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Bluenorthwest

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22. From day one on DU, the few that demand Mormonism be off the table are also

Reply to bigdarryl (Original post)

Wed Oct 3, 2012, 08:54 AM

Oct 2012

by and large posters with questionable history of support for GLBT rights, that is, they agree with the LDS to a great degree. The first DU thread I saw saying not to speak of Mormonism came from a poster who also admits he spent years posting anti gay libels on right wing sites. Case closed.

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Why is it ok for these fools to bring up Rev. Wright but we can't talk about Mormonism [View all] bigdarryl Oct 2012 OP

It always has been fair game Summer Hathaway Oct 2012 #1

Why's it okay for Romney to hobnob with Robertson but Obama's past relationship with Wright isn't? Drunken Irishman Oct 2012 #2

You're asking why? I'll show you why. Scootaloo Oct 2012 #5

Bwahahahaha! By George, I think you've got it! nt valerief Oct 2012 #26

Well, one, just to argue... Scootaloo Oct 2012 #3

At the time, I printed out Rev. Wright's sermon dougolat Oct 2012 #9

obama campaign prefers to keep it to the facts, not the smear tactics probably nt msongs Oct 2012 #4

no, you misunderstood... TDale313 Oct 2012 #6

Plenty of people are talking about it EmeraldCityGrl Oct 2012 #7

The MSM and DNC have been unwilling to do so TroyD Oct 2012 #8

why is it people don't see the lunacy in saying Obama is a Muslim yet same people graham4anything Oct 2012 #10

Yes. Not only he a Muslim, but he's the wrong kind of Christian, too! longship Oct 2012 #11

I think the truly fundamental Christians would never vote for Romney if they understood Mormonism UCmeNdc Oct 2012 #12

In all fairness, Mormons use the KING JAMES bible. They just tack on kestrel91316 Oct 2012 #34

There are 13 million Mormons not all of them are voting for mittens, Heather MC Oct 2012 #13

It's OK if you're a Republican. NCLefty Oct 2012 #14

Obama's an imcumbent, Rev. Wright issue is dead. If they are flogging it, they are losing bad. Mayberry Machiavelli Oct 2012 #15

One Reason... Jeff In Milwaukee Oct 2012 #16

I do not agree that bigoted activists should be allowed free use of some verbal Bluenorthwest Oct 2012 #20

Because.Of.Harry.Reid.And.Nevada. smorkingapple Oct 2012 #17

Because the President and Rev. Wright are black. Lucy Goosey Oct 2012 #18

We can talk about Mormonism. n/t Lil Missy Oct 2012 #19

It's not fair or reasonable, but many RWers won't vote for him...simply because he's Mormon. Kurovski Oct 2012 #21

From day one on DU, the few that demand Mormonism be off the table are also Bluenorthwest Oct 2012 #22

There are millions of Mormons who are Democrats Tom Rinaldo Oct 2012 #23

There are millions of Muslims who are Democrats too. nt LaydeeBug Oct 2012 #27

Absolutely. I only mentioned Islam because most Progressives strongly oppose Muslim baiting... Tom Rinaldo Oct 2012 #30

But those millions of 'righteous Mormons' did not do much to speak against Prop8 Bluenorthwest Oct 2012 #28

The Catholic power structure has been horrible on GLBT issues also Tom Rinaldo Oct 2012 #32

Because there is no "Morman" Church. nt Guy Whitey Corngood Oct 2012 #24

YOU **CAN** TALK ABOUT MORMONISM, AND DON'T LET **ANYONE** TRY TO TELL YOU OTHERWISE. LaydeeBug Oct 2012 #25

I'm so with you. Bluenorthwest Oct 2012 #29

Suppress the evangelical vote by talking about Mormonism Onlooker Oct 2012 #31

(ahem) Not many Mormons are non-white. Their standards are pretty clear. HopeHoops Oct 2012 #33