Romney gives more to charity than Obama and Biden combined.

[james&olya 1,121]

How much of his donations went to his cult?

There is nothing wrong with choosing to be a member of an organization like the mormons and forking over the 10% of income they demand. What makes this interesting is that either he is more willing to overpay his church or his actual income in the eyes of his church was a LOT more than the 13M he came up with on his 1040.

Another issue is the characterization of this money as 'charity'! It may qualify as tax-deductible but the mormon church does relatively little in the way of charity. I have heard that less than 1% of their budget can honestly be deemed charity.

In the Bible Jesus is reported to have said "Where your treasure is, there shall your heart be also". Mitt's heart is much more with his church than with his country. Nothing wrong with that for the average citizen but I don't like voting for someone to be president with such mixed allegiance!

[jundp 191]

There is nothing wrong with choosing to be a member of an organization like the mormons and forking over the 10% of income they demand. What makes this interesting is that either he is more willing to overpay his church or his actual income in the eyes of his church was a LOT more than the 13M he came up with on his 1040.

Another issue is the characterization of this money as 'charity'! It may qualify as tax-deductible but the mormon church does relatively little in the way of charity. I have heard that less than 1% of their budget can honestly be deemed charity.

In the Bible Jesus is reported to have said "Where your treasure is, there shall your heart be also". Mitt's heart is much more with his church than with his country. Nothing wrong with that for the average citizen but I don't like voting for someone to be president with such mixed allegiance!

Amen!

[mawilson 2,133]

Romney Blows Obama/Biden

Out of context?

[Usui Takumi 1,562]

That tone is unusual for you.

HIs CHurch is certainly no more of a cult than that racial Org. Obama was involved in for 2 decades.

Need I post again the material from Trinity?

Lol well to be honest, I'm not a fan of Mormonism and I certainly do not consider mormons to be Christians.

[mawilson 2,133]

Lol well to be honest, I'm not a fan of Mormonism and I certainly do not consider mormons to be Christians.

Why not? If there's one thing that Mormons are good at, it's helping each other out when times get tough.

[james&olya 1,121]

Why not? If there's one thing that Mormons are good at, it's helping each other out when times get tough.

You need to get back to the gospels and read the parable of the good samaritan and figure out what it meant! (Clue - Christ had in mind being a bit more selfless than just helping out your own group!)

Gangs and criminals also help each other out when times get tough.

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

You need to get back to the gospels and read the parable of the good samaritan and figure out what it meant! (Clue - Christ had in mind being a bit more selfless than just helping out your own group!)

Gangs and criminals also help each other out when times get tough.

I love it when know-it-all college hippies tell others how to live.

[james&olya 1,121]

I love it when know-it-all college hippies tell others how to live.

I didn't know Jesus Christ went to college!

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

I didn't know Jesus Christ went to college!

Matthew 23

[mawilson 2,133]

You need to get back to the gospels and read the parable of the good samaritan and figure out what it meant! (Clue - Christ had in mind being a bit more selfless than just helping out your own group!)

Gangs and criminals also help each other out when times get tough.

I can choose to help whomever I want to help. I can help cancer patients or animal shelters or poor children in Africa. My choice and one which doesn't make my help any less valuable or appreciated.

Who the fuсk do you think you are, telling people their help is worthless just because they don't extend it to EVERYONE? Just wow.

[james&olya 1,121]

Matthew 23

Is my phylactery really that wide?

I really like verses 23-27! "whited sepulchres, full of dead men's bones"! Who could that apply to?

[james&olya 1,121]

I can choose to help whomever I want to help. I can help cancer patients or animal shelters or poor children in Africa. My choice and one which doesn't make my help any less valuable or appreciated.

Who the fuсk do you think you are, telling people their help is worthless just because they don't extend it to EVERYONE? Just wow.

Whoa there ma! I was just relaying a message from the big guy. The REALLY BIG guy, if you believe in that sort of thing. And when did anybody say "EVERYONE"?

For the record, I am not a 'believer'. Though I do find an awful lot of what is in the new testament to be some of the greatest philosophy for a moral life ever written. (that I have read, anyway)

[OnMyWayID 1,489]

Lol well to be honest, I'm not a fan of Mormonism and I certainly do not consider mormons to be Christians.

Oh do tell!! You find some crazy loony thing about Mormonism that proves its all whack, I'll go find something equally crazy stupid about Christians that proves the same thing.. We can go on for days I'm sure...

[james&olya 1,121]

Oh do tell!! You find some crazy loony thing about Mormonism that proves its all whack, I'll go find something equally crazy stupid about Christians that proves the same thing.. We can go on for days I'm sure...

Going to a religious school from 1st grade all the way to professional school I found from very early on that all religions are more than a little vulnerable to anyone willing to apply a little critical thinking. I got suspended just about every year from 2nd grade on and always for arguing religion with my teachers! Yeah, I was always a wise-####! But, as I have learned to point out, that is better than being a dumb-####!

[mawilson 2,133]

Whoa there ma! I was just relaying a message from the big guy. The REALLY BIG guy, if you believe in that sort of thing. And when did anybody say "EVERYONE"?

You were arguing that Mormon charities are less important because they help their own. You even went as far as comparing them to criminals and gangs. I take offense to that comparison - it's despicable and I didn't expect that from you.