Posted by
Phil E. on Monday, May 14, 2007 9:55:47 PM
The Mormon polygamist Joseph F. Smith,
his 6 wives
and 48 children.So Mitt Romney, on
60 Minutes, claims
... I must admit I can’t imagine anything more awful than polygamy.
What about lying?
Doubleminded
Look, this is just pandering— and lying— to the "Evangelical Right," pure and simple. Mormons don't really believe polygamy is wrong, as Jesus and Christians do.
First, the founder of their cult, Joseph Smith, was a polygamist.
He had at least 33 documented wives! If polygamy is awful, then logically, Joseph Smith must be awful. And you know what Jesus said: "Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
Ye shall know them by their fruits." (
Matthew 7:15,16)
CULT WARNING
At this point, all good Mormons will try to justify polygamy, citing Kings David and Solomon and their many wives. As if that makes it right.
But Joseph Smith was an adulterer too. Many of his "wives" were already married. King David was condemned for his adultery with Uriah's wife, Bathsheba. Not so Joseph.
His fruit is rotten.
Second, polygamy is "necessary" in Mormonism. It's codified in their "scripture," and it's logical in their theology.
How can a god-man expect to populate his planet in any reasonable time, given that Mormon false apostle Orson Pratt said that the
it is altogether probable that that period required for the formation of the infant spirit, is of the same length as that required in this world for the organization of the infant tabernacle.
In the first link, above, the writer notes "Even if there were one spirit baby born per day it would take more than 27 million years to get there."
Wow, the Mormon man-god must be busy. How does he find the time (or the energy) to do anything else? Does he take celestial Viagra?
Third , they believe that their jesus was necessarily a polygamist, for the "true gospel" hadn't been lost yet. when he was on the earth, right? In fact, Mormonism teaches that the marriage at Cana, where Jesus turned the water into wine, was one of HIS weddings!
From Mormon false apostle Orson Pratt,...the great Messiah who was the founder of the Christian religion, was a polygamist,... the Messiah chose to take upon himself his seed; and by marrying many honorable wives himself, show to all future generations that he approbated the plurality of Wives...God the Father had a plurality of wives .... the Son followed the example of his Father, and became the great Bridegroom to whom kings' daughters and many honorable Wives were to be married. We have also proved that both God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ inherit their wives in eternity as well in time;... The Seer, p. 172
And
It will be borne in mind that once on a time, there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee; and on a careful reading of that transaction, it will be discovered that no less a person than Jesus Christ was married on that occasion." (Journal of Discourses, Vol.4, p.259)
Fourth, Mitt Romney lied when he said that Polygamy was outlawed.
Look, the polygamy, which was outlawed in our church in the 1800s, that’s troubling to me. I have a great-great grandfather. They were trying to build a generation out there in the desert. And so he took additional wives as he was told to do. [Told by whom? God? The church? Is there a difference? And polygamy is okay sometimes but not others? Like murdering babies, Mitt?]
What Mitt Romney is referring to is the so-called "
Official Declaration" tacked on to the end of one of their 4 scriptures, the Doctrine and Covenants. I suppose, in the mind of a Mormon, that makes it equal to scripture. But it's not.
Like Executive Orders, it could just as easily be rescinded with another Offical Declaration. Or dropped into the "
memory hole" entirely, like so many things in Mormonism.
One wonders why they just didn't change their scripture as they've done elsewhere. Or why they didn't just cite their own Book of Mormon, where Joseph Smith originally condemned polygamy. (
Jacob 1:15; 2:23,24,27,31;3:5; Mosiah 11:2,4; Ether 10:5,7) But then, they really don't believe the Book of Mormon, since few of their doctrines come from it and many contradict it.
Like father, like son
In the Declaration, there's lying by church leaders. (In that they are not teaching polygamy. It's a tenant of Mormonism!) At least Mitt Romney is consistent.
Further, if you read the Declaration, you see that polygamy has only been put on hold. ("For the time specified.") That's because, according to their scripture, "touching the principle and doctrine of their having many wives and concubines," their god gave Joseph Smith an "everlasting covenant" regarding polygamy. (
D&C 132)
Now, how long is "everlasting?" In the Liberal world of Mormonism, where words don't mean things, Mitt Romney doesn't believe that "everlasting" means "forever." (Of course, their "celestial marriages," where Mormons are sealed for ALL time and eternity aren't forever either, if the church dissolves them.)
By the way, did you notice another Liberal trick here that further proves
Mormonism is Liberal?
Instead of using the word "polygamy," which most everyone knows viscerally is wrong , they do what all good Liberals do.
They use a different word. Everyone knows murdering babies is wrong. So Liberals took a page from George Orwell's
1984 and changed the language. Call it a "fetus" and it's not a baby you're murdering. Call it "abortion," and it's not murder.
Likewise, Mormons call it "plural marriage" and it's not nearly as bad as polygamy.
Yeah, right.
A man of faith?
But you see, the reason they put polygamy on hold was because our government ruled it illegal. That they will obey the law of the land... until, of course, such day that law is changed. So if the ACLU sues after the
Warren Jeffs trial and shows that any laws against polygamy violate the so-called "separation" between Church and State, then Mormons everywhere will gladly re-engage in polygamy. It will be okay once again.
You know, in the Bible, when Peter and John were told not to speak of Jesus, they responded by saying,
Judge for yourselves whether it is right in God's sight to obey you rather than God.
If polygamy is really from God, then Mitt Romney should have the courage of his convictions, like the radical Muslims, to own up to it and practice it. Instead, he's lying about it. I know all politicians lie, but lying about your god is too much.
Don't vote for Mitt Romney. You can't trust what he says. Don't put a Mormon in the White House. You don't want a bunch of wives for first ladies.
For more info on this awful requirement in Mormonism that Mitt Romney despises, see "
More wives than a Mormon."
Please help me get the Word out.
Please copy and paste the following clip to your friends. (Because the link needs the http:// part in the address, not www.):
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Check this out:
http://romneyforpresident.townhall.com/
Like Mormonism, the blog isn't what it seems.
(Some funny photos too.)