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Jennings defends Mormon faith via N.Y. newspaper

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Re 2 bits | 2:33 p.m. Dec. 21, 2007

Why is it obsured to suggest Romney switch to a party that endorses abortion and gay relations? Weren't those two things (and gun control) on his agenda 5 years ago? It seems to me he has no problem supporting things politically that he doesn't believe in religiously.

Re Henry Drummand | 2:39 p.m. Dec. 21, 2007

It is true that basically all religions have things in their history that are shady and wrong.

The unique thing about Mormonism is that it claims to be led by a man who talks with God and so Mormonism's doctrine and policies are God's doctrines and policies. I think other religions (excepting Catholics) don't make any such claim and state that the shady doctrines or policies were in error and caused by mans erroneous ways.

It's tough to live up to the resulting expectations when a man speaks for God.

Carolyn | 2:41 p.m. Dec. 21, 2007

I was an active member of the Mormon church for many years. I have a lot of respect for the Mormon church even though I am no longer a member. I find myself defending the Mormon church frequently, especially when people who do not understand or know little of Mormon tenets begin spouting off. People who are going to express an opinion about something should be sure they are expressing an educated opinon. Otherwise, they are just showing their ignorance.

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CA Reader | 3:06 p.m. Dec. 21, 2007

Thanks Ken for standing up and speaking out.
Who is Lawrence Oï¿½Donnell? A typical narrow-minded, ignorant, left-wing hack? His words serve no purpose and expose his ignorance. Americans know him for what he is. He has done it before. But what he doesnï¿½t get is that it exposes his character flaws, such as his pre-disposed intolerant anger and hatred of Mormons, or it could be any minority group. Itï¿½s not personal.
He should judge people by their fruits. Mormons help build up this great country. If he only understood the history of the American West, he would know this. But maybe he thinks the United States of America ends at the Mississippi River. He should study the settlement of California and the role Mormons played there. Mormons serve in the US military to help protect our precious freedom of speech so he can spout his bigoted raves on TV so all can see.
He seems unstable. As I said earlier, heï¿½s entitled to, ï¿½his ridiculous opinion.ï¿½Who cares what he thinks. Obviously his comments and opinions canï¿½t be taken seriously or trusted by Americans. He is what he is. An unstable, ill-informed news analyst whose hallmarks are intolerance and bigotry.

Bocas Brain | 3:11 p.m. Dec. 21, 2007

This thing about polygamy in the past and present are a human practice. Man cleverly uses GOD as the initiator and enforcer of this practice. What cowards would do this and pass this off as coming from God. What a test of faith ? To some that would be the bane of your life to be in a "test".

God is the scapegoat for many ill practices. I don't see a loving God having a need to force anything on his subjects. We have free agency nad no angel is coming with a sword in violation of that God given right. What you are left to ponder is which "God" initiated this practice or even apprived it when it was not an acceptable thing in a community.

Love, Hate & Religion | 3:11 p.m. Dec. 21, 2007

Ken is great. The Mormon faith is great. And it's great that he holds firmly to his beliefs while trying to create tolerance and civility. The many times that I've encountered Mormons and their missionaries, they haven't "bashed" the beliefs of others because they are different. They are upstanding citizens and a breath of fresh air for society. It's a blessing to know that they continue to esteem the family unit with such value. It is good families that make our country great...no matter the religion.

Latter day Saints | 3:14 p.m. Dec. 21, 2007

need the courage to accept that they now belong to a very sanitized church. All they have to do is rename themselve and distance themselves like the Community of Christ.

Ernest T. Bass | 3:36 p.m. Dec. 21, 2007

Thanks for all the replies.
First, I'm not 'anti-Mormon', I'm an RM who attends church every Sunday with my family.
I've read the history of polygamy and understand it for what it is. If it was truly God's law, we would have all packed up and moved to Mexico instead of changing it.
President Hinkley told Larry King that he's "not sure that it(polygamy) is doctrine".
Read the heading to D & C 132. Joseph Smith was harldy reluctant. He had been 'practicing' polygamy for years prior to writing section 132.
Compton's book (he's LDS) is a good, objective history.
I KNOW the history of polygamy and the LDS Church. It simply wasn't reluctantly practiced by either JS or BY, it was embraced.
Research who both of them married before stating otherwise.

