By the response, it seems the old suspicion and prejudice of Mormonism that drove a pack of Illinoisans to butcher U.S. presidential candidate Joseph Smith remains alive and well. Many Americans consider Mormonism a cult, and in no way a Christian denomination. Privately they will say that Mormons have some very strange practices. Maybe even horns.
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Bill Keller, host of the Florida-based Live Prayer TV warned his reported 2.4 million e-mail subscribers that a vote for Romney would mean a vote for — you guess it — Beelzebub. “The presidency is the most powerful position in the world,” Keller told American Spectator contributor Carrie Sheffield. “If Romney was elected president, it would give mainstream credibility and acceptance to the Mormon cult and lead millions of people into that cult.”
– Christopher Orlet, The American Spectator
To this, I and others reply, “So what?” Much of the negative reaction over people not caring for Mormonism is from folks who have a general antipathy toward religion. “Sure it is nice on Sundays, and it may be useful for teaching your kids right from wrong, but you don’t actually believe that it should influence choices you make in life, do you?” they condescendingly sneer. I’m sorry to say that indeed Mormonism is an American invention, and those who find this inconvenient or retort that Christianity is a Roman invention are part of the problem. Many of us would have loved to write positive things about Romney, but everywhere we turned there were people who made affirming Romney’s Mormonism some sort of loyalty oath. I’m sorry, but I’m not going to affirm Mormonism. Once the field had been winnowed to McCain versus Romney, I was however prepared to vote for Romney despite his Mormonism.
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