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Originally Posted by Barry-xlovecam
The Pope blessed the Spanish Conquistadors and sent Monks to convert their new Indian slaves in Latin America -- give it a rest -- we all have baggage ...
The Bible thumpers and fundamental religionists are still causing problems world wide.
You can take the man out of the tree but you cannot take the monkey out of man ... |
Look at the trouble spots and see what's behind some. I will start a list.
Iran
Afghanistan
Israel
Pakistan.
Syria
Once you get someone with awesome power at his finger tips and he believes in something that's above reason. There's a chance of problems.
Do Mormon's want more control, influence and money?
Do they think porn is good?
What do they think is bad?
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Political Neutrality
Although we believe in taking a stand on moral issues, as a Church we remain neutral in matters of party politics. Church leaders don?t dictate which candidate Mormons should vote for even if a candidate doesn?t agree with a publicly stated Church position. Neither does it dictate policy to elected officials who are Mormon. The Church may communicate its views to them just as it would to any other elected official, but it recognizes that these men and women must make their own choices based on their best judgment and with consideration of the constituencies they were elected to represent. Mormons align themselves with whatever political party they believe best represents their individual views.
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Are those choices influenced by the church?