Salon: Mitt and the White Horse Prophecy (MUST READ - parallels to Dominionism)

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11. More on the White Horse Prophecy, including a comment from Mitt's dad, at Wikipedia:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Horse_Prophecy

Several prominent Mormons have made statements related to the White Horse Prophecy. For instance, US presidential candidate Mitt Romney has said he considers the White Horse Prophecy to be a matter of "speculation and discussion by [LDS] church members" and "not official [LDS] church doctrine."[5] However, US senator Orrin Hatch and conservative commentator Glenn Beck, have stated that they believe the Constitution is "hanging by a thread".[6][7]

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In 1967, US presidential candidate George W. Romney said the following regarding the White Horse Prophecy: "I have always felt that they meant that sometime the question of whether we are going to proceed on the basis of the Constitution would arise and at this point government leaders who were Mormons would be involved in answering that question."[5]

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In 2007, US presidential candidate Mitt Romney told the Salt Lake Tribune that "I haven't heard my name associated with [the White Horse Prophecy] or anything of that nature. That's not official church doctrine.... I don't put that at the heart of my religious belief."[5][7]

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Judging by the Salon article, Mitt's statement there is another lie -- he's been aware, at least since he was in college, that his name was associated with the prophecy. And considering his father's apparent belief in the prophecy, it's likely Mitt felt this was his destiny (one the family had hoped George Romney would achieve first, but when his presidential bid failed, that left Mitt).