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Not now. I have to be honest with you; it's not about your faith, even if the church itself in its structure is perfect, the people in it are not. That's not to say he's not a good person, don't get me wrong. But I would not vote for him just because he is Mormon. I want to know what he is going to do for the people. I want to see the compassion. I want to talk about something else besides the money. I know how hard it is to send two kids to college when you ain't got nothing. I know people may not think of me in that way, but this business gives you ups and downs. ... I am a Barack Obama fan, from head-to-toe, always have been. He's not perfect; nobody is going to be that way. Until you sit in that office, at that desk, don't tell me what you're going to do because you are going to come in and have some of the same problems as he did.
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Polygamy-Porter wrote:]

If Bro Romney is a temple recommend caring Mormon, why wouldn't he get ALL Mormon votes?

Polygamy-Porter wrote:If Bro Romney is a temple recommend caring Mormon, why wouldn't he get ALL Mormon votes?

Polygamy-Porter wrote:Gladys Knight: I wouldn't vote for Romney



Singing legend Gladys Knight gave her two cents about the presidential race in a recent interview with BET. Asked if she’d like to see Republican candidate Mitt Romney, a fellow Mormon, win the White House, Knight replied:

Not now. I have to be honest with you; it's not about your faith, even if the church itself in its structure is perfect, the people in it are not. That's not to say he's not a good person, don't get me wrong. But I would not vote for him just because he is Mormon. I want to know what he is going to do for the people. I want to see the compassion. I want to talk about something else besides the money. I know how hard it is to send two kids to college when you ain't got nothing. I know people may not think of me in that way, but this business gives you ups and downs. ... I am a Barack Obama fan, from head-to-toe, always have been. He's not perfect; nobody is going to be that way. Until you sit in that office, at that desk, don't tell me what you're going to do because you are going to come in and have some of the same problems as he did.
http://www.politico.com/blogs/click/201 ... 18166.html

If Bro Romney is a temple recommend caring Mormon, why wouldn't he get ALL Mormon votes?

If Bro Romney is a temple recommend caring Mormon, why wouldn't he get ALL Mormon votes?

bcspace wrote:Because everyone has their agency. Holding a current TR doesn't change the fact that voting Democrat is a betrayal of God and country nor does it excuse or justify one from doing so.

bcspace wrote:

If Bro Romney is a temple recommend caring Mormon, why wouldn't he get ALL Mormon votes?

Because everyone has their agency. Holding a current TR doesn't change the fact that voting Democrat is a betrayal of God and country nor does it excuse or justify one from doing so.

It's a good thing for both Romney and the LDS church that your view is not universally held by Mormons.

I mean, geez, we already get flak for being a monolithic voting block, and people already mistrust us for blindly following our leaders. Can you imagine the backlash if it were actually church doctrine that you can only vote for one political ideology?

So keep it up, bcspace. If you're successful in convincing all Mormons that voting Democrat is evil, then you'll see some real anti-mormon persecution.

If nothing else, you're consistent. Maybe the Democrats in the church are just tares waiting for the burning.

It does warm my apostate heart to see such infighting among Mormons. You folks will destroy the church, and I won't even have to lift a finger. I'll just sit back and watch you argue about who is more morally and politically righteous.

bcspace wrote:I've never met an active Mormon in real life who doesn't agree with me and that includes GA's. The Church is merely protecting itself on the PR front for the moment.