The church policy, issued June 16 by the church’s governing First Presidency, said top, full-time leaders and their spouses should not participate in political campaigns, including fundraising, donating or endorsing candidates. Part-time LDS leaders — including area seventies, stake presidents and bishops are allowed to take part in partisan political campaigns, but they must do so as individuals and not as church officials.
The church’s policy bars such part-time church officials from partisan fundraising or campaigning that focuses on members of congregations they oversee, but again, not on key social issues.
Is this an attempt to preclude tainting the Mormon Presidential candidates with association with the Church?
Will it work?
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Actually, tend to think the timing is definitely related to the potential for two leading GOP candidates who are Mormon as the race continues. I could see many leaders desiring to campaign on one of their behalf.
"I have more to boast of than ever any man had. I am the only man that has ever been able to keep a whole church together since the days of Adam. ... Neither Paul, John, Peter, nor Jesus ever did it. I boast that no man ever did such a work as I." - Joseph Smith, 1844
In a way, I kind of hope one of the Mormons win. It's selfish, but it would force the church to kind of clean up its act. Public scrutiny could have a cleansing effect.
Parley P. Pratt wrote:We must lie to support brother Joseph, it is our duty to do so.
Buffalo wrote:In a way, I kind of hope one of the Mormons win. It's selfish, but it would force the church to kind of clean up its act. Public scrutiny could have a cleansing effect.
If you mean the Presidential election, I find that scary. Any "cleaning up of their act" would only be superficial. I fear that the Church hierarchy would have an undue influence on a Mormon President.
They would believe that "prophecy" had come true and would try to make as much of it as they could. Foreign relations?
I do think that a Mormon Republican nominee would be fun (as long as he didn't win the election). The Presidential race would bring out all the uncomfortable facts about Mormonism. It would be a good airing of dirty laundry.
This, or any other post that I have made or will make in the future, is strictly my own opinion and consequently of little or no value.
"Faith is believing something you know ain't true" Twain.