BT | 3:49 p.m. Dec. 21, 2007

In a time where tolerance is only practiced by a few and usually only for a certain type of minority group, we all need a reminder to open our hearts to those who may be different than us.

Owen East | 4:01 p.m. Dec. 21, 2007

Jennings io basically right in his defense of the LDS Church. The big problem is Utah Republicans who equate faith in the LDS Church and the Republican Party. To what party does God belong?
I left Utah when I said that "She may be a Democrat and Black for all I know."
No humour when you mix God and Politics.

Ernest T. Bass | 4:23 p.m. Dec. 21, 2007

Owen East: You are exactly right. Utah Republicans believe the LDS Gospel and the republican party are one in the same.
In numerous ways the Democratic party is more similar to LDS beliefs than the republican party.

truthmonger | 4:38 p.m. Dec. 21, 2007

Why all the fear about polygamy? Even old testament prophets had more than one wife.

As the mormons practiced it over a hundred years ago, it was about taking care of widows and older women who didn't marry younger.

I had a great grandfather who had to begged the leadership for a wife young enough so he could have children.

It was really all about social welfare as practiced.

It was never about marrying teenagers. A evil practice by modern polygamist groups.

Karl | 4:42 p.m. Dec. 21, 2007

I find it strange that so many Utah voters are using abortion and rights for gay people as a block against voting for a Democrat. Does anyone like what has happened to America the last few years? Most any democrat I know does not want a women to have an abortion. But for government and religion to dictate she has no choice is flat out wrong. Gay rights are human rights. People are born with all kinds of physical and mental differences, so is it so wrong to think that punishing a living human being for being born gay is wrong? Take the religion out of the equation and there is no reason to hurt people who only want to live a good life. And, I am a religious person, and a thinking proud Democrat.

To The Writer Who... | 4:48 p.m. Dec. 21, 2007

encourages the idea of the mainstream LDS joining the Democratic Party because Democrats are more "tolerant", I reply, you're right, Democrats are more tolerant....
More tolerant of homosexuality, more tolerant of destroying the sanctity of marriage by ENCOURAGING men to marry men and women to marry men, more tolerant of the Government continually bailing out people for stupid choices instead of individuals being held accountable for their foolishness, more tolerant of the ridiculous idea that all references to God in our Government and public forums must be completely eliminated, more tolerant of sexual relationships outside of the bonds of marriage (to include saying what Presidents do behind closed doors is "OK"), more tolerant of killing unborn children because, "hey, selfishness masqueraded as "choice" trumps everything", more tolerant of drug use for pleasure and more tolerant of brutal dictators as long as they stay outside our borders. Would you like more examples? Now, certainly not every Democrat exemplifies these things but if you look at where the MAJORITY of these attitudes originate and persist, you won't see them in the Republican party. Are Republicans perfect? Nope! But!....I see them as being more in line with the best of mankind's true values.

To Henry Drummond... | 5:20 p.m. Dec. 21, 2007

who said: "What is important is what Mormonism has become and is becoming, not what it was". I disagree, for 2 reasons. First, how can one know where he is to go unless he knows where he has come from? In other words, our LDS history matters. Go read the Book of Mormon again and see just how important "records" were to the Christians of that time. Second, you seem to be saying that "true" Mormonism as it fell from the lips of the earlier prophets God chose in these latter days, has some sort of disfunctional, "yucky" aspect that is best left unspoken of. While I admit that LDS leaders, in their attempts to "practice" their beliefs, sometimes make mistakes, the doctrines they endeavored to live were never wrong, and quite frankly, my friends, that INCLUDES the Prophet Joseph Smith's counsel to enter in polygamy. Different? Yes. Wrong? No, not for the time. No member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints can claim they have a "firm testimony" of the Restoration of the fullness of the Gospel if they shy away from that aspect of the Church's history. Right today? Not unless GOD commands it.

The Caravan Moves On! | 5:39 p.m. Dec. 21, 2007

I agree with the poster above who stated that the attention on the Church is a good thing, even if it is painful or frustrating at times. I predict that as a result of Mitt running for President we'll lose more than a few members of our faith who will choose to succumb to anti-LDS attacks (yes, "choose"). However, far many more good and noble people will join the faith because they will have the courage to actually investigate for themselves the teachings of the Gospel. You can focus on the empty part of the glass or on the full part. As for me, I'll gladly suffer the occasional odd look or smirk from others as the caravan moves on! To my LDS brothers and sisters, and to non-LDS Christians throughout the world who truly love the mighty Savior, keep the faith!!!

