Oh, come on! You don't think he purposefully took that statement out of context to make voters who don't know anything about Mormonism to think something bizarre about the religion. It was totally inappropriate...not to mention a dirty trick.
How about if a candidate said this about Christianity. "Did you know that they actually think they can turn grape juice and crackers into blood and flesh?" If you knew nothing else about Christianity, what would you think of that statement and what it said about Christians, in general?
BTW, I am not implying that Mormonism is NOT a Christian denomination. I was just trying to make a point that other denominations could be looked at as being peculiar too, if a particular phrase is taken out of context.
2007-12-14 03:26:15
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answered by kathy_is_a_nurse 7
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He should apologize to all LDS people for his comment. He should also apologize to the Christians he is courting for lowering himself to such tactics.
"I'm just not going to go off into evaluating other people's doctrines and faiths. I think that is absolutely not a role for a president."
While he said he respects "anybody who practices his faith," Huckabee said that what other people believe — he named Republican rivals Romney, John McCain, Rudy Giuliani and Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton — "is theirs to explain, not mine, and I'm not going to."
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,316507,00.html
I see several issues here that contribute to the fact that the media has slammed Huckabee.
1. Huckabee said he would not discuss another's religion and then he did exactly that. Is this indicative of his character and integrity as a candidate for the presidency?
2. He is courting conservative Christians, yet made a personal religious attack against another person, hardly the christian thing to do.
3. He stated an isolated piece of information that would serve to confuse people and create distrust of members of the Church. Remember, Romney is not the only member of the church out their. Comments like this affect every member. Again, hardly christian.
4. While there is a grain of truth in his statement, God is the creator of us all and therefore we are his children, it is left open to the imagination of the individual to figure out what that means. For example, it does not mean that we believe satan and Jesus are equals, which is what anti-mormon critics want people to believe. No, Huckabee didn't say this, but the fact that he threw out his little statement without clarification, is irresponsible at best and probably falls under bearing false witness against his neighbor.
5. Huckabee then apologizes, like Hillary for the Obama drug remarks, and claims ignorance. I mean no disrespect to baptists, but from my personal experience many are anti-mormon. Many actively study anti-mormon literature and preach against the church. They have also been prolific in their production of anti-mormon propaganda.
I mean merely to point out that it is highly unlikely that Huckabee, as a baptist minister, did not know what he was doing when he made the comments nor that he did not know what people would think as a result of his actions.
Just some thought on the matter.
2007-12-14 05:52:39
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answered by whapingmon 4
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It is misleading to state that Mormons believe Satan and Jesus are brothers without further explanation. Mormons believe that God the Father created all things, so He created both Jesus (God the Son), Lucifer (Satan), and all mankind. Jesus and Lucifer are "brothers" in the sense that God the Father created both of them, in the same sense that Hitler, Mother Teresa, Albert Einstein, and I are all "brothers." It doesn't imply any special affinity or friendship between Jesus and Lucifer. Obviously, they are on opposite sides of the whole good/evil divide.
The Mormon Church itself has clarified this issue: "Like other Christians, we believe Jesus is the divine Son of God. Satan is a fallen angel. As the Apostle Paul wrote, God is the Father of all. That means that all beings were created by God and are His spirit children. Christ, however, was the only begotten in the flesh, and we worship Him as the Son of God and the Savior of mankind."
To learn more about the Mormons, visit my site at http://www.allaboutmormons.com
2007-12-14 05:48:26
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answered by Anonymous
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Personally I think the Mormon faith gives way too much credence to Satan being an spirit entity. God is truth in Spirit. The serpent in the Bible is a deceiver. A deception is a lie, the serpent was a liar, Adam and Eve trusted a lie. The really interesting thing is, that without having the knowledge of both good and evil, they could not have known that the serpent could deceive them. People may be evil if they ignore the Holy Spirit. The Spirit is never unclean, there have only been people that have been deceived to believe that.
Should Mike Huckabee apologize, I don't know. I listen to his concerns and believe he is heartfelt and honest, but also think that he demonstrates such weak faith. If he trusted God properly there is no way science can ever threaten any belief in God, and as he does demonstrate that his faith is so easily threatened, he is constantly wrestling that issue with God personally.(Not Satan)
Do we need him to apologize, in order for us to forgive him?
2007-12-14 03:01:50
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answered by wise1 5
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He opted to be gracious rather than tell the truth.We do have the right to worship any way we want.As a Christian I believe the Mormon people are deceived but not lost unless they absoutely deny the essentials of Christianity. It is a cult and Joseph Smith was a false leader.
2016-05-23 22:28:35
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answered by ? 3
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Best I can tell, your link is simply a pile of garbage ofChristian fundamentalists hating Mormons. This does not bother me, great to see people like Huckabee exposed as agents of hatred, acting nothing like how Christ would act.
2007-12-14 02:42:25
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answered by Stewie Griffin 2
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Absolutely not. Journalists are all over themselves suggesting that it doesn't matter what the man believes, as long as it's heartfelt. (The democratic-leaning ones because they genuinely don't care, the republicans because they know Mr Slick would have the best chances of them all if it wasn't for his mormonism)
OK; maybe it's right, maybe it doesn't matter what he believes. But shouldn't people at least be allowed to know what he and his church believes, so they can judge that for themselves? Because I'm certain most of America doesn't know half of all the weird things the mormons do and believe...
But journalists seem to think educating people about that is shockingly rude.
2007-12-14 02:39:55
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answered by Harald K 1
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So he spoke the truth about what the Mormons believe and you want him to apologize! Christians believe God always has been and always will be. Satan was an angel. One of the highest angels in heaven. Then he decided he was better than God and could prove it, which is why he fell from heaven! Which is why we have the whole battle of good and evil!! Huckabee doesn't need to apologize for anything! I am so sick of people thinking we need to be tolerant of all religions, except Bible believing Christians.
2007-12-14 02:23:51
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answered by Emily E 6
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With supporters such as this, Governor Huckabee needs no enemies.
Keep it up....
As a supporter of Romney I think you are doing a fine job.
2007-12-14 02:55:07
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answered by Calvin 7
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Mike Huckabee has Chuck Norris backing him. Everyone else doesn't stand a chance. Might as well find a way to roundhouse kick yourself in the face before Chuck comes for you!
*When Chuck Norris does push-ups he is not pushing himself up. He is pushing the Earth down.
-Mike Huckabee*
2007-12-14 02:17:58
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answered by Kevin 4
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