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Showing Original Post only (View all)Brigham Young’s Great-Great-Granddaughter on Mormonism and Mitt Romney [View all]
As for what pundits say is Romney's difficulty connecting with people, Emmett blames it largely on what she calls the entitled Mormon male syndrome, where the leadership professes compassion and concern but leaves the manifestations of that to the drones. All male leadership is not this way; there are some wonderful men who do their best to exercise their power compassionately, but many do not.
Emmett says Romney was a bishop, a position where everyone defers to you. What a bishop says goes. People come to them to receive blessings. He then became a stake president, she says, which means he presided over several congregations, and at that point bishops deferred to him.
Mitt has had people defer to him and not challenge him his entire life, says Emmett. In the Mormon church if you challenge your priesthood leaders its a very bad thing to do, especially for women. As the world can now see, Mitt has a very hard time with being questioned and criticized; hes had so little of this in his life."
Emmett says Romney was a bishop, a position where everyone defers to you. What a bishop says goes. People come to them to receive blessings. He then became a stake president, she says, which means he presided over several congregations, and at that point bishops deferred to him.
Mitt has had people defer to him and not challenge him his entire life, says Emmett. In the Mormon church if you challenge your priesthood leaders its a very bad thing to do, especially for women. As the world can now see, Mitt has a very hard time with being questioned and criticized; hes had so little of this in his life."
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/08/07/exclusive-brigham-young-s-great-great-granddaughter-on-mormonism-and-mitt-romney.html
I know that not everyone thinks his religion should be part of the discussion, but I find this very interesting and relevant. I absolutely don't think the Democrats should go after Romney's Mormonism, obviously, but I think there's value in articles like this.
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Brigham Young’s Great-Great-Granddaughter on Mormonism and Mitt Romney [View all]
Lucy Goosey
Aug 2012
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I think his religion does matter given what she says about the White Horse Prophecy and ...
Jim__
Aug 2012
#3
As it should. They seek Mormon theocracy in the US, but are very secretive in
kestrel91316
Aug 2012
#29
This article kinda validates what I see with Mittens. He seems not really to take womens issues
southernyankeebelle
Aug 2012
#4
Some seem to think all things Mitt should be off limits. His high ranking in a secretive religious
Bluenorthwest
Aug 2012
#5
That probably should say, "You people leave Mitt alone!" Just sayin'. eom
Frustratedlady
Aug 2012
#8
If he's going to base policy on religious beliefs, then his religion is important
nichomachus
Aug 2012
#6
JFK did not seek the Pope's permission to run, Bishop Mitt, Stake President Mitt,
braddy
Aug 2012
#45
Not true about what about challenging leaders being a very bad thing to do
BSUbluNorange
Aug 2012
#13
"a challenge to a priesthood leader can be taken care of a number of different ways."
arbusto_baboso
Aug 2012
#14
And you're background/experience/source for knowing this is a rarity is....?
BSUbluNorange
Aug 2012
#19
I happen to think that this sort of thing (entitlement, expecting blind obedience, etc)
kestrel91316
Aug 2012
#25
This isn't about Romney's relationship to god, it's about his relationship with people....
Moonwalk
Aug 2012
#33