Common Sense | 5:49 p.m. Dec. 21, 2007

Jennings finest comments were left out of this article. Regarding: "Don't Mormons believe Jesus and the devil are brothers?", he says, "Mormons believe that God is the Father of us all, which does, I guess, in some sense make Jesus and Satan brothers. By the same logic, we also believe that Moses and Orville Redenbacher...are brothers."

Church antagonists have for years taken a simple teaching (we are all brothers and sisters of one Heavenly Father) and twisted it to its most grotesque: Oh, so the greatest and the worst who've ever lived, are BROTHERS?

Why do people in the Church allow those outside the faith to define it for us?

One commentator on the "Beltway Boys" said he found on the official church site that Mormons DO believe they are brothers. But he had to go all the way back to one Ensign article in 1986 to find it!

This is one of those fringe concepts that was never central to the gospel and doesn't belong in the modern church. As the church said on its website, God is the Father of us all. Nothing more, nothing less. Others should no longer get away with trying to twist it.

Ernest T Bass | 6:47 p.m. Dec. 21, 2007

Thank you for your replies, and thanks to the other Ernest T. Bass. I really do not know who posted a response in my name, claiming that I am an RM and attend church with my family.

I am proud of my political beliefs and do not need to hide behind the pretense of being LDS to have a position on this issue.

I know what I have read, I know the hearts of men such as Brigham Young and Joseph Smith. I am sure that life was not a party back in the day, but these men married multiple wives, and I am sure that they did it for the same reason men today marry on wife, just many time over. To have an emotional, spiritual and physical companion, but with a little variety.

Go BY and JS. They were just smart to move the women way far from their mothers...

To JAD | 7:16 p.m. Dec. 21, 2007

Thanks for setting me straight on the idea that Brigham called half of the saints to be republicans. I learned that in a Poli Sci class at that bastion of liberal thought in Provo from, I believe, the head of the department. I guess you can't trust anything a Republican says. I'll look up the book you cited. Do you maintain then that it was not the Republicans that led the attack on the church or that our only defenders were from the Democrats and that the church membership in the late 19th century were Democrats.

To Mt in MD | 8:27 p.m. Dec. 21, 2007

No kidding! But you overlooked the fact that the RS could have an 'enrichment' day to sew the burqa's!

I was... | 8:41 p.m. Dec. 21, 2007

I was born in CA. I've lived in Europe, Asia, South America and parts of Africa and Canada. I'm female, LDS and GOP. I was a democrate once, when I was very young and just out of college. Then , once I tasted the world, looked, thought about it and grew up a tad, I switched to GOP. I'm not a lemming, I'm not a native Utah. I am a thinker who came to her own conculsions about what part to join and what church/gospel to believe in.

Elliot | 8:53 p.m. Dec. 21, 2007

Jennings is high profle? If this is our mouthpiece for influencing the masses we are in trouble! Now when Donnie Osmond speaks up that will be a milestone.

Anonymous | 8:56 p.m. Dec. 21, 2007

As a Mormon, I wish that the General Authorities would write blogs and op-eds. I think the first to do should be Elder Ballard. He encouraged Mormons to blog, but if he blogged a lot of people would read it. If Nephi preached from the tower in his garden to people on the street, why don't the General Authorities blog?

Polygamy? Big Deal!!! | 9:20 p.m. Dec. 21, 2007

The majority of the world's population practiced polygamy. Even in this country, Native Americans men commonly took more than one wife, usually sisters to care for. Sorry, it wasn't always for SEXUAL perversions. I am a 47 year old Navajo woman whose Grandfather (not great, or great-great grandfather) had two wives. So what??? Big deal!!!

Germanic Genealogist | 9:45 p.m. Dec. 21, 2007

Please dispense with all the distractions, parties & religions.

With all due respect & study, based on track record & leadership, please join me in endorsing Mitt Romney for President.

Karl-Michael Sala, Germanic Genealogist since '79

kudos Elliot | 9:55 p.m. Dec. 21, 2007

You beat me to the message board. Where are Donny and Marie when we really need them. Oh, wait. This wasn't about Jennings in some self-promoting act, so of course the most famous bro and sis wouldn't be caught doing such a thing.

