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Segami

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8. The Mormon Church should be threatening Romney with excommunication from LDS.
Fri Sep 21, 2012, 01:47 PM
Sep 2012

Last night on The Last Word, Lawrence had a prominent Mormon, Dr. Gregory A. Prince Ph.D. on as a guest. He accused Romney of " displaying cruel attitude toward the 47 percent"......totally against LDS's teachings proclaiming Mormons have " a sacred obligation to assist the less-able ". Why haven't the LDS hierarchy spoken out against Romney's 47 percent comment video? Why aren't THEY standing up for the " less-able "?


It is supremely ironic that Romney was denounced this evening by a prominent Mormon, Dr. Gregory A. Prince, Ph.D., who told Lawrence O'Donnell that he was "grieved and mystified" that Romney displayed the cruel attitude toward "the 47 percent" in the fund-raising speech that he gave in Boca Raton, Florida some months ago.

Prince, who is an authority on both the LDS Church itself and on Mormon doctrine, asserted without hesitation that Mormons have "a sacred obligation to assist the less-able." His denunciation is all the more serious because he actually knows Romney and apparently did not recognize the person who gave the now-famous speech.


http://www.examiner.com/article/here-s-a-contribution-to-understanding-mitt-romney-perhaps?cid=rss




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is there only one brave Mormon Laurajr Sep 2012 #1
Those ' critics ' are probably being secretly cautious knowing full well the LDS's ways. Segami Sep 2012 #5
One tries to free himself oswaldactedalone Sep 2012 #2
Religous bigotry isn't nice, or progressive. Comrade Grumpy Sep 2012 #4
I will too -- until nichomachus Sep 2012 #11
Yeah, the Mormon religion needs Cha Sep 2012 #47
They baptize the dead by proxy siligut Sep 2012 #54
Ugh. Sounds like scientology and jehovah's witnesses... n/t progressivebydesign Sep 2012 #3
Why did he even agree to go anywhere with them to be interrogated?? kestrel91316 Sep 2012 #6
The Mormon Church should be threatening Romney with excommunication from LDS. Segami Sep 2012 #8
The Mormons don't assist anyone who isn't one of them AND in excellent standing with the church. kestrel91316 Sep 2012 #39
It is all nice, polite and respectful at first siligut Sep 2012 #9
The Mormon bishop who was principal of my JHS in UT tried to pull that kestrel91316 Sep 2012 #43
If you get excommunicated won't they just re-baptize you back in again after you're dead? Gidney N Cloyd Sep 2012 #7
The risk is that you're cut off from your family nichomachus Sep 2012 #12
Yes, from TEMPLE JimDandy Sep 2012 #29
Lol, yeah, somebody is confusing Mormons with Amish. Didn't think that was possible. kestrel91316 Sep 2012 #40
Yeah, fuck the First Amendment. Too bad he didn't tear up his membership card...or whatever... mnhtnbb Sep 2012 #10
Timing is everything in politics. Maybe such a powerhouse piece is already waiting Segami Sep 2012 #15
You should really read Under The Banner Of Heaven by Jon Krakauer nt riderinthestorm Sep 2012 #33
Thanks for the suggestion. Don't know if I could stomach it. mnhtnbb Sep 2012 #55
I'm so glad... AzSweet Sep 2012 #13
If they want to punish somebody, they ought to excommunicate his campaign team pinboy3niner Sep 2012 #14
They have made Mormons look more like assholes than Twede ever could siligut Sep 2012 #21
so are they gonna excommunicate Harry Reid too? cause he surely deserves it 1,000x more nt MariaM83 Sep 2012 #16
I wonder how many excommunications RMoney has presided over nt MariaM83 Sep 2012 #17
maybe his babysitter? central scrutinizer Sep 2012 #24
this is so Spanish Inquisition MariaM83 Sep 2012 #18
Are they going to excommunicate Huntsman? KamaAina Sep 2012 #19
The LDS 'cherry-picks' their excommunication threats. Segami Sep 2012 #20
..and this ould be one of the reasons "cult" is an apt adjective, noun, proper noun for these clowns Sheepshank Sep 2012 #22
now, now, let's be fair - the Vatican wants to "silence" progressive nuns nt MariaM83 Sep 2012 #23
But they don't discipline Catholics because of their political views. MissMarple Sep 2012 #28
Yes they do. Pro-choice Catholics are denied communion and threatened with excommunication. smokey nj Sep 2012 #56
This seems to be an American phenomenon. It is up to the bishops. MissMarple Sep 2012 #59
So the Mormon church is a political organization? KurtNYC Sep 2012 #25
The Mormon church is all to similar to the Catholic Church. Dawson Leery Sep 2012 #26
Poor guy get the red out Sep 2012 #27
WTH, the Formal Mormon Church sounds straight outa Stalin... Taverner Sep 2012 #30
Fuck them! Damn "cult" is no better than that fucked up Scientology flying saucer bull shit. L0oniX Sep 2012 #31
very troubling el_bryanto Sep 2012 #32
Upon reading his blog, it sounds like he wants to leave the church anyway el_bryanto Sep 2012 #34
Nichomachus post#12 gives the clue. Segami Sep 2012 #36
I'm curious about your thoughts Bryant. I know you are a practicing Mormon riderinthestorm Sep 2012 #35
2 things el_bryanto Sep 2012 #41
So in general, its okay to excommunicate a member because they are critical of the church riderinthestorm Sep 2012 #44
I think the same rationale for why Conservatives aren't permitted at this board el_bryanto Sep 2012 #45
I guess I've always defined apostasy as the actual renunciation of one's faith riderinthestorm Sep 2012 #49
the Church defines it more by actions - we are very orthopraxic in that way el_bryanto Sep 2012 #50
So voicing criticism is an "action"? riderinthestorm Sep 2012 #51
Actively working to destroy faith is an action. el_bryanto Sep 2012 #52
Why do you think Mitt will abrogate the promises he's made in the temple? riderinthestorm Sep 2012 #53
It's not a matter of him refusing to obey commands el_bryanto Sep 2012 #57
The nail that sticks up will get hammered down Canuckistanian Sep 2012 #37
reply to MissMarple/'the Catholic Church doesn't discipline Catholics bcz of their political views.' MariaM83 Sep 2012 #38
If that's true, I don't blame them... MrMickeysMom Sep 2012 #42
The Church should ex-communicate Cha Sep 2012 #46
you don't excommunicate $4 million a year -- that's just not how it's done nt MariaM83 Sep 2012 #48
This is why I'm an atheist. backscatter712 Sep 2012 #58
They are heavily invested in this election fried eggs Sep 2012 #60
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