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Not exactly afraid; more astonished at the absolute silence in the Media on the facts. WinkyDink Oct 2012 #1
From what I have read control of mass media makes Fascism possible. gordianot Oct 2012 #8
Don't forget Rupert Murdoch, who is gobbling up mass media exponentially. JaneyVee Oct 2012 #16
True the son carrying on worries me. gordianot Oct 2012 #66
A friend of mine and I have been discussing exactly that CanonRay Oct 2012 #2
Christian conservatives should also be scared shitless. There is NO breaking the Mormon bond. JaneyVee Oct 2012 #7
I'm guilty of being an FB crude antagonist this a.m. and I don't care anymore...... nc4bo Oct 2012 #36
Religion and Politics are a deadly combination CanonRay Oct 2012 #53
Mormonism is a cult, from everything I've seen, Ilsa Oct 2012 #3
Romney's Bishop title is equivalent to Cardinal Dolan running for President. Sickening. JaneyVee Oct 2012 #5
Not quite dragonlady Oct 2012 #23
But extremely similar ideologies: JaneyVee Oct 2012 #30
Minor quibble, Romney is ordained ProgressiveProfessor Oct 2012 #48
All 12 years old boys onward in the LDS Church are ordained /t FreeState Oct 2012 #70
No, a cardinal is much higher in the catholic hierarchy than a bishop in the mormon hierarchy fishwax Oct 2012 #33
They share exact ideologies. JaneyVee Oct 2012 #37
They both do the secret handshakes and wear the funny hats. backscatter712 Oct 2012 #51
their similar ideologies don't really have much to do with Romney having once been a bishop, though fishwax Oct 2012 #52
Holy Mackerel ! Berlum Oct 2012 #4
K & R. And this tools acts like he knows he has it in the bag. This is so frightening. chimpymustgo Oct 2012 #6
That's what scares me the most. nt laundry_queen Oct 2012 #61
Were you terrified when Al Sharpton or Jesse Jackson ran for President? brooklynite Oct 2012 #9
LOL- good answer dems_rightnow Oct 2012 #11
Sorry, you're arguing apples and oranges. Neither one of those individuals ever threatened.... OldDem2012 Oct 2012 #14
Please share your evidence that Romney has done so... brooklynite Oct 2012 #24
But his desire to do so is HEAVILY backed up by the RW congress who would JUMP at the idea. JaneyVee Oct 2012 #28
I repeat: show me the evidence he has the desire brooklynite Oct 2012 #32
Bull. Did you watch the video the other day? You know, the one that secretly filmed a Mormon.... OldDem2012 Oct 2012 #60
The White Horse Prophecy treestar Oct 2012 #74
Not necessarily laundry_queen Oct 2012 #63
They are not Bishops, they are Reverend's. BIG difference. And they are also Liberals, JaneyVee Oct 2012 #17
You do realize that a Mormom Bisop and a Catholic Bishop are completely different? brooklynite Oct 2012 #22
To an extent, yes. But the ideologies are about dead on. JaneyVee Oct 2012 #26
Right. And both ideologies suck mightily. Arugula Latte Oct 2012 #57
Shirley Chisolm scared me a little bit slackmaster Oct 2012 #29
Quite scared. Was just as scared when Pat Roberts made his attempt rurallib Oct 2012 #10
Go back to the attempted coup against FDR in 1933-34 by right-wing corporate interests.... OldDem2012 Oct 2012 #12
No I'm not. My faith in the Constitution isn't that frail. Bucky Oct 2012 #13
I'd agree with you if Mormonism was an actual religion and not a cult. nt. OldDem2012 Oct 2012 #15
Gee, that's not a slippery slope. Bucky Oct 2012 #69
I'm just not as ecumenical as you, I guess! I have no qualms about calling cults (Jonestown; Koresh; WinkyDink Oct 2012 #18
Bigotry? Separation of Church and State is in our Constitution. JaneyVee Oct 2012 #19
Separation of Church and State is important. That's why there should be no religious test for office Bucky Oct 2012 #72
No, no, you've read the OP all wrong, his hyper-religious beliefs are the final cherry on top JaneyVee Oct 2012 #76
"These people" helped Howard Hughes keep Kleenex boxes on his feet. gordianot Oct 2012 #20
this is Mormophobic Enrique Oct 2012 #21
Has nothing to do with Mormons. I'd be against any high ranking church official running. JaneyVee Oct 2012 #25
According to the Constitution it is too much to ask as a formal rule. onenote Oct 2012 #41
Romney has never been a high ranking LDS official n/t FreeState Oct 2012 #71
The problem is religion itself. backscatter712 Oct 2012 #49
No, I don't suffer from that particular brand of xenophobia slackmaster Oct 2012 #27
All candidates have a religion. That's why I didn't name a particular one. JaneyVee Oct 2012 #35
I agree that it's xenophobic to base a vote on religion slackmaster Oct 2012 #47
apparently, you aren't old enough to remember JanMichael Oct 2012 #40
ROFLMAO! I remember when President Kennedy was shot. slackmaster Oct 2012 #44
Cain doctrine, White Horse prophecy and the Oath of Vengeance KurtNYC Oct 2012 #42
As an Agnostic... slackmaster Oct 2012 #45
i made the same error as you aletier_v Oct 2012 #54
Yes amuse bouche Oct 2012 #31
I don't care for his religion.... occupymybrain Oct 2012 #34
Yes, I fear the Mormon church Generic Other Oct 2012 #38
I'm terrifed at the thought of Mitt Romney becoming president, but it has nothing to do onenote Oct 2012 #39
I think baptising the dead from other religions, keeping the best database of genealogy and KurtNYC Oct 2012 #43
That's at the core. They don't respect others' religions (or lack thereof). backscatter712 Oct 2012 #50
He terrifies me, but that's not the main reason why ecstatic Oct 2012 #46
we've had most of those things since forever. HiPointDem Oct 2012 #55
Folks like you would have been terrified of JFK's Catholicism in 1960. Nye Bevan Oct 2012 #56
Wrong. I remember JFK making it very clear PUBLICLY that his religion would not play a role in... OldDem2012 Oct 2012 #65
He's never said that it won't play a part. And he's an authoritarian theocrat. GoneOffShore Oct 2012 #67
Sorry, I'm not anti-religion, I'm anti-oppression. JaneyVee Oct 2012 #78
Yes. Arugula Latte Oct 2012 #58
I, for one, welcome our new overlords from planet Kolob. Erose999 Oct 2012 #59
CNN.com had an article last week titled... WhaTHellsgoingonhere Oct 2012 #62
Mormon Bishops are lay volunteers from the local congregation who serve 4 to 7 year terms hack89 Oct 2012 #64
If not they should be. GoneOffShore Oct 2012 #68
petrified--like a pillar of salt! librechik Oct 2012 #73
about being a bishop DonCoquixote Oct 2012 #75
I should add that this OP wasn't about Mormonism, it was about a Bishop being the final checkmark JaneyVee Oct 2012 #77
He might be a bishop but he's really only a right wing pawn. craigmatic Oct 2012 #79
I am worried this bishop is running. hrmjustin Oct 2012 #80
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