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On another thread, Coggins wrote this about the Church as it relates to Jeffery Nielson's opposition to an Apostle presenting testimony to Congress, in order to promote a gay marriage ban:

I'm dubious about people who don't like the Church fulfilling one of its primary missions, to call the culture to repentance, point out cultural dangers, and hold the culture's fee to the fire.

This got me thinking about how support for conservative political causes fits within the Church's overall mission. My thinking is that it actually detracts from the Church's overall mission and sets into opposition many people's opinion about the Church.

What is your opinion?

The Church doesn't support either party for a reason. I think members can and should have strong views. As soon as someone says that their political views also happen to be God's I think you have a problem. Even if they're right, this diminishes God and makes him into a puppet for your agenda when he should be a teacher you learn from.

As I understand it, the Church has been hurt in South America by over identification with United States politics and an affiliation with the CIA.