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MikeWaters · 05-02-2012, 11:48 AM

http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2012/0...mon/?hpt=hp_c2

ChinoCoug · 05-02-2012, 06:27 PM

I would love it if she became a media darling.

Tex · 05-02-2012, 06:34 PM

Hack.

http://cougarguard.com/forum/showthread.php?t=28286

ChinoCoug · 05-02-2012, 07:14 PM

Church took down her I'm a Mormon ad.

MikeWaters · 05-02-2012, 10:04 PM

how about a "I'm a former 'I am a Mormon' ad Mormon" video?

Zulu451 · 05-06-2012, 01:44 PM

I have followed Mia Love's blog as well and think she would be an excellent Congress-woman.

It doesn't surprise me in the least that the church took down her "I'm a Mormon" video as they cannot show anything that would be construed as supporting a political candidate.

It was glaringly obvious at GC with zero references to the current presidential campaign, even though this is probably one of the single most pivotal events in church history in the past 75 years.

Tex · 05-07-2012, 03:34 PM

I have it on good authority just from a discussion this weekend that church leadership is very sensitive to potential anti-Mormonism emerging as a result of the Romney candidacy. They are likely to be more cautious politically than they have ever been.

MikeWaters · 05-07-2012, 04:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Tex

I have it on good authority just from a discussion this weekend that church leadership is very sensitive to potential anti-Mormonism emerging as a result of the Romney candidacy. They are likely to be more cautious politically than they have ever been.

what does "sensitive" mean? I take it that means they are in full retreat and crossing their fingers that no one says anything that isn't nice.

Tex · 05-07-2012, 05:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MikeWaters

what does "sensitive" mean? I take it that means they are in full retreat and crossing their fingers that no one says anything that isn't nice.

That's my word, not anyone else's. I think they are preparing for a flare-up of anti-Mormonism. And I think they are adamant about staying out of the election.

MikeWaters · 05-07-2012, 05:29 PM

Of course there is going to be a flare up. There already has been.

And not only will they have to deal with the negative perceptions of non-members, they will also have to deal with members who are exposed to these things for the first time. And all the attendant fall-out. That's what happens if all you've ever heard is the correlated version of the church.

05-02-2012, 11:48 AM	#1
MikeWaters Demiurge Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 36,365	Mia Love, would be the first black female GOP congressperson http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2012/0...mon/?hpt=hp_c2

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ChinoCoug Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NOVA Posts: 3,005	I would love it if she became a media darling. __________________ 太初有道

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Tex Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 8,596	Hack. http://cougarguard.com/forum/showthread.php?t=28286 __________________ "Have we been commanded not to call a prophet an insular racist? Link?" "And yes, [2010] is a very good year to be a Democrat. Perhaps the best year in decades ..." - Cali Coug "Oh dear, granny, what a long tail our puss has got." - Brigham Young

05-02-2012, 07:14 PM	#4
ChinoCoug Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NOVA Posts: 3,005	Church took down her I'm a Mormon ad. __________________ 太初有道

05-06-2012, 01:44 PM	#6
Zulu451 house-elf 3rd class Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 386	I have followed Mia Love's blog as well and think she would be an excellent Congress-woman. It doesn't surprise me in the least that the church took down her "I'm a Mormon" video as they cannot show anything that would be construed as supporting a political candidate. It was glaringly obvious at GC with zero references to the current presidential campaign, even though this is probably one of the single most pivotal events in church history in the past 75 years. __________________ <---- Mikewaters drives the lane...

05-02-2012, 10:04 PM	#5
MikeWaters Demiurge Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 36,365	how about a "I'm a former 'I am a Mormon' ad Mormon" video?

05-07-2012, 03:34 PM	#7
Tex Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 8,596	I have it on good authority just from a discussion this weekend that church leadership is very sensitive to potential anti-Mormonism emerging as a result of the Romney candidacy. They are likely to be more cautious politically than they have ever been. __________________ "Have we been commanded not to call a prophet an insular racist? Link?" "And yes, [2010] is a very good year to be a Democrat. Perhaps the best year in decades ..." - Cali Coug "Oh dear, granny, what a long tail our puss has got." - Brigham Young

05-07-2012, 05:29 PM	#10
MikeWaters Demiurge Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 36,365	Of course there is going to be a flare up. There already has been. And not only will they have to deal with the negative perceptions of non-members, they will also have to deal with members who are exposed to these things for the first time. And all the attendant fall-out. That's what happens if all you've ever heard is the correlated version of the church.