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Trajectory of Danger: Becoming a Political Organization
Posted: Tue May 31, 2011 10:54 pm
by _moksha
What a terrible thing it would be to wake up one morning and find that
your Church has transitioned itself into a Political Action Committee based
on the principles of Cleon Skousen, Glenn Beck and Mr. John Birch.
Re: Trajectory of Danger: Becoming a Political Organization
Posted: Tue May 31, 2011 11:10 pm
by _Morley
moksha wrote:
What a terrible thing it would be to wake up one morning and find that
your Church has transitioned itself into a Political Action Committee based
on the principles of Cleon Skousen, Glenn Beck and Mr. John Birch.
Moksha, where does this graph come from? I'd like to read the article.
Re: Trajectory of Danger: Becoming a Political Organization
Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2011 6:14 am
by _moksha
Morley wrote:Moksha, where does this graph come from? I'd like to read the article.
I found it by following a link from this week's LDS Living to the main article in the Washington Post. From there it was on to another LDS related story in the Post. I think the graphic was originally from the Pew Research Forum. Just go to the Washington Post and type Mormon as the search word.
Re: Trajectory of Danger: Becoming a Political Organization
Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2011 11:09 pm
by _The Nehor
Now I know we need to watch out for those Commie Buddhists and Socialist Hindus in order to be good Americans.
Re: Trajectory of Danger: Becoming a Political Organization
Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2011 2:44 am
by _Joseph
Touchy, touchy, touchy.... CTR is mormnspeak for Choose the Republican. That was the joke when I was there and attending Stake High Council meetings.
Re: Trajectory of Danger: Becoming a Political Organization
Posted: Fri Jun 03, 2011 5:39 am
by _The Nehor
Joseph wrote:Touchy, touchy, touchy.... CTR is mormnspeak for Choose the Republican. That was the joke when I was there and attending Stake High Council meetings.
I assume then that Stake High Councils used to have waterboys?
Re: Trajectory of Danger: Becoming a Political Organization
Posted: Fri Jun 03, 2011 5:42 am
by _Joseph
Wouldn't think so neho, I never saw you.
Re: Trajectory of Danger: Becoming a Political Organization
Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2011 5:52 pm
by _bcspace
What a terrible thing it would be to wake up one morning and find that
your Church has transitioned itself into a Political Action Committee based
on the principles of Cleon Skousen, Glenn Beck and Mr. John Birch.
So being against communism and for limited government, a Constitutional Republic, and personal freedom is a terrible thing?
Re: Trajectory of Danger: Becoming a Political Organization
Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2011 8:14 pm
by _3sheets2thewind
bcspace wrote:So being against communism and for limited government, a Constitutional Republic, and personal freedom is a terrible thing?
when you preach, and you do, that one can not be a good Mormon and be politically involved with any party but the republican party or derivative thereof, then yes, your personal philosophy is a terrible thing.
Re: Trajectory of Danger: Becoming a Political Organization
Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2011 9:05 pm
by _bcspace
when you preach, and you do, that one can not be a good Mormon and be politically involved with any party but the republican party or derivative thereof, then yes, your personal philosophy is a terrible thing.
Since you couldn't answer the first question, here is another: Is it wrong to stack political philosophy against religion to see if it's consistent?
I think the problem you are having is that when you stack up beliefs and modus operandi, you can't help but come to the same conclusion I have come to and are angry about it. Face reality; a good Democrat cannot possibly be a good Mormon if "good" is defined as believing in and supporting the philosophies of the respective organizations.
Harry Reid and all Mormons who are active in the Democratic party or any party even more extremely leftwing than that are apostates of the highest order simply by comparing beliefs.