Democrat does not=anti-religion! | 9:55 p.m. Dec. 21, 2007

How uneducated are people today? So, you vote 'R', no matter who the candidate is, thinking that no matter what they are better than a Dem? How irresponsible is that? And again, just as the world should not judge the LDS church based on members who display bad judgment, so should those who are religious not demonize all Dems due to a few bad apples. Do we never learn from our past? How many times does this need to be said???
Jimmy Carter was a Dem, and the last I checked he was religious and further still, the only ex-Pres I see out there who's STILL striving to make the world a better place. I've not seen another who himself works w/ Habitat for Humanity and does the physical labor himself. Are we to condemn him for being a Democrat?
Why do people feel empowered to make themselves experts on things they know little about?
The high of being judgmental stems from a lack of self-esteem, which is apparent to all. The church does not emphasize the evil of this action enough.

Jeanine | 10:23 p.m. Dec. 21, 2007

Why are you throwing Donny and Marie under the bus? I think they did a fine job on Oprah and are a fine representation of the LDS religion.

Jeanine

Just wondering ? | 10:35 p.m. Dec. 21, 2007

1. Do all the other "Christian" Churches get a reminder from their church leaders during each election season that all church buildings or meetings are not to be used to endorse or promote a political candidate or party?

2. When called as a missionary or a Stake President, Mitt Romney was an ordained minister as all LDS members who are called to leadership positions. Why is Huckabee somehow the only ordained minister mentioned in the media?

3. Why aren't there any Mormon Millionaire Ministers? :)

4. Why is everything I know about Mormonism not as it is, according to all the non-LDS experts in the media? Meanwhile Utah has one of the lowest divorce rates in the nation, BYU hasn't had a murder in who knows when. And as other churches have leaders removed by scandal, the "old" LDS church leaders who are not swayed by the newest fad, continue to keep a balanced budget, keep church doctrine the same around the world, and retain their best leaders even though they all work for free. Makes you wonder how so much good could come out of such an evil and misled group of people.

Anonymous Jones | 10:47 p.m. Dec. 21, 2007

This isn't an endorsement of the Democratic Party. It's just a reminder that not too many decades ago Utah was a reliably blue State.

To just wondering | 11:27 p.m. Dec. 21, 2007

Iï¿½m tempted to answer all you questions and contradict all your statements/questions but Iï¿½ll leave them alone-only have 200 words here. Iï¿½ll just point out the obvious one that you answered in your own post, you seemed quite proud of that one.

3. Why aren't there any Mormon Millionaire Ministers? :)

Well if you believe that Mitt is an ordained minister (question 2) than I guess that would answer your question of there not being any millionaire mormon ministers.

We could get into the whole tithing thing and business ventures but I think that has been covered before.

Mormon Mom | 12:03 a.m. Dec. 22, 2007

Dear Ernest T. Bass:

I know it's been long ago, so maybe you're not going to be back to reply, but maybe someone who feels as he does can help. Could you please give us the real history lesson, and give reference to prove Jennings wrong. Because I haven't seen you're credentials yet, but he's already proven himself beleiveable. Thanks.

To Mormon Mom | 12:19 a.m. Dec. 22, 2007

And Jennings credentials are based on a game show and popular culture?? What is your point as these credentials have nothing to with your argument? If your argument was valid I would be following the parental practices of Brittany Spears.

TC | 2:39 a.m. Dec. 22, 2007

I have never questioned a candidates faith in my life, so why are they doing it now? Pulling the religion card is just as bad as pulling the race card! I don't see anyone slamming Obamma for being Black, Because they would be Shut Down/Fired! Why the double standard for letting the media get away with Slandering a church of a candidate that has tried to do so much good around the world? Too bad these media bigots are not getting fired now!

I just love when evangelical religious leaders call the LDS church a "Cult" of non Christians without giving any definition of what a Christian is. Last I checked, anyone that believes in and strives to follow Christ should cover the textbook definition, but somehow they get away with this slander without reason or logic behind it. Do any of their churches even use Jesus Christ in the name of their church like the LDS Church? Perhaps they are not Christians then? No, just bigots! The only person qualified to call a christian faith non christian should be Jesus himself, or you are just showing that you are not all that much of a christian yourself!

