Sounds like a religion to me.

And so are a lot of the Mormons I know. Romney is just a psychopathic asshole: his batshit crazy religion has nothing to do with it.

a world of difference between your average Mormon, and a Bishop and stake President like Mitt Romney. From my personal encounters with Mormon missionaries, and from what I know of the leadership of the LDS, the article is correct. I have never met a more deceptive group of people than the Mormon "church."

I was married to a pious Mormon woman and believe me, they are taught from an early age that lying is way to justify or achieve anything they want. The truth is whatever they say it is at the time they say it. Romney is a lying scumbag who believes he has been chosen by God to save the country and his religion justifies his lying to win the election.

can all go f@ck themselves. Religion is a waste of time and energy. This video was not epic it was a boring waste of time. I live amongst the Mormons and I just shut the door in their face or turn my back and walk away. Pretty simple really.

Like Mitt not doing Nickelodeon or sharing his taxes, it isn't actually a law, so Mitt just thinks it doesn't apply to him.

The Mormon hierarchy places other Mormons above all things, including our cultural beliefs of "right and wrong", Federal laws and State laws.

I just have to shake my head when people want to just compare Mormonism to other Christian religions.

I've lived in Utah. Most of the Mormons I've known were good, salt-of-the-earth people.

Not that I'd vote for Romney. Not on a bet. He's a lying weasel.

But it wouldn't be right to judge a whole religion/culture by one poor specimen.

And it isn't just one poor specimen. And it isn't religious bigotry, in fact Mormonism is a cult and this respect that you request has only allowed this cult to grow and ruin more lives.

...born and raised in the church, and I can say with all fairness and beyond a shadow of a doubt...

...THERE IS NO FUCKING WAY I WANT A MORMON IN THE WHITE HOUSE, and especially NOT THIS MORMON!

Yes, generally the average mormons are "good, salt-of-the-earth people"-type people. The problem is when the congregate and kick in to their hive mentality. Except there is no Queen at the top of their hierarchy -- or any other female in any leadership role -- there is only white, holier-than-thou, old men whose authority is absolute.

I guarantee a Rmoney White House would have "hot line" direct to Salt Lake City.

Good, likable, fair and considerate people just fall into line when "activated", so basically you just can't expect consistency or you can have a consistent person all of the sudden change position or stance. People I have spoken with won't do business with Mormons, they go along straight-forward and fair, but when it comes down to money, they become sneaky and screw you.

It's beneath DU. There are a million reasons not to vote for Robbedme without stooping to "Mormonism is a cult."

Cult, smult. My problem is the already tenuous separation of church and State. And from my personal opinion, Church and State would be SEVERELY stretched with a Mormon - especially this Mormon - in the White House.

There are no angels.
There are no demons.
There is no heaven and there is no hell.
There is only our real, natural world all around us.
Religion is but myth and superstition.
Religious conviction hardens hearts.
Religious faith enslaves minds.

But, he is a mormon is good standing, he was even a church leader...

I wonder the same thing about other religions who continue to defend and give money to people who seemingly go against the values of their own church, temple, mosque, etc.

The LDS Church WILL have influence on Romney's decision and it WILL NOT be for the benefit of the whole. I see it EVERY DAY in Utah, why would it be different in the White House?

...for comfort, just wait. To hell with a hot line to Russia or China, the Rmoney White House would have a direct line to the old, white, holier-than-thou Mormon High Command. Salt Lake City would become the higher authority.

this raises the amount of taxes paid but doesn't 'raise the tax rate'.

Matthew 23:13 KJV – “Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for YE SHUT UP THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN AGAINST MEN: for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in”. --------//--- How do the lying hypocrites do that? --- YOU TEACH LIES, THAT’S HOW!!!!

Ephesians 2:6 KJV – “And HATH RAISED US UP TOGETHER, AND MADE US SIT TOGETHER IN HEAVENLY PLACES IN CHRIST JESUS”. -----//-- That’s the RAPTURE, if there is a RAPTURE!!! -- Do any of you smart guys think that that is NOT worse than “THE “MERE” KILLING OF JESUS CHRIST”? –Teaching false doctrine is worse, by far, than killing Jesus!!

1 Timothy 4:16 KJV – “TAKE HEED UNTO THYSELF, AND UNTO THE DOCTRINE; continue in them: for in doing “this” THOU SHALT BOTH SAVE THYSELF, AND THEM THAT HEAR THEE”. ------//--- What is that saying? - That it is OK to teach something that is A / “A LIE”? – Any single little “LIE” is “FALSE DOCTRINE” and is condemned of the TRUTH / GOD!!! (( You and those who try to enter the Kingdom, just may enter in, IF you fools were to just take heed unto yourselves, but you cannot ))!! ---- What does it take for a “TRUE HYPOCRITE” to come to the knowledge of the Truth? – There’s no power in Heaven or Hell to change a TRUE FOOL’S STUPID MIND!!!!

---Gal. 4:16.
---"Am I therefore become your enemy because I tell you the truth"

With Christianity... Its not.

The original post got it right and thanks for the thread.
I lived in rural SW Utah and the rank and file mormons and not good people to outsiders.

And, WHERE ARE THE TAX RETURNED MIFFERS?

What part of that should we ignore?