Mormon Mitt and his buddy Larry Craig

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Jason Bourne wrote:
Hoops wrote:Let's remember that Mitt is not Christian, he is LDS. And Craig is a self-described Methodist, which is a whole 'nother argument.


Let;s remember that LDS are Christians which makes Mitt a Christian. Take your LDS are not Christian argument elsewhere. It is asinine.


Millions of people may call a horse a "dog", but it's till a horse. LDS are not Christians, despite your protestations.
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Hoops wrote:
Jason Bourne wrote:
Hoops wrote:Let's remember that Mitt is not Christian, he is LDS. And Craig is a self-described Methodist, which is a whole 'nother argument.


Let;s remember that LDS are Christians which makes Mitt a Christian. Take your LDS are not Christian argument elsewhere. It is asinine.


Millions of people may call a horse a "dog", but it's till a horse. LDS are not Christians, despite your protestations.

Define a Christian, please..
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Yep. If Mitt gets the nom, there are dark days ahead for LDS. If you think they are dancin' a jig now, wait 'till then. Talk about under a microscope, yikes!!
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Mormons are Christians because they believe in Christ. It's really nonsensical to try to argue that someone isn't what they claim to be and believe they are. I've been guilty of using "Christians" as a sort of short-hand for "mainline evangelical Christians" before, but I don't try to argue that Mormons aren't, themselves, also Christian. It's really not for anyone to say who is and isn't a Christian, if they believe they are.
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Yep. If Mitt gets the nom, there are dark days ahead for LDS. If you think they are dancin' a jig now, wait 'till then. Talk about under a microscope, yikes!!


Bring it on. I relish the challenge. My experience has shown that the Church only gets stronger when opposition is applied.
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bcspace wrote:
Yep. If Mitt gets the nom, there are dark days ahead for LDS. If you think they are dancin' a jig now, wait 'till then. Talk about under a microscope, yikes!!


Bring it on. I relish the challenge. My experience has shown that the Church only gets stronger when opposition is applied.

Yes, that's called the siege mentality kicking in. Nothing like a strong external threat, whether real or perceived, to galvanize the solidarity of the membership.
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Bond...James Bond wrote:What's a dink?


It's a slang name we called each other when we were kids, because when the parents were around and we couldn't say "penis-head."



Sethbag wrote:But it really pisses me off that he [Larry Craig] is so sanctimoniously an enemy, politically, of gays, and yet he's cruising for them in private.


Yes, but then again he is supposed to represent the people of Idaho. A gay hater is what they want.
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The Dude wrote:
Bond...James Bond wrote:What's a dink?


It's a slang name we called each other when we were kids, because when the parents were around and we couldn't say "penis-head."



Sethbag wrote:But it really pisses me off that he [Larry Craig] is so sanctimoniously an enemy, politically, of gays, and yet he's cruising for them in private.


Yes, but then again he is supposed to represent the people of Idaho. A gay hater is what they want.


You are making quite a leap from not supporting gay marriage to "hater".
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Bring it on. I relish the challenge. My experience has shown that the Church only gets stronger when opposition is applied.

Yes, that's called the siege mentality kicking in. Nothing like a strong external threat, whether real or perceived, to galvanize the solidarity of the membership.


The typical reaction of one who has been stymied and debunked on a continuous basis.......
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Sethbag wrote:Mormons are Christians because they believe in Christ. It's really nonsensical to try to argue that someone isn't what they claim to be and believe they are. I've been guilty of using "Christians" as a sort of short-hand for "mainline evangelical Christians" before, but I don't try to argue that Mormons aren't, themselves, also Christian. It's really not for anyone to say who is and isn't a Christian, if they believe they are.


I would think Christ might be able to offer an opinion. Wait, I think he has.
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