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  • Mormon Apologist

    As a former Mormon, born into the religion and left of my own accord, I think that I’m uniquely qualified to comment on this article.Josh, I am sickened by the idea that Mormons are and will be the vanguards of American culture. This article shows how either ignorant or biased you are about its history and religion. I know this religion ...
    Posted to The End of America by Dia on August 17, 2009

  • A redux of Genesis chapters 40-45 is coming

    In Genesis, chapters 40 through 45, we read the story of Joseph who was sold into slavery in Egypt by his brothers. In the end of the story, Joseph's prophetic gifts help Pharaoh interpret a dream. The dream revealed there would be seven years of plenty followed by seven years of famine. The Pharaoh ordered preparations to be made. When the ...
    Posted to The End of America by spamlds on August 8, 2009

  • Mormon Science Fiction

    A phrase in the article --''Mormon Science Fiction''-- is a redundancy: old snake oil Joe Smith's 19th century yarn about gold tablets from aliens and being ruler of your own planet after you die is pure sci-fi. Had fellow fraudster L Ron Hubbard thrown in something about multiple wives, his Scientology cult may have been more successful.
    Posted to The End of America by foobar on August 7, 2009

  • Fantastic article!

    Someone tell me why those in the USA who try so hard to get the 10 commandments posted all over in our public square and taught to our kids in school break so many of them trying to get that done? And also fight so hard to take money from the poor and middle class and put in the hands of the rich? And also to keep corporate greed-based health ...
    Posted to Faith-Based by redneckliberalpostbush on November 30, 2008

  • Meet a Mormon (or if you prefer: Befriend a Bigot)

    I'm LDS. I'm sorry about what happened with Prop 8 (and all the other Props in all the other states over the years). Protesting might make you feel better (and if it does, don't stop. It can be good to vent). However, allow me, if you will, to propose a strategy that might work better. Let's call it: Meet a Mormon (or if you prefer: Befriend a ...
    Posted to Faith-Based by ElCucui on November 14, 2008

  • Whoppers?

    You say the ideas of angels visiting Joseph Smith, and of Smith translating an ancient record by divine power, are such ridicuous ''whoppers'' that you can't take a believer seriously as a potential leader. Why do you think these beliefs are more ridiculous than, say, the belief that Jesus was put to death by crucifixion, lay dead in a tomb, rose ...
    Posted to The Big Idea by ltbugaf on October 13, 2008

  • Mitt Romney is not the first

    Mitt Romney is not the first Mormon to run for President. That distinction goes Joseph Smith who along with being martyred for his faith was shot down as a candidate for the White House in 1844, not that is hardly ever mentioned in the same breath as other political assassinations. That being mentioned, there was another Romney before Mitt, ...
    Posted to Trailhead by Earl on February 6, 2008

  • Slates Bigotry blindness...

    ''Republican voters, faced with a choice between a say-anything robo-pol and a genuine, slightly nutty Southern boy, chose the guy without any money. Romney was so noxious that Republicans actually chose the less viable candidate—not what Republicans are supposed to do'' Slate, how about stating the obvious! Romney lost the south because of ...
    Posted to Trailhead by MikeJ on February 6, 2008

  • Importance of Faith in Politics

    I'd like to address the importance of a candidates religion. Certainly, the most important thing to consider is a candidates position of issues. Secondly, we look at his moral character. Then we start asking ourselves other questions. From this perspective, a candidates religion would most likely affect all of these questions and thus ...
    Posted to Faith-Based by JSB1968 on December 20, 2007

  • Mormons v Southern Baptists

    As a former Mormon who now lives in Southern Baptist territory in Texas, I have come to appreciate my LDS upbringing more every year. Mormons NEVER EVER mention politics in church, for one thing. Most Southern Baptists around here are mean-spirited, unabashedly partisan right-wingers in the pulpit, and have no cultural sophistication whatsoever. I ...
    Posted to Faith-Based by pollymr on December 20, 2007
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