To Mr. Bass | 2:40 a.m. Dec. 22, 2007

In my opinion you just sound bitter for one reason or another.

Now I have some words for Ken Jennings:
Go Ken Jennings! What you said was awesome! And it does hurt alot when people who are ignorant or just plain mean put people down cause of their religion. And it needs to stop!! I am a faithful member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and I will also defend who I am and what I believe as I did in the mission field more then 20 yrs. ago.

TC | 2:43 a.m. Dec. 22, 2007

Also, all their religions started out as cults as the vast majority of them broke off from the Catholic church! As the 4th largest church in the USA, I think the LDS church can safely say they have broken into the mainstream just as much as any of the other "Former Cult" churches that now also think of themselves as mainstream chrisitan religions! They were all cults at one time you know!

We need more people like Ken to stand up to this media and political bias against the LDS religion and let them know we will not allow their double standard slandering any more! So much of it is either false or misleading, it is not even funny!

sbc | 3:29 a.m. Dec. 22, 2007

You know, it really puzzles me to read comments of others as if they are THE AUTHORITY of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I know that I am not. Even after taking somewhere close to 50 + credit hours of doctrinal classes at the college level. My question to these folks is this: Were you personally present to witness these claims? I know I wasn't and tend to believe more like Mr. Jennings. However, these are not the reasons why I believe,...and know.

You see, I wasn't personally present to see Jesus Christ die on the cross nor to see His resurrection. I know this happened. Not because I read it in the Bible but have personally prayed to know that Jesus Christ is my Savior. The Holy Spirit has touched my soul to let me know THIS IS TRUE. Likewise, I wasn't personally present to witness God and Jesus Christ's visitation to Joseph Smith. But I KNOW THIS IS TRUE. I prayed and the same exact Holy Spirit touched my soul in the same exact manner(see Galatians 5:22,23). Joseph Smith was a Prophet of God and Gordon B. Hinckley is one today.

Ken | 3:44 a.m. Dec. 22, 2007

We all love you!!! I would like to see Mitt in the White House. Anything is better than a Clinton.

Interested observer | 3:55 a.m. Dec. 22, 2007

I often wonder what causes a person to believe he has a right to judge another. God himself reserves this right and only exercises it at the end of a man's days. For us to do it sooner only shows our ignorance.
For the record, those who automatically judge and then discount another when you hear of their religious/ political affiliation, here is a point to ponder. The current prophet of the LDS church is a Democrat. Like it or not, IT IS TRUE, (as was true of Elder Faust). My point is that reading these posts has shown me that so many on both sides of this arguement are so quick to jump to conclusions about the other side that they don't bother listening to anything.
If you are a democrat following this discussion you should rest assured that there are many rational leaders within the LDS faith who do believe in the goodness of mankind, and promote the ideals of Christ is helping his fellow man.
If you are a mormon Republican, you should also rest assured that if your leaders found the good in the democratic party, so can you.
Both sides: Learn to Love! then listen.

To: To Just Wondering. | 6:06 a.m. Dec. 22, 2007

Mitt is a self-made millionaire. Yes. Did he get ANY compensation from the Church for his years of tireless service as a missionary, bishop or stake president? No. Thanks for playing. You also make insinuations about the Church for essentially being wise stewards of the tithes of the faithful. That says a lot about your critical thinking abilities and/or objectivity rather than the character/scruples of anyone in the Church.

I think your smug ignorance is wickedly ironic and funny.

GWB | 6:17 a.m. Dec. 22, 2007

Todd Weiler, last I checked O'Donnell wasn't running for any office that would give him any control of Government power.

Huckabee the Republican, on the other hand, IS running for the highest office in the land leading to the title of "The Most Powerful Man in the World."

That seems a bit different than being a news commentator, but only if you live in the real world rather than the Bush Black vs White world.

You know, the one where you are with us or against us, we are right because we say we are right, where "We do not torture" but we do water board (even though we hung Japanese soldiers for waterboarding our soldiers and court martialed US soldiers for waterboarding vietnamese people during that conflict). Where supporting the troops means putting a magnetic ribbon on the car, but actually paying for their healthcare when they come home with PTSD is bad. Where cutting funds off for schools means "no child left behind" and cutting back polution controls on powerplants means "Clear Skies".

Yes, Larry O'Donnell worked for a Democrat so that excuses all Republicans from Religious Bigotry.

