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OldDem2012

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65. Wrong. I remember JFK making it very clear PUBLICLY that his religion would not play a role in...
Wed Oct 24, 2012, 12:21 PM
Oct 2012

...how he governed as President. Yes, there were concerns about whether or not he would allow his religion to affect his political decisions, but for most Americans his public statement disavowing that was enough. I also do not recall any decision he made as President that hinted of any Catholic input.

Additionally, unlike the Mormon organization, the Catholic Church has never stated that one of their goals was the overthrow of the US Government and replacing it with a religious-based government headed by Catholics.

Has Mitt ever made any kind of PUBLIC statement disavowing the above-stated goal of the Mormons? Not that I've seen.

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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