I'm serving up idols to the Church up in the celestial forum. The thread is 6 pages long and is going to grow. I have something special in mind for the Church as I dish up its idols on a silver platter:
New Church Logo of Jesus in a Bell Jar?
Oh, it's going to get good. (rubbing my hands together)
Is THIS the Morality 71% of Mormonism Believes In?
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Re: Is THIS the Morality 71% of Mormonism Believes In?
Should Church leaders have put their mouths where their morality is then?Kishkumen wrote: ↑Wed Nov 11, 2020 6:16 pmMost church leaders almost certainly did not vote for Trump. The Deseret News published an editorial that was pretty strongly anti-Trump. Do you think a pro-Trump group of Brethren would have allowed that? Look to Mitt Romney's example if you want a sense of what the leaders of the LDS Church think of Trump. My guess is that Mitt is in harmony with the Brethren on this one.
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I think Cthulhu has a right to be angered at his vote count. Even Hugh Nibley received at least one presidential mail-in vote from some elderly man in Orem Utah yelling at the postman about New Zealand and downvotes.
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Their tradition is to speak out on legislation that bears on moral issues, not individual candidates. I don't think they would have viewed breaking this tradition as a good idea. Once they speak out about a particular candidate, then they lose any credibility regarding their claims of being politically non-partisan. Whether others buy it or not, the leaders of the LDS Church have a certain practice when it comes to politics, and they are going to stick to it for the long-term health and credibility of the organization.
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Re: Is THIS the Morality 71% of Mormonism Believes In?
That is not dead which can eternal lie about its vote count.
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Re: Is THIS the Morality 71% of Mormonism Believes In?
The difference is also tax law. The Church can take sides on issues without risking its tax exempt status.Kishkumen wrote: ↑Fri Nov 13, 2020 1:30 pmTheir tradition is to speak out on legislation that bears on moral issues, not individual candidates. I don't think they would have viewed breaking this tradition as a good idea. Once they speak out about a particular candidate, then they lose any credibility regarding their claims of being politically non-partisan. Whether others buy it or not, the leaders of the LDS Church have a certain practice when it comes to politics, and they are going to stick to it for the long-term health and credibility of the organization.
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Re: Is THIS the Morality 71% of Mormonism Believes In?
That’s really the crux of the matter. Good point.
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