MINNIE | 7:07 a.m. Dec. 22, 2007

Ken Jennings is a hero.
Thank You Ken, for speaking up!

Get the facts straight | 7:26 a.m. Dec. 22, 2007

"Early accounts show the church's founders, including Joseph Smith and Brigham Young, tearfully resisted 'plural marriage.' -

Surely you jest, Mr. Jennings. Joseph and friends were taking myltiple wives back in Illinois - when it was clearly illegal to do so. They tried to keep it secret (of course), and when some ex-followers exposed them they (Joseph's men) destroyed the printing press.

It is ironic that the freedom that Jennings has today to publish his revisionist-history spin is the same freedom that Joseph Smith wanted to take away from others.

Nice fluff piece, but that's all it is...fluff.

Proud to be a Latter Day Saint | 7:29 a.m. Dec. 22, 2007

Just a little anecdote for the poster who enumerated many of the LDS Charities and gave referring web sites: A close relative of ours who operated a family charity to help after Katrina recounted this story. He said one of the victims there expressed his thankfulness that there were two charities who really stood out in their amazing contributions by way of help and supplies after the disaster. They were; the LDS Charities, and the Mormons.

Revisionist History | 7:49 a.m. Dec. 22, 2007

For a person so good at reciting facts, Mr. Jennings certainly has this one dead wrong.

The difference between Joseph Smith in 1833 and David Koresh in 1993 is that the BATF was not going after Joseph Smith.

"Reluctant"???? Please..... This only leaves you looking bad...

Ernest T. Bass | 8:15 a.m. Dec. 22, 2007

Mormon mon:
Read Todd Compton's 'In Sacred Loneliness'
Read the chapter heading of D & C 132. It states: "Although the revelation was recorded in 1843, it is evident from the historical records that the doctrines and principles involved in this revelation had been known by the prophet since 1831".
JS 'practiced' it since 1831. How is there any reluctance at all in that? As I stated above, look at who he was married to, nobody can state that he reluctantly married any of thos women. Same for Brigham Young.
Ken Jennings has no more credentials than me. Do you honestly believe that being on television gives a person more historical perception than another person? I would wager that I've studied this topic more than Mr. Jennings has.
How do you explain GBH essentially denying that polygamy is doctrine?

Joe Wren | 8:35 a.m. Dec. 22, 2007

Next time some "anti-mormon" asks about the Lucifer issue - ask them to re-read their own Bible.
"Isaiah 14: 12 -- "How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! How art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!"
Clearly there was a pre-mortal life - even if only "Mormons" have been given those answers. Maybe others should do more studying, and less judging.

to Ernest T. Bass | 8:51 a.m. Dec. 22, 2007

I have read accounts of how polygamy was accepted. Although the accounts I read didn't include tears when accepting polygamy. It did include great reluctance on the part of Joseph Smith, (he resisted as long as he could and finally accepted it only after getting threats from God), Brigham Young (While attending a funeral he said he looked down at the dead man and said that he envied him, because the dead man didn't have to do what he was called to do, that is live polygamy, and Heber C. Kimball, he paced the floor for many nights, with great discomfort, not wanting to live the principal, but not wanting either to go against what he believed the lord wanted him to do. He eventually did get a second wife.

Me on the other hand, if it wouldn't hurt my wife, I would love the change to be able to experience other women. I'm not ashamed to say it. However your assertions Ernest. T. Bass although probably not untrue, are misleading.

RE: Switch to the Democratic P. | 9:07 a.m. Dec. 22, 2007

As much as I dislike many of the policies of the Democratic Party, I tend to agree with what "Switch to the Democratic Party" said.

I have for a long time believed that no Mormon would ever be elected President, but recently it has become fairly evident that the ONLY way this would ever happen would be if he/she ran as a Democrat. This is not to say that Democrats are actually religiously tolerant, but rather, religiously indifferent/ignorant. There is too much hatred for Mormonism from other "Christians" that you just don't see from the Democrats.

If Mike Huckabee wins, here's one Republican vote for a Democrat or Independent this upcoming year!!!

Park City Resident | 9:40 a.m. Dec. 22, 2007

Interesting that Harry Reid has not commented (nor been asked) about any of the bigoted comments about the LDS Faith.

There is no limit to which liberals will slouch to slander someone or something when it stands in the way of their agenda.

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