Does anyone find it odd that Romney was upset with Huckabee for stating a FACT about the LDS faith?

Question

Its true that Mormons believe Jesus and Satan are "spirit" brothers? I think its absurd, but its a fact, so why is he so upset?

Hi Ron, thanks for visiting YA.

Claudine: It IS a fact. My sis used to be a Mormon, so its true.

Belle: LOL

Answer 1

Romney wants to get by with just saying that "Oh, I believe in Jesus. I believe in the Bible". Well, he doesn't. Yes, he believes in the Jesus, of Mormonism, not the one in Christianity. He doesn't believe in the bible either, at least not the same way Christians do. He doesn't believe it's the finale word of God, or even trustworthy. The LDS church puts more emphasis on reading their Book of Mormon, and they trust it 100%.

I think Romney knows if some of the things that he believes gets out, not many Christians are going to vote for him. Like the fact the he believes he will become a god after he dies, and rule over his own planet/world. The LDS church does believe that. It's not something they talk about with non-members.

Answer 2

Can someone explain this to me:

In a nation with the basic separation of church and state, what is the huge deal about religion? And why is only Romney getting asked about his religious beliefs? No one else has to deal with defending their religious beliefs, but yet we continually find it fine that others question and insult this man's religion.

What Mitt Romney believes spiritually and religiously has little bearing on what kind of leader he could be. I mean, we have a man in office right now that is a follower of a popular religion of this nation, and yet he continually deceives, lies, cheats and does whatever it takes to do what he wants. He does all of this, and yet no one ever questioned his abilities as a leader when he was running due to his religious beliefs. Why is that?

Answer 3

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."

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Answer 4

It wasn't an honest question. It was meant to be a jab that came out of nowhere. Even the NYT's reporter was confused by the statement. Kind of like when Kerry gracelessly brought up Dick Cheney's Gay daughter. It's OK to ask honest questions.

And why so absurd? Did not GOD create ALL THINGS? Even the angels? You either believe GOD created all things or you don't. Yes... it is not absurd to think that since both were created by GOD that they would be brothers... even if one chose his own plan rather than GOD's and was cast out.

EDIT.... and no, Romney has not turned his back on his faith nor is he affraid to answer any question. But the Mormon faith isn't running for President... Why not stick to questions involving the issues?

Answer 5

IF that's an actual doctrine of the LDS faith, Romney is probably upset with Huckabee for stating it because then, well, the Evangelicals who disapproved of Romney in the first place would disapprove of him even more.

Of course, I could be wrong, so don't take my word for it.

I'd like to see the other answers to this...

Answer 6

Huckabee left out the "spirit" bit didn't he?
Also focussing on the details a candidate's religon rather that his ability to be president is a rather cheap tactic (and also one that could open a real can of worms for Huckabee).
Romney is right to but Huckabee in his place - we want this election to be about what individual candidates stand for, not trivialities about each other's religons.

Answer 7

He didn't say SPIRIT brothers, he said brothers. One needs to explain our whole belief in the pre-existence in order to totally understand what we mean when we say that Lucifer (NOT Satan) was a spirit brother to Christ and all of us.

Answer 8

No. How would you like it if someone mocked your religion?
According to Christianity, the earth was created 6000 years ago. That is a "fact" in Christianity, but obviously a Christian wouldn't want someone shoving that into their throats.
You may belong to a certain religion, but religion doesn't define who you are. Huckabee's cowardly mudslinging is irrelevant and obviously intended to do harm to Romney's reputation when it in fact has nothing to do with the issues or his character which are what really matter.

Answer 9

Because Romney is turning his back on his faith in hopes of gaining the presidency. Huckabee will never do that. I don't want a president that will go against or denounce his faith; regardless of what that faith is.

Answer 10

Why do you care about any of that? I don't care what religion our politicians are or are not. Frankly, I think it's about time we had an atheist president. I don't want to hear about a candidate's faith because I don't care. I don't care what they say about each other's religions, either.