Quinn Talks Romney, Mormonism & Politics in Vanity Fair
-
- _Emeritus
- Posts: 576
- Joined: Wed May 27, 2009 5:04 pm
Quinn Talks Romney, Mormonism & Politics in Vanity Fair
Crawling around the evidence in order to maintain a testimony of the Book of Mormon.
http://www.ldsrevelations.com/blog
http://www.ldsrevelations.com/blog
-
- _Emeritus
- Posts: 8862
- Joined: Sat Oct 02, 2010 3:49 pm
Re: Quinn Talks Romney, Mormonism & Politics in Vanity Fair
Very interesting article.
If Romney gets elected then UVA should get Quinn for the new Mormon studies chair.
If Romney gets elected then UVA should get Quinn for the new Mormon studies chair.
"Any over-ritualized religion since the dawn of time can make its priests say yes, we know, it is rotten, and hard luck, but just do as we say, keep at the ritual, stick it out, give us your money and you'll end up with the angels in heaven for evermore."
-
- _Emeritus
- Posts: 21373
- Joined: Sat Dec 13, 2008 10:00 pm
Re: Quinn Talks Romney, Mormonism & Politics in Vanity Fair
Michael Quinn wrote:Is there any evidence that L.D.S. headquarters has abandoned its interest in influencing the decisions of L.D.S. officeholders in Washington, D.C.?
Have Mormon Republicans departed from their historical patterns of embracing political direction from the L.D.S. Church hierarchy?
Is Mitt Romney an unwavering statesman who is resistant to such pressures?
No, no, and no.
Those are my answers, based on my reading of Quinn's article.
"Petition wasn’t meant to start a witch hunt as I’ve said 6000 times." ~ Hanna Seariac, LDS apologist
-
- _Emeritus
- Posts: 1690
- Joined: Sat May 12, 2012 1:46 am
Re: Quinn Talks Romney, Mormonism & Politics in Vanity Fair
Good Article, thought Quinn did leave out the part where Romney's Dad stood up to the church on civil rights.
I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use. - Galileo
Yeah, well, that's just, like, your opinion, man. - The Dude
Don't you know there ain't no devil, there's just god when he's drunk - Tom Waits
Yeah, well, that's just, like, your opinion, man. - The Dude
Don't you know there ain't no devil, there's just god when he's drunk - Tom Waits
-
- _Emeritus
- Posts: 6855
- Joined: Thu Feb 22, 2007 10:52 am
Re: Quinn Talks Romney, Mormonism & Politics in Vanity Fair
I'm finding the overabundant usage of scare quotes to be distracting. I understand why he's using them, but that doesn't make it not distracting, and I think he could have gotten by without them.
Mormonism ceased being a compelling topic for me when I finally came to terms with its transformation from a personality cult into a combination of a real estate company, a SuperPac, and Westboro Baptist Church. - Kishkumen
-
- _Emeritus
- Posts: 18534
- Joined: Mon Dec 04, 2006 6:48 pm
Re: Quinn Talks Romney, Mormonism & Politics in Vanity Fair
Machina Sublime
Satan's Plan Deconstructed.
Your Best Resource On Joseph Smith's Polygamy.
Conservatism is the Gospel of Christ and the Plan of Salvation in Action.
The Degeneracy Of Progressivism.
Satan's Plan Deconstructed.
Your Best Resource On Joseph Smith's Polygamy.
Conservatism is the Gospel of Christ and the Plan of Salvation in Action.
The Degeneracy Of Progressivism.
-
- _Emeritus
- Posts: 13392
- Joined: Thu May 13, 2010 12:16 am
Re: Quinn Talks Romney, Mormonism & Politics in Vanity Fair
Thank you for sharing your testimony, bcspace.
-
- _Emeritus
- Posts: 7222
- Joined: Thu Apr 02, 2009 2:57 am
Re: Quinn Talks Romney, Mormonism & Politics in Vanity Fair
Darth J wrote:bcspace wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFnul4k5hUM
Thank you for sharing your testimony, bcspace.
BCSpace finally gets real.
David Hume: "---Mistakes in philosophy are merely ridiculous, those in religion are dangerous."
DrW: "Mistakes in science are learning opportunities and are eventually corrected."
DrW: "Mistakes in science are learning opportunities and are eventually corrected."
-
- _Emeritus
- Posts: 18534
- Joined: Mon Dec 04, 2006 6:48 pm
Re: Quinn Talks Romney, Mormonism & Politics in Vanity Fair
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFnul4k5hUMThank you for sharing your testimony, bcspace.
Yes, this is my testimony of Kish's basing anything off his reading of Quinn.
Machina Sublime
Satan's Plan Deconstructed.
Your Best Resource On Joseph Smith's Polygamy.
Conservatism is the Gospel of Christ and the Plan of Salvation in Action.
The Degeneracy Of Progressivism.
Satan's Plan Deconstructed.
Your Best Resource On Joseph Smith's Polygamy.
Conservatism is the Gospel of Christ and the Plan of Salvation in Action.
The Degeneracy Of Progressivism.
-
- _Emeritus
- Posts: 13392
- Joined: Thu May 13, 2010 12:16 am
Re: Quinn Talks Romney, Mormonism & Politics in Vanity Fair
bcspace wrote:
Yes, this is my testimony of Kish's basing anything off his reading of Quinn.
Oh, look. Someone who has constructed his entire worldview on what the LDS Church and the Tea Party have told him to believe is suggesting that another person has failed to employ critical thinking.
I would love to read more of bcspace's thoughts on critical thinking, just as soon as I finish this pamphlet from Crack Whores For Chastity.