tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9083883760117575042.post5608209915161354150..comments2023-09-04T04:38:19.868-07:00Comments on Conservative Cake & Liberal Icing: On to politicsCarson Calderwoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10714621901178413233noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9083883760117575042.post-87235723114129573272008-11-13T15:19:00.000-08:002008-11-13T15:19:00.000-08:00Amen to that! Carson - love the blog. Couldn't a...Amen to that! Carson - love the blog. Couldn't agree more with you. I get really tired of the perspective that Democrats are evil and Republicans are saints. How soon we forget that just a few decades ago Utah voted overwhelmingly democratic for FDR and others.<BR/><BR/>I also get frustrated by the notion that one or the other party has a majority of the "right" principles. While I rarely vote democrat (though I have!) Their sincere efforts to help the poor and other campaign platforms are every bit as aligned with Christ's teachings as the whole abortion issue. In fact, Barack's efforts to improve our standing in the world will go a long way toward helping the missionary effort which has been stymied quite a bit by the current administration and ill-will towards America.<BR/>-mb<BR/><BR/> Sadly, too many people are single issue voters and can't see beyond abortion (while awful and something I am strongly against) is also decided and extremely unlikely to change - so why they refuse to think more broadly about the issues that matter like healthcare, poverty, etc. we miss out on a way to make a difference. I saw a great billboard in Utah when I was there last month - vote the candidate not the party. Great words.Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00864275682259098638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9083883760117575042.post-28397288702017868212008-10-26T14:58:00.000-07:002008-10-26T14:58:00.000-07:00I've had commenting on this blogpost in my "todo" ...I've had commenting on this blogpost in my "todo" file for a while now, so I know that I'm late to the conversation, but I'd still like to add something. When I do the research, and clinically compare the few moral positions that the LDS church HAS officially taken positions on, e.g., gay marraige, abortion, etc., the overwhelming conclusion is that those positions are closer to the official platforms of the Republican Party than the Democratic Party. That doesn't mean a Mormon can't or shouldn't be Republican; it just means that objectively, a Mormon Democrat with intentions of supporting the church on moral issues will have more of his/her own party beleifs to reject than a Mormon Republican. For me, being a Mormon Republican makes it easier for me to support the church on moral issues; I have less party platforms to deny belief in.Richard Taithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12592841822454723995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9083883760117575042.post-14226907680156845482008-09-11T19:14:00.000-07:002008-09-11T19:14:00.000-07:00I don't know if Benson ever said anything about th...I don't know if Benson ever said anything about the Democratic party by name, though he was pretty much critical of anything the Democratic party (or even GOP) did that seemed remotely socialistic to him. He was about as far-right as it got loved to go McCarthy and accuse others as being communists. Pretty much everything that was not as crazy far-right as him was thought to be inspired by Satan by him.<BR/><BR/>Though once he became President of the Church, his political views went almost completely silent.the narratorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10774503436545764912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9083883760117575042.post-1178977979377756762008-09-11T16:58:00.000-07:002008-09-11T16:58:00.000-07:00That's good to know. Thanks for checking. I think ...That's good to know. Thanks for checking. I think it was my MTC companion that attributed it to him.AJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17977020005598141167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9083883760117575042.post-91831377811019787352008-09-10T17:48:00.000-07:002008-09-10T17:48:00.000-07:00AJ,I did a quick google search and couldn't find a...AJ,<BR/>I did a quick google search and couldn't find anything. I'm sure if he had it would have been quoted in the couple of articles I recently read on the subject and they didn't say anything.Carson Calderwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10714621901178413233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9083883760117575042.post-40725661602919094812008-09-10T16:45:00.000-07:002008-09-10T16:45:00.000-07:00I've always heard it said that some church leader ...I've always heard it said that some church leader stated that a member can't be a good Mormon and a Democrat. I've "heard" (we know how dangerous that can be) that it was President Benson. Is that true? Was that quote even said by any church leader?<BR/><BR/>I'm not Democrat but I don't believe that statement by the way.AJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17977020005598141167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9083883760117575042.post-79361933646296374122008-09-10T15:27:00.000-07:002008-09-10T15:27:00.000-07:00Totally Jodee! To me the grass isn't greener on e...Totally Jodee! To me the grass isn't greener on either side, I'd rather sit on the fence and have a better view of everything rather than be down lower in the grass.Carson Calderwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10714621901178413233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9083883760117575042.post-8249378201591696352008-09-10T15:20:00.000-07:002008-09-10T15:20:00.000-07:00Finally! Thank you! So does this mean you sit be...Finally! Thank you! So does this mean you sit beside me "on the fence?"Jodeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04428857129176104496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9083883760117575042.post-43233375231390457372008-09-10T04:56:00.000-07:002008-09-10T04:56:00.000-07:00Yes! Thanks for this. I remember that humility tal...Yes! Thanks for this. I remember that humility talk by Elder Jensen as well.AJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17977020005598141167noreply@blogger.com