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In reply to the discussion: I have lost much respect for Mormons in getting to know Romney [View all]_ed_
(1,734 posts)I made the point that Romney was a Bishop. Was your granny a bishop?
If Mitt Romney was a Mormon with a position of leadership in 1978, he was an active member of a racist organization. It's not bigotry to point that out. It's also not bigotry to question others' associations.
If your granny puts money in the collection plate, it is being used to pay out billions of dollars to the victims of Catholic child rape. It's not the same as raping kids and covering it up, but her material and emotional support is used to prop up this disgusting organization.
You can't "fill in any other group" because religion is a set of ideas that you believe and an organization that you choose to belong to. You can't do that if you're gay, because being gay is not a choice. Religion is a choice -- a choice that I'll criticize anytime I damn well please.