No LDS Meetings past Tuesday in Idaho

[_sock puppet]

Tuesday was the 2012 Republican Presidential caucus day in Idaho. (Those who know my rabid libertarian nature will understand that I am a conscientious objector to participating in such. But that's a non-Mormon story, not appropo here.)

Previously in Idaho, the Republican Presidential 'in-put' has been through a primary vote, not a caucus. Caucusing requires more time of participants than a mere primary vote, and caucusing requires being there at the appointed time, not just whenever during voting day it is convenient to the participant. And of course, Mitt Romney was on the 2008 ballot for Idaho's Republican Presidential primary vote and was on a candidate in Idaho's first Republican Presidential caucus this past Tuesday.

This past Sunday, in Mormon churches in Idaho, a letter was read asking that no church meetings or functions be held on Tuesday night so that members could go to the Republican caucuses. In Idaho, for decades now, the Idaho Democratic Presidential 'in-put' process has been by caucusing at appointed times during the event rather than primary voting for a few minutes at any time during the day. So until 2012, the LDS church has merely encouraged participation by its members in these processes, but not asking that meetings and functions be suspended on those evenings.

This past Tuesday, being the first time the Idaho Republican Presidential 'in-put' process required the additional time of caucusing at a REPUBLICAN primary, featuring one of their own, Mitt, was preceded two days earlier by the first time the Mormon church has asked that all meetings and functions during Idaho caucusing be suspended so that Mormon members could participate.

It's nice that the Mormon church says it is neutral on politics. If that were the case, why no such letters read on the Sundays before the Democratic caucusing in Idaho in presidential election years past?

This overt support for Republican and LDS member Mitt Romney makes one wonder if the Council of 50 has ever really been disbanded.

Here comes the theocracy!

[_bcspace]

I said essentially the same thing though not so cynically. The Church is looking forward to being in the spotlight.

[_quaker]

Will/have they given the same courtesy for the Democrat primaries? Please update when/if it happens.

[_bcspace]

Will/have they given the same courtesy for the Democrat primaries?

Hopefully not. But they might in order to look neutral. The bottom line though is everyone in the Church knows that the Democrats are in in direct opposition to the Church in virtually every way.

[_sock puppet]

Will/have they given the same courtesy for the Democrat primaries? Please update when/if it happens.

They have not done so in past years Democrat Presidential caucuses here in Idaho. For some time prior to 2012, the Democrats in Idaho caucused, but 2012 is the first time Republican have done a caucusing rather than primary voting. So in 2008, 2004, ... the Mormon church did not ask wards, stakes, etc. to suspend meetings and functions on the day of Democrat caucusing in Idaho. But now, when the Republicans have their first caucusing, i.e. in 2012 (and Mormon favorite son Mitt is in the mix), they do.

Isn't neutrality great?

[_Equality]

Will/have they given the same courtesy for the Democrat primaries?

Hopefully not. But they might in order to look neutral. The bottom line though is everyone in the Church knows that the Democrats are in in direct opposition to the Church in virtually every way.

Your statement is in direct opposition to official church doctrine as promulgated by President Newsroom. http://www.mormonnewsroom.org/official-statement/political-neutrality
Warning: you are on the high road to apostasy. Repent now or forever be freed from the bondage of the cult!

[_Shulem]

Hopefully not. But they might in order to look neutral. The bottom line though is everyone in the Church knows that the Democrats are in in direct opposition to the Church in virtually every way.

Everyone in the church knows this? Are you nuts? So, all Mormon Democrats are attempting to elect officials who stand for a party that is directly in opposition to the church.

You just lost all credibility, bcspace. You gave yourself away. Go home and take a long nap and never wake up. Oh, and your church is rotten to the core and Jesus' blood atonement is a laughing joke and totally sick. Depending on the blood oozing from another man to save them from their so-called sins is a total abomination and is utterly sick.

Paul O

[_moksha]

This past Sunday, in Mormon churches in Idaho, a letter was read asking that no church meetings or functions be held on Tuesday night so that members could go to the Republican caucuses.

Will we need to check a special Mitt category on our Fast Offering/Tithing slips or will the regular be sufficient?

[_zeezrom]

Utah Democratic caucus tomorrow!

http://elections.utah.gov/Media/Default ... caucus.pdf

[_bcspace]

Utah Democratic caucus tomorrow!

And no statement was read from the pulpit yesterday canceling Church meetings (typically mutual).
lol