\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/a>The Ogden Utah Temple \u00a0(LDS.org)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nAnother article<\/a> on the subject:<\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nTrump\u2019s Mormon Problem<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>I love the article\u2019s last paragraph.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>By the way, with this new fellow, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/danpeterson\/2016\/08\/the-presidential-race-gets-just-a-little-bit-weirder-still.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">Evan McMullin<\/a>, entering the presidential race as a kind of third-party candidate, some have noticed that he\u2019s a Latter-day Saint.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>And the reaction hasn\u2019t always been positive. \u00a0Over on the Breitbart website, which has been an absolutely party-line Trumpist outlet for many months now, some of the Trumpist commenters have denounced the Mormon cult, mocked Mormon underwear, expressed a desire to see Utah expelled from the Union, and vowed that, when the Leader comes to power, all federal spending in Utah will end. \u00a0The <a href='https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/library\/mormonism' target='_blank'>Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints<\/a>, more than one of them said, should be <em>punished<\/em> for its opposition to the Leader. \u00a0Mormons need to be taught a lesson.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The sooner this election is over, the better I\u2019ll feel.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Of course, it\u2019s likely <em>already<\/em> \u201cover\u201d in a metaphorical sense. \u00a0I\u2019m talking literally. \u00a0About\u00a0mid-November.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But then, all the divisiveness and the rage and the insults and the talk of \u201crigged\u201d elections and the nasty political discourse may not simply go away when the Leader loses the election. \u00a0It could even become <em>worse<\/em>. \u00a0Trumpulism, I fear, is a toxic disease that we may have to live with for a very long 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Another article<\/a> on the subject:<\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\nTrump\u2019s Mormon Problem<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>I love the article\u2019s last paragraph.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>By the way, with this new fellow, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/danpeterson\/2016\/08\/the-presidential-race-gets-just-a-little-bit-weirder-still.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">Evan McMullin<\/a>, entering the presidential race as a kind of third-party candidate, some have noticed that he\u2019s a Latter-day Saint.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>And the reaction hasn\u2019t always been positive. \u00a0Over on the Breitbart website, which has been an absolutely party-line Trumpist outlet for many months now, some of the Trumpist commenters have denounced the Mormon cult, mocked Mormon underwear, expressed a desire to see Utah expelled from the Union, and vowed that, when the Leader comes to power, all federal spending in Utah will end. \u00a0The <a 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Trump\u2019s Mormon Problem<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>I love the article\u2019s last paragraph.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>By the way, with this new fellow, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/danpeterson\/2016\/08\/the-presidential-race-gets-just-a-little-bit-weirder-still.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">Evan McMullin<\/a>, entering the presidential race as a kind of third-party candidate, some have noticed that he\u2019s a Latter-day Saint.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>And the reaction hasn\u2019t always been positive. \u00a0Over on the Breitbart website, which has been an absolutely party-line Trumpist outlet for many months now, some of the Trumpist commenters have denounced the Mormon cult, mocked Mormon underwear, expressed a desire to see Utah expelled from the Union, and vowed that, when the Leader comes to power, all federal spending in Utah will end. \u00a0The <a href='https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/library\/mormonism' target='_blank'>Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints<\/a>, more than one of them said, should be <em>punished<\/em> for its opposition to the Leader. \u00a0Mormons need to be taught a lesson.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The sooner this election is over, the better I\u2019ll feel.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Of course, it\u2019s likely <em>already<\/em> \u201cover\u201d in a metaphorical sense. \u00a0I\u2019m talking literally. \u00a0About\u00a0mid-November.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But then, all the divisiveness and the rage and the insults and the talk of \u201crigged\u201d elections and the nasty political discourse may not simply go away when the Leader loses the election. \u00a0It could even become <em>worse<\/em>. \u00a0Trumpulism, I fear, is a toxic disease that we may have to live with for a very long time.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 \u00a0 Another article on the subject: \u00a0 Trump\u2019s 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<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>I love the article\u2019s last paragraph.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>By the way, with this new fellow, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/danpeterson\/2016\/08\/the-presidential-race-gets-just-a-little-bit-weirder-still.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">Evan McMullin<\/a>, entering the presidential race as a kind of third-party candidate, some have noticed that he\u2019s a Latter-day Saint.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>And the reaction hasn\u2019t always been positive. \u00a0Over on the Breitbart website, which has been an absolutely party-line Trumpist outlet for many months now, some of the Trumpist commenters have denounced the Mormon cult, mocked Mormon underwear, expressed a desire to see Utah expelled from the Union, and vowed that, when the Leader comes to power, all federal spending in Utah will end. \u00a0The <a href='https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/library\/mormonism' target='_blank'>Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints<\/a>, more than one of them said, should be <em>punished<\/em> for its opposition to the Leader. \u00a0Mormons need to be taught a lesson.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The sooner this election is over, the better I\u2019ll feel.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Of course, it\u2019s likely <em>already<\/em> \u201cover\u201d in a metaphorical sense. \u00a0I\u2019m talking literally. \u00a0About\u00a0mid-November.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But then, all the divisiveness and the rage and the insults and the talk of \u201crigged\u201d elections and the nasty political discourse may not simply go away when the Leader loses the election. \u00a0It could even become <em>worse<\/em>. \u00a0Trumpulism, I fear, is a toxic disease that we may have to live with for a very long time.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 \u00a0 Another article on the subject: \u00a0 Trump\u2019s Mormon Problem \u00a0 I love the article\u2019s last 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