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Wellstone ruled

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3. Esra Benson was the change agent

Reply to SpartanDem (Original post)

Sat May 26, 2012, 01:03 PM

May 2012

for Utah. Ike's Secretary of Agriculture,a John Bircher,and later head prophet of the Mo's,pushed their church to the far hate driven right. Read the history of how Hatch used his missionary pals to take down Moss in 1976. Tells the story of the why and how of Utah's hard right turn.

Beautiful state buy some really messed up people.

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Black Mormons and the Politics of Identity [View all] SpartanDem May 2012 OP

Anyone looking at either candidate based on one those criteria is an idiot. Lionessa May 2012 #1

Since Mitt will be becoming a God, it does merit some attention. braddy May 2012 #5

Except for thats not what Mormons actually teach FreeState May 2012 #6

I know that Mormons are trained to defuse and divert from knowledge of such facts. braddy May 2012 #8

Im not LDS FreeState May 2012 #9

You aren't LDS anymore you say, so I assume Wikipedia is an OK source. braddy May 2012 #10

Back in the day, it wasn't hard to find liberal Mormons... Drunken Irishman May 2012 #2

Esra Benson was the change agent Wellstone ruled May 2012 #3

Assisted by writer W. Cleon Skousen and an alliance with the evangelical right. HiPointDem May 2012 #4

Id say it was Spencer Kimball FreeState May 2012 #7