Is It Important to You to Have a CHRISTIAN 2008 PRESIDENT?

Question

Mormon's are NOT CHRISTIANS. Christians need but ONE book-the bible as the LAST WORD from God. Mormons "improve" the bible by following the Book of Mormon and more importantly to them, the Book of Doctrine and Covenants (D&C). Romney believes in the bible but he is not saying the bible was superseded by the D&C and Book of mormons.
http://www.carm.org/lds/lds_christian.htm
Mormon theology teaches that god is only one of countless gods, that he used to be a man on another planet, that he became a god by following the laws and ordinances of that god on that world, and that he brought one of his wives to this world with whom he produces spirit children who then inhabit human bodies at birth. The first spirit child to be born was Jesus. Second was Satan, and then we all followed. But, the Bible says that there is only one God (Isaiah 43:10; 44:6,8; 45:5), that God has eternally been God (Psalm 90:2) -- which means he was never a man on another planet.
Why is Mormonism a non Christian religion? It is not Christian because it denies that there is only one God, denies the true Gospel, adds works to salvation, denies that Jesus is the uncreated creator, distorts the biblical teaching of the atonement, and undermines the authority and reliability of the Bible.
CARM does not deny that Mormons are good people, that they worship "a" god, that they share common words with Christians, that they help their people, and that they do many good things. But that isn't what makes someone Christian. Jesus said in Matthew 7:21-23, " Not everyone who says to Me, 'Lord, Lord,' shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven. Many will say to Me in that day, 'Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name? And then I will declare to them, 'I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!" (NKJV). Becoming a Christian does not mean belonging to a church, doing good things, or simply believing in God. Being a Christian means that you have trusted in the true God for salvation, in the True Jesus -- not the brother of the devil, not the god of Mormonism, not the gospel of Mormonism. Mormonism is false and cannot save anyone.

Answer 1

I'm a Christian, and it's important to me to have a competent president. His or her religion doesn't matter. I'll vote for an atheist, a Pagan, or anyone else, if he or she proves to be the most qualified person for the job. I don't vote by religion; I vote by the issues at hand. And cutting down other people's religion is a cheap shot. To me, Romney's stances on the major issues affecting the nation are a far more important consideration than his religion.

Answer 2

Interesting point. See, I grew up in an almost entirely Mormon neighborhood, and I remember as a child (when I still considered myself Christian) the little cute, blonde, Mormon girls would run up to me and ask, "Are you Mormon or are you Christian?" I always found this to be a stupid question since they all carried around little mini pictures of Jesus in their binders, how were they not? I do agree with you though. Much of my family is Mormon, and rarely does it ever resemble Christianity, much less a religion. It is much more like a cult. I mean, they are given special names to be called to the heaven as in their wedding ceremonies, the women have to wear a special "holy underwear" after marriage to protect them from demons, and they believe in a totally different system of heaven! Very strange... um... group.

I personally don't care what our president's beliefs are, but I would NEVER vote for Mitt. He's one of the worst of the bunch!

Answer 3

The last chapter in Revelations says that no person should add or take away from the writings of the Bible. My opinion is that the Book of Mormon is adding to the Bible. My brother converted to Mormonism and whatever happened, it turned him against all religion.

As for presidential candidates, everyone knows that Romney, Clinton, Huckabee, etc. are running. It seems that everyone is forgetting one candidate who is well qualified. This man is an Ivy League graduate. He served as Ambassador to the U.N. under Reagan, he served in the Senate in Maryland. He wants to do something about the Free Trade Agreement so that our jobs that went and are still going overseas come home to this country. He doesn't stand in favor of illegal aliens and is against amnesty for those lawbreakers.

I'm voting for Alan Keyes even if I have to write him in.

Answer 4

How does you bashing another mans faith make you any better than he is for not buying your belief?

Was there even a point to this other than to stage a question so you could put down a religion, just because you dont like it.

Christianity is a belief and faith in Jesus Christ. Mormons believe in him and all he did and still does. Therefore like it or not they ARE Christian. Whether YOUR religion says so or not.

As far as your pretense...no I could care less what faith the person has who becomes president as long as they give a damn about our country and whats happening INSIDE it and focus on fixing it.

Answer 5

"Whatever one's religion in his private life may be, for the officeholder, nothing takes precedence over his oath to uphold the Constitution and all its parts -- including the First Amendment and the strict separation of church and state."

and..

"I believe in an America where religious intolerance will someday end -- where all men and all churches are treated as equals -- where every man has the same right to attend or not attend the church of his choice -- where there is no Catholic vote, no anti-Catholic vote, no bloc voting of any kind -- and where Catholics, Protestants and Jews, at both the lay and pastoral level, will refrain from those attitudes of disdain and division which have so often marred their works in the past, and promote instead the American ideal of brotherhood."

- John Fitzgerald Kennedy

Answer 6

Let's see, we've got 43 for 43 with Christian presidents. Probably a pretty good bet that the next one will be as well.

Both Yahwist and the Priestly traditions start out with more than god. You'll have to do some digging to find it, but it's there.

As for Romney's religion? Better a Mormon than a Muslim.

Answer 7

Actually, it's not the religion that matters to me, it's what they stand for.

It just so happens I disapprove of what the Mormons stand for. Time magazine did a very scathing article on what some Mormon churches are doing to their young boys and I would have trouble standing behind anyone who's religion might enter into world affairs when that is one of the things that happens within it's doors.

Anyway, basically, I'm not voting for the Mormon, but just about any other religion is fine with me if the person behind it is good.

Answer 8

Mormons are out of the question when and if electing a youth pastor or sunday school teacher, etc. However, our differences with mormons are not relevant to the office of president.
I haven't decided on Gov. Romney. I like Thompson and Tancredo as well, but need to watch and listen awhile longer.

Answer 9

Let's be honest, I want a president who will not destroy his political views on account of religious belief. How will a man who takes his religion as his sole platform be able to run a government that is secular and protects the rights of everyone, Christian and non-Christian alike?

"Mormon's are NOT CHRISTIANS."

Yes they are. Capitalization won't change the fact that Mormons meet the definition of Christian.

Let's be rational here. It's not government's job to take positions in matters of religion (unless we're talking absolute extremists that threaten the state, such as radical Islam) or to push their views into programs supported by our tax dollars.

Please think about respecting the views of others, before you use politics to force your views on others.

Answer 10

Number one -- What Mormons believe has little to do with the 2008 election.

Number two -- It is important to me to have a president who will take his job seriously and act in the best interest of the country instead of in his own personal interests. Whether or not that person is Christian is not important to me.