Romney Bows Out

[UGAalum94]

Originally Posted by EE-BO

MysticCat- you are not being a bigot at all, just telling it like it is. I won't repeat my Mormon rant here from the other Romney thread of a few weeks ago, but if you really get into the texts and beliefs it is some way out there stuff.

The best evidence of the dangers of this cult are how guys like Jeffords can run entire towns in Utah of child molesting polygamists and nothing gets done until the federal government takes action.

Most major religious groups do their part to distance themselves from the fanatics among them and do not shield them when they break the law.

Not so with the Mormon Church which for all practical purposes runs state and local government. And I think that says it all. The sin of omission is just as bad as being a participant.

Aren't you failing to discriminate between one corrupt offshoot unrecognized (and I think excommunicated) by the mainstream church and the mainstream LDS Church itself?

I think it's a big reach to say that the LDS for practical purposes runs the state and local government. When I was in Salt Lake City a couple years ago, they had a big Gay Pride parade and festival within a block of Temple Square. I'm not thinking the LDS was a sponsor.

No doubt, the Mormon church is influential, but I'm not exactly sure what you expected them to do about the Jeffords.

[AOII_LB93]

Originally Posted by UGAalum94

Aren't you failing to discriminate between one corrupt offshoot unrecognized (and I think excommunicated) by the mainstream church and the mainstream LDS Church itself?

No doubt, the Mormon church is influential, but I'm not exactly sure what you expected them to do about the Jeffords.

Do you guys mean Warren Jeffs?
This is a valid point. The group to which Jeffs was supposedly the "prophet", is the Fundamentalist Church of LDS...who were excommunicated by the "real" Mormon church, and it mainly had to do with the plural marriage aspect - which was generally banned by the "real" Mormons in 1890. Since 1904 (officially) those entering in to polygamous marriages are excommunicated. Large polygamist groups still exist, even in the SLC area, however they are not as numerous as people think. There are other divergences in belief, however the polygamy aspect is the largest of them.

Anyhow, enough of a sidebar...back to the topic.

Shinerbock, and EE-BO you both had very well written points. I'd say more about the original posting, you both have said what I thought to begin with anyhow.

[UGAalum94]

Originally Posted by AOII_LB93

Do you guys mean Warren Jeffs?
This is a valid point. The group to which Jeffs was supposedly the "prophet", is the Fundamentalist Church of LDS...who were excommunicated by the "real" Mormon church, and it mainly had to do with the plural marriage aspect - which was generally banned by the "real" Mormons in 1890. Since 1904 (officially) those entering in to polygamous marriages are excommunicated. Large polygamist groups still exist, even in the SLC area, however they are not as numerous as people think. There are other divergences in belief, however the polygamy aspect is the largest of them.

Anyhow, enough of a sidebar...back to the topic.

Shinerbock, and EE-BO you both had very well written points. I'd say more about the original posting, you both have said what I thought to begin with anyhow.

I think so; your description matches up with who I had in mind. I didn't look up the name; I just went with what was there from EE-BO. Maybe he meant someone else. If so, I apologize for jumping the gun.

[AGDee]

I heard on the radio today that Romney will be endorsing McCain

[Thetagirl218]

Yep! He endorsed McCain! I think it is rather sad when someone who fought against someone on so many key issues is now kissing their butt!!!

How many times did Romney and McCain have the Consverative arugement? And now he is just endorsing him because it is good for the party. It makes me want to go Independent.

[UGAalum94]

Originally Posted by Thetagirl218

Yep! He endorsed McCain! I think it is rather sad when someone who fought against someone on so many key issues is now kissing their butt!!!

How many times did Romney and McCain have the Consverative arugement? And now he is just endorsing him because it is good for the party. It makes me want to go Independent.

I know what you are saying, and yet, what are his options really?

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by UGAalum94

I know what you are saying, and yet, what are his options really?

There's an interesting take on it in the Washington Post today: Why Being the GOP's No. 2 Isn't So Bad.