Comments on: The Monolithic Myth

By: Bob

Bob — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 02:55:28 +0000

#61: “reading on the end time beliefs of some that have been around for a long time.. “. (That one’s is hard to leave alone).
Romney’s speech was good. But if this come down to who is the best Preacher, Obama wins over Romney, Huckabee, or Hillery.

By: Y Stephenson

Y Stephenson — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 02:16:01 +0000

Dave, No, that word didn’t come up. That was my word. So, just disregard that when it bothers you. I’ve recently done reading on the end time beliefs of some that have been around for a long time and that is where I got that word. It wasn’t in the article. The article did say that 170 to 180 years of bad feelings is difficult to overcome.

By: Dave

Dave — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 23:15:52 +0000

YS, you were sounding good until the Antichrist part. I’ve heard a lot of reasons not to vote for Romney, but not that one. I read the article, and I don’t recall the A-word coming up.

By: Y Stephenson

Y Stephenson — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 20:34:51 +0000

Jason J. There are a still many Mormons who don’t believe they have to vote Republican to get a temple recommend. They usually hide though because so many of their peers would like it to be that way.

I just read an article that seemed rather insightful about the reasons behind the fear. It is not that the church is monolithic and tells everyone what to think and how to vote. It is because the church proselytes in the United States and they are afraid a Mormon President would use the prestige of the office to make converts and doom even more people to hell. Because the President of the US is a world leader this influence could be wielded to the good of the church worldwide. In a word they believe a Mormon president would be the Antichrist.

By: Bob

Bob — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 01:41:43 +0000

#55: Good Answer
#56″ Star Trek? No, No..The Borg! We can now REALLY start to talk about ” â€˜monolithic’!!

By: Ray

Ray — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 01:37:41 +0000

Fwiw, anytime The Princess Bride enters a conversation, ultimate understanding has been reached.

By: Ardis Parshall

Ardis Parshall — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 01:14:05 +0000

Princess Bride … Star Trek … Barney Fife … Stargate … Leave it to Beaver … take your pick.

(Somebody needs to put up a new post, huh? I think — too much? — that we’ve run out of things to say on the current posts.)

By: Jacob M

Jacob M — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 01:09:50 +0000

54 – Too much, evidently.

By: Bob

Bob — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 01:08:25 +0000

#52: Damn! I knew I should have gone with “Princess Bride” over John Wooden…what was I thinking?!

By: Bob

Bob — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 01:03:28 +0000

#51: So what do you replace thinking with? I like John Wooden”s: ” If everyone is thinking the same, then only one guy is doing the thinking.”
I will go with sometimes our thinking is poor.