Posted by
Phil E. on Thursday, January 18, 2007 7:11:26 AM
I wish I could remember the details of the story. About 15 years ago, I was telling an acquaintance that I minister to the Mormon people, sharing the True Gospel with them. He wasn't interested in spiritual things, but still, he told me his observation about Mormons when he lived in Utah. (This was long before anyone was talking about Mitt Romney in the West.)
He was stationed at Hill Air Force Base, in northern Utah for a few years. While there, he said there was some kind of poll taken about citizen's attitude toward such and such a thing. (Wish I could remember what it was. I think it was retention of the Base.) Then he said the Mormon "prophet" in Salt Lake expressed his dismay at the poll numbers, and a short two years later, when another poll was taken asking the same question, Lo and behold, the populace had completely changed its mind and thought like the prophet!
Admittedly anecdotal, Mormons will be quick to point out that this one instance doesn't prove any correlation between what the "Living Prophet" (not) said and what the Mormon people do. But this guy saw it - perhaps more than once - perhaps reinforced by what others had similarly observed over time - and his message was clear. Non-Mormons in Utah and other Mormon enclaves see it too: Mormons follow their prophet. They'll protest they don't, which is double minded. Isn't it logical to follow your prophet? They followed him all the way out to Salt Lake, didn't they?
But, as I've written before, just as it's pointless to ask someone if they're in a cult, it's equally pointless to ask a Mormon if they're being mind controlled. They'll always tell you "No." They'll tell you they think for themselves, but I'll bet every one of
Jim Jone's followers voluntarily drank the kool-aid. That's the bizarre nature of a cult and why we say it's a bad to be trapped in one.
If we can't go by the subjective, asking Mormons if they're in a cult and if they follow their leader, how can we find the truth? Are their minds being controlled? Well, we're not going to pray about it. (That's an inside joke about Mormonism. They believe in "personal revelation," that, despite the data, you can know the truth simply by praying about it and getting a "testimony.") You have to go by objective analysis to see if there's a pattern. The "prophet" speaks. Do the people follow?
Since Mitt Romney is a Mormon, and since he's in a cult and since he's
sworn an oath to his church, we need to know the truth. When that Red Phone rings, will it be Salt Lake calling -
with a calling? Here's an interesting story about Mormon Senator Gordon Smith, from Oregon who recently changed his position on the war in Iraq. It's titled "
Did the elders make him do it?"
So did Gordon Smith’s recent announcement of his new-found opposition to the Iraq war happen because his feelings changed, because he came terms with the political realities in Oregon or because he was following the lead of the man he really answers to, Mormon Prophet Gordon Hinckley? There’s been much discussion about the motives behind Senator Smith’s about-face on the Iraq war, but all of it has missed one important factor in the Senator’s decision making – his serious commitment to the Mormon Church.
The reporter documents how the Mormon "Living Prophet" (not) was originally for the war, but has since changed his mind. (Or was that a revelation from God?) And now, because of the suspicious, causal timing, we have to wonder if the Senator from Oregon also changed his mind, or had it changed for him.
I know this sounds bizarre to those of you who have never been around Mormons en masse. But it's true. In Mormonism, blind obedience to the church is taken as a measure of faith. Here's how it's expressed in an official church publication. (Official
church publication? Like Jehovah Witnesses and their Watchtower
Magazine, you have to wonder when a world wide organization disseminates official "church approved" publications on high.)
Obedience is a fundamental law
of the gospel. It is not only the demonstration of our faith but also
the foundation of our faith. Unquestioning obedience to the Lord
indicates that a person has developed faith and trust in Him to the
point where he or she considers all inspired instruction — whether it
be recorded scripture or the words of modern prophets — to be worthy of obedience.
- Elder Robert Oaks, "Believe All Things," Ensign, July 2005, page 30
While
"unquestioning obedience to the Lord" might sound well and good, and
is, in fact, one characteristic of a Christian's love for his Lord
(Jesus said, "If you love me, you will obey what I command"), the not
so subtle twist here is that when a Mormon uses the word "Lord," he
really means "his modern prophets," as stated above. There's not much of a line between the prophet and the church. Here's how their Living Prophet
(not) himself comes right out and says it:On this occasion I am not going to talk about the good or bad of Prohibition but rather of uncompromising loyalty to the Church."
"How grateful, my brethren, I feel, how profoundly grateful for the
tremendous faith of so many Latter-day Saints who, when facing a major
decision on which the Church has taken a stand, align themselves with
that position. And I am especially grateful to be able to say that
among those who are loyal are men and women of achievement, of
accomplishment, of education, of influence, of strength - highly
intelligent and capable individuals."
President Gordon B. Hinckley. "Loyalty," April Conference, 2003.
You know, come to think about it, all the PR from the Mitt Romney camp talks about his many achievements, his accomplishments, his education, his influence, his intelligence and his capabilities. So I guess that means he's aligned himself with the positions of his church in uncompromising loyalty to his church. Yikes. Is THAT what you want in a President? Do you want Salt Lake running things by remote control?
Mitt Romney is in a mind controlling cult. He has sworn an oath to that cult. He is told to obey his church - his future godhood (not) depends on it. His church leadership often expresses political ideas that may not be yours. You do not want Mormon Mitt Romney for President.
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