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aterr: history has already judged Joseph Smith and found him to have made a significant positive impact on the world. The Mormon religion has done exceptional good in the world and will continue to do so. I have never seen a Christian relgion so dedicated to the ways of Christ as I have seen Mormons. If that is what Joseph Smith created then he was a great man. Show some intelligence here - pick somehting else to write about. Stick to the issues.

"aterr" - I will call you on that. You say that Joseph Smith was a criminal and a deviant. You are certainly entitled to your opinion. Allowing us to choose our attitudes and opinions is a God-given right and I will not try to take that away from you. However, I am entitled to my opinion as well. That is that Joseph Smith was a good and decent man; a man who certainly did many things "different", no doubt, but MANY men you are probably familiar with in the Bible did things "different" and were undoubtedly criticized in the process: Noah built a massive ark when his surrounding country-side was dry, Moses said he talked face to face with God and carried stone tablets down from a mountain, Joshua walked around a city (Jericho) for seven days without uttering a sound, the Apostle Paul preached the Gospel of Jesus Christ relentlessly among the Jews and Gentiles (certainly "different" for that day and time), etc. Stop being so hateful and look at what kind of influence Mitt's religion has had on him; he has a strong marriage to the same wife for 35+ years (that is OBVIOUSLY something easier said than done), has helped raised 5 productive children who sincerely love their mother and father, has made millions in the business world WITHOUT being accused of any wrong-doing while making it (can you say "no ENRON debacle here?"), loves his country and generally campaigns a message of fiscal and moral conservatism. And yet for all this Romney is judged by you and much of the media as "insane". If that's "insane", sign me up.
Dan Maloy, Enid, OK

aterr @ 01/29/2008 12:32:28 PM Do you actually KNOW anything about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints? Or are you just going by all the negative comments you have heard from others who don't know anything either. Maybe you shoould find out for yourself!

Please don???t refer to the Church of JESUS CHRIST of Latter-day saints in that manner. You are a mouth opener and not a book opener. Joseph Smith was martyred as a criminal and so were other prophets including CHRIST himself. The Church of JESUS CHRIST of Latter-day saints didn???t burn people at the stake for witchcraft like some organizations did. They didn???t start the Crusades or the Spanish Inquisition like a well known church did. So please learn a little about the ???other churches??? before you start talking about things you don???t understand.

The Church of JESUS CHRIST of Latter-day saints were chased across the country by mobs of other religious groups who murdered them, raped there women and killed their children in front of their families so while you are living in a glass house please don???t throw stones. And if you aren???t religious then why do you care? And if you don???t belong to any of those groups then you are just broken off of them.

Go Mitt Romney. He is the man that can win it all so wake up America or we will end up with Billary or Obama Bin Laden. McCain cant beat them but Romney can. So if you want higher taxes and an immigration or terrorist problem then please vote for McCain so whoever the Dem candidate is can crush him like a bug.

Eddiewhere is a frustrated American lashing out here. His facts are twisted and he appears to have some ill feelings towards the Mormon religion. Time Magazine went to Salt Lake looking for corruption in the early 90's and was given full and unfettered access to all Church leaders and the books and couldn't find a thing. There is no corruption in the Mormon Church, just an unpaid ministry trying to bring Christ to the world. It may not be the same flavor of Christianity as many other religions, but nonetheless another flavor of Christianity. The Church has never supported a candidate and will not. The Mormon Church is sqeeky clean. Let's all pray for eddiewhere.

who is this eddiewhere guy with all of these random and immature comments? Im not even mormon and I feel like defending the idiotic comments made by this guy.......grow up kid

I'm with ya buddy!!......what an idiot

I'm with ya buddy!!! ......what an idiot

Just wondering if your heard FL Senator Mel Martinez, who when asked for reasons for his support of John McCain, stated he wanted to endorse the candidate who would be "Fidel Castro's worst nightmare." Martinez went into a long disertation about McCain standing on a ship off the coast of Cuba ready to give his life for the freedom of the Cuban people. I'll drive the six hours to "Little Havana," bet the only sight I'd see is McCain throwing them all life rafts, social security cards, drivers licenses and a ticket for a free ride off tax-paying Americans.

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John McCain will be another George Bush !!
America is about to stick their foot into it again !!!
Lies Lies and more Lies, sounds like Slick Willy and Venomous Hillary !!!!

Talk about a "taker". . . McCain's salary has been all "take" from the taxpayer. Compare that to Romney's creating businesses that become taxpayers who feed into McCain's "TAKE."

So Romney nor any of his children served in the military. Big deal. I'm in the U.S, Air Force and I don't hold that against Romney or his kids. Did YOU serve in the military. If so, great. If not, that's great too. We can't all be in the military, can we? Someone has to man the factories and schools, right? And since when does someone HAVE to serve in the military to understand the basics of what their key responsibility is and how they carry it out?

Your comment that Romney "only takes" shows your ignorance of the kind of man he is. As a faithful member of the LDS church he willingly gives 10% of his income to his church. He's been widely reported to have made a personal fortune worth $250 - 300 million. That means he's given away anywhere from $25 to $30 MILLION. Yes, $25 to 30 million. That's just in tithing alone. Tithing is used to build churches and temples, pays for the electricity and other utility services those buildings consume, (if needed) it helps finance missionaries to spread the peaceful message of Christ throughout the world, and also pays for scriptures and other spiritually related documents to be printed and distributed. He has also likely paid what is known as "fast offerings" to the LDS church. These are funds saved from fasting (i.e., voluntarily skipping 2 meals a month) that instead of being used for food is donated to church leaders to care for the poor and needy in the local area. If the funds are not needed in Mr. Romney's immediate area they are sent to another nearby area who does need them. He's probably donated money to other charitable causes as well when requested by the LDS leadership like myself and millions of Latter-day Saints around the world do almost every week. See?, Romney isn't a "take" kind of person after all. Now you know!

does it offend troyCG@01/29/2008 2:06:03 PM that Mitt Romney has made a successful living? You call his children "filthy rich." Just like Chuck Norris last night claiming that Romney is going to "buy" the white house... and when Chuck was notified that Romney has raised the most money from other people, all Chuck could do was sneer and say "yeah, from his Capitalist friends...." as if that is a bad thing...

Are you a Communist? A Marxist? Do you ENVY Romney for his wealth? Do you wish McCain or Huckabee could be President so that they could TAKE that money away from Romney? Would you like it if all the Capitalists' money was redistributed to people like yourself? Just curious. Your choice of words and the tenor and tone of your HATRED for Romney due to his having "money" seems quite odd for a Conservative. This is America, not Venezuela, right?
Also, just curious... did Huckabee serve in the military? What about Giulliani? Does that truly disqualify someone if they don't serve in the military? Should that be required? Does the Constitution require it? You do realize that our best "war-hero" presidents were the ones who were commanding generals in wartime. Like David Petraeus is a commanding general. You see, those are people who understand not just the "tactical" elements, but also the bigger picture, like strategy, and even geopolitics. They have to be able to function properly and effectively. Let me know about your hatred for Mitt's "money" and if you agree with Chuck Norris' contempt for "Capitalists" - I know a Democrat is running who might like your vote...

To put it simply, POWER CORRUPTS.