On Tue, Jan 31, 2012 at 11:53 AM, lelandj <[email protected]> wrote: > On 01/31/2012 09:37 AM, Stephen Russell wrote: >> On Tue, Jan 31, 2012 at 9:27 AM, lelandj<[email protected]> wrote: >>> Members of the Church of Christ, whose headquarters are in Abilene, >>> Texas, detest Mormonism. I think the strong negative response to >>> Mormonism in Abilene, TX is due to "The Church of Christ" and "The >>> Church of Latter Day Saints" being two sides of the same coin. Members >>> of The Church of Christ, unable to hate/fear themselves, redirect their >>> feelings toward The Mormon Church, which they so closely resembles. >>> >>> The Church of Latter Day Saints and The Church of Christ are both very >>> controlling of their members, which is probably why Provo, UT, home of >>> Mormonism, was rank 1st most conservative city in the USA, and Abilene, >>> TX was ranked 3rd most conservative city in the USA. It's surprising to >>> me that Lubbock, TX, home of my alma mater Texas Tech, was rank 2nd most >>> conservative city in the USA. >>> >>> #--------------------------------------- >>> Excerpt: >>> >>> Heading into the Florida primary, Mitt Romney appears to be in the lead. >>> The candidate, whose results so far have been mixed, continues to be >>> stymied by suspicions about his religion. But why are so many Americans >>> uncomfortable with Mormonism? >>> >>> A recent Pew survey, found that Mormons are hard-working and >>> civic-minded. Couldn’t the nation use some Mormon discipline: frugality, >>> morality, self-improvement, worldliness? Indeed, with these traits, >>> shouldn’t Americans be dying to vote for a Mormon? >>> >>> http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2012/01/30/what-is-it-about-mormons >>> > > I read in the comments of the article provided via link, that the Mormon > Church is now the wealthiest Church in the world, even exceeding the > wealth of the Catholic Church. With the new ruling from the Supreme > court regarding "Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission", Mitt > Romney will likely have all the contributions he needs in his super-PAC, > coming largely from his Mormon base, to finance his campaign. This > thought is a little disconcerting. > -----------------------------
I would worry about the super PAC that he has behind him first. Are those business who pony up the cash run by people outside of the religion shingle? My guess is yes. Now finding who they are is probably very difficult because Congress fixed it to make it easier for themselves didn't they? -- Stephen Russell 901.246-0159 cell _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/CAJidMYJswakX=rdpqqhf+wjpnm_fo2smrwddkixr9fvxhn7...@mail.gmail.com ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
