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'Religion card' not in play in Salt Lake mayor's race
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Meanwhile the Democrats openly talk about needing "more LDS candidates". In Salt Lake City and increasingly in Salt Lake County being a Mormon is now a liability.
The fact is that people do vote based on religion in this State. 70% of those who identify themselves as active Mormons favor LDS candidates and 70% of those who identify themselves as not being Mormons vote for non-Mormons.
In the meantime, I have yet to see the Mormon Church make their wishes known and have an active Mormons say "no".
I think what the State needs is for truly independent public officials that can demonstrate an independence of special interests including religious ones without being antagonistic.
People might not like the fact that the LDS religion is predominate in Utah, but it is what it is and ALL Utah citizens have the right to choose how and for whom they vote. You know as well as I that the LDS church does not "hold a gun" to our heads when we vote, does not know how we vote, and in fact, is mostly concerned that we DO vote - whatever our views might be.
The political process is alive and well in Utah.
Let's report on the non-earthquake in Utah. Or maybe the non-fires in SLC too. I'm sure that by not getting out and finding out what's important to readers and the community you can publish more non-events.
Oh wait. I don't care, so this non-story about a non-event doesn't matter.
Maybe my non-vote will not count? (Oops, double negative.)
You are disgusted with anyone who doesn't bow down and kiss the feet of the "prophet" constantly. Well, others are equally disgusted with those who think nobody else has any rights. For your information a great many of those who are complaining about the idea that Utah should be a strictly mormon state with everyone else told to leave are actually mormons. Just not so narrow-minded. You also need to know that a great many people leave the mormon church and are NOT bitter about it, just want to be treated equally.
Being LDS in Utah is like being Catholic in Rome. You are in the majority, you should have more influence. Being a Catholic (Jewish, etc.) in Utah is like being LDS in Italy, you are in the minority and you should expect that the majority will do things that annoy you. Why? Because this is a DEMOCRACYand the majority is SUPPOSED to get it's way, as long as they are respectful of the minority (which the Church is).
By the way, what has the LDS Church over the past 160 years that so ticks off guys like Anderson? Founded the city? Built the infrastructure? Created Zions Bank, IHC and many other great businesses so vital to our economy? Invested half a billion that no one else was willing to spend on downtown? Organized the Tabernacle Choir?
Yup, those Mormons really are a crowd of scumbags.