion that is insane. It means Romney will eventually become God when he is the U.S. President. Romney and those that profess his faith should be sent to mental instutuations for psychatric evaluation. They are no humans.

Dan LIndsey, you wrote: “The constitution says that no religious test shall be required to hold public office. article 6 sec. 3.”
Just as a clarification, it actually says “…but no religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust UNDER the United States.” (Emphasis mine.) This meant federal offices only. The “no religious test” did not originally apply to state offices. Maryland only allowed Christians to hold public office until 1826. North Carolina required office holders to be Protestant Christians until 1835. Catholics were not allowed to hold public offices in New Jersey until 1844. And New Hampshire allowed only Protestants to run for governor and the state legislature until 1877. Furthermore, New Hampshire’s requirement that a person had to be a Protestant in order to vote lasted over 100 years.
Now then, the “no religious test” only applies to requiring a person to adhere to a particular religion in order to be ON a ballot. At no time has the Constitution ever been interpreted as restricting an individual from using religion as a criteria for voting.

Mormons are generally good people with strong faith and moral values. They also believe that “As God is, man may become; as man is, God once was”–a belief that good Mormons can become Gods.
On race, current church doctrine is non-discriminatory regarding the priesthood, effective less than 30 years ago.
Regarding pologamy, church doctrine changed in the 1880s, and the LDS church now excommunicates known pologamists.
Regarding the Book of Mormon, there is no teaching therein on pologamy or that Jesus married and had many wives. Most protestants could agree with most of the text in terms of doctrine. But other church documents in the 1800s, still considered sacred by the Church, does advocate pologamy.
On race, the Book of Mormon does have references to the Nephites, a “white and delightsome” people vs the darker skinned Lamanites that they believe were in America during the time of Christ and for years thereafter.
The LDS church doctrine is very judgmental of non-Mormon churches, claiming they are in Apostacy and must be rejected.
It does appear to me that the biggest challenge to Mormons is the changes and inconsistencies in their theology over the years. They want to be accepted by Christians and yet maintain that Christian churches are all wicked and in Apostacy.
For me, the idea of aspiring to become a God is very heretical to the Christian faith. So is the idea that God was once like us, and that God, too, has a God–its a view they call “eternal progression”
But in character, dedication, and lifestyle, there is much to immulate.

To “reality intrudes”:
I’m a 30-yr-old and member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. I’m not a church leader, and I do not speak for the church. But I am a regular, fully active member of the Church, and I served as a missionary for my church for two years.
The notion of Jesus Christ having one wife or multiple wives has no place in our doctrine. That idea is not found in the scriptures (The Holy Bible, The Book of Mormon, etc.), and it is not found in the teachings of church leaders.
It is true that Black men were not allowed to be priests until 1978. Ever since, race has not been considered in ordaining priests. The church now flourishes in Africa, for example, where clearly priests are black. As to why blacks could not be priests before 1978, it is not clear. It would be tempting to say that the church members were racist or prejudiced, but having looked into that, I do not see that as the case. I don’t have any explanation for the church’s pre-1978 policy, but I can say that we are not a racist people. My own family has many black friends–skin color doesn’t mean anything.
Now, for becoming Gods–We believe that all people are children of God. We believe that God loves us so much, that He wanted to make it possible for us to receive what He has. He sent us to earth to provide us with growth experiences, so that we could learn to act for ourselves and choose good and help others. God’s ultimate and beautiful goal is to help us become as He is. He knows that we are imperfect and unworthy. But we believe that through the infinite power of the sacrifice of The Savior Jesus Christ, we can be cleansed from our sins and made pure and holy. Eventually, after the resurrection, we believe the Christ’s power will perfect us, that we may become as God is.
I hope that helps! -Dan

I think the JFK speeches wound down many aspects of his Lifestyle–then the Nixon personality wound down alot of the intricate “moralities” of political struggle..later Hubert Humphrey would bring things closer to the real dirt..Why a look at Mitt Rommney so close to home(Mormons)and new England..or how to succumb to the Clinton’s and their Global “intellectualism”..maybe running for President means its a RUN for the next best thing..not so much about following your-IDEALS-those practices that mentionSELF(Leadership)binding your PAST&FUTURE by some really hard facts..INSTEAD..America is looking at its next MINUTE STEAK..well..I can’t find the wrong in Mitt Rommney..or the bad concept of Rudy Giulianni..I do see alot about America that’s way “out of character”..is freedom looking at a candidate(??)or has freedom turned a “nose” to some distant “purpose”.I don’t thinkthe two candidates in Mitt Rommney and Rudy Giulianni find acceptance in that DISTANT-smell..they tend to hold the Leadership in the larger freedoms of self..American’s just might loose a position because of their cowardly stand on inner strength.

And they didn’t pin her down with the question of whether she would support his candidacy if he won the nomination???
What wimps!

I think religion has everything to do with our country. If we take that out, we take out freedom and what our country established itself upon.
However, I have visited a Mormon church, and although I am not really sure all of these assumptions are correct, I do know Mormonism includes a separate doctrine in which they believe Joseph Smith is a big part of the bible. It is written in Revelations (if we are to go by these standards) that the bible is neither to be added to nor taken away, therefore, Mormonism has done such, and some of these facts about multiple wives and extra doctrine that Mosteller told about is correct. But we have people who mistreat these religions as well .We need to be aware of all these religions that do spread contradictory beliefs other than what only the BIBLE says and correct it from there. We need to be informed on the bible so that we can understand what is going on about our country.

Oh heckfire folks–I remember the 1960 campaign. Most of the country was Protestant, and many people alleged that JFK, if elected, would have to ‘clear it with the Pope’ before he did anything. I hope we, as a country, have come farther than to think that, if elected, Romney’s particular faith would color his Presidential decisions. Evangelical Christian candidates face that kind of ‘whisper-campaign’ mentality, too. Okay, fine–admit that religious ‘turf wars’ exist in this country and try to get over it–but don’t encourage it, as the Thompson PR lady did in South Carolina. That kind of talk just warms up somebody’s jet engine for a flight into the Mormon Tabernacle–we’ve had enough of that, already.

reality intrudes –
There are many posts above yours explaining Mormon Doctorine.
Mormons- do not believe Jesus had Multiple wives the Church doesnt have a stand on whether or not he had one!(p.s. is the info going to bring you closer to christ?)
We do believe you can become a god but it is misrepresented. This is a promise from the Bible read it its there!
Google the articles of faith read them then actually pray about it then reply back.

Daph, Google the constitution, read it, and then tell me where religion belongs in this country. And in case you haven’t noticed, Bush has already taken away your freedom. Don’t confuse the facts.

The little DK below who laughs at anyone with any religion at all–calls one’s faith ‘fiction’–thinks discussing the points of different religions is ‘hilarious’–has a friend. It’s the overnight and weekend thought-police reserve officer– obviously a low-paid, low IQ kind of a little guy who doesn’t have the guts to post in public, so he cuts others’ posts and ideas here. Yeah, the little DK has the right to laugh at those who dont agree with him, just like people have the right to pass wind in a crowded elevator. People with any class do neither, but the little DK below doesn’t really have much class, as the little weekender with the Sharpie pen does not either.

SteveW: I never called faith fiction, I called religious narratives fiction. And then I simply noted the humor in a follower of one fabricated narrative (God did not create Adam and Eve 6,000 years ago; human beings evolved) questioning the wisdom of someone else’s fabricated narrative (God did not place a book with little gold pages in a mountain in Utica, NY). It’s like debating whether Bugs Bunny or Sponge Bob is the better auto mechanic.