New here. SHOULD CHRISTIANS VOTE FOR A MORMON ? [View all]

I have been thinking how sad it is that the Republican party represents Christians in this country. The actions of Jesus illustrate a philosophy much closer to modern day Democrats than Republicans. I was very happy to stumble upon this forum where Christian Progressives can converse and do our part. I started a new site today. Here is my first post. I hope that there are some who will share this. I believe it is very dritical to point out the ways that the GOP and the so called "conservatives' can sell out their faith and back a Mormon. I did not link to it because I do not want to give the impression I am here to promote the site.

Should Christians vote for a Mormon President ?

" I was raised in Southern California. My father was a non practicing Catholic. My mother was a practicing Southern Baptist. My babysitter, for a few of my formative years, was a Japanese Buddhist. I became a Christian as a young teen, As years passed I would grow in my faith and try to understand the concept of diversity in religion. As I matured into a young adult I began to study the Bible with a never ending appetite. I began teach Bible study and accompany the Pastor when he would do his weekly rounds. My faith in God has kept me sane through troubled times. I am very tolerant of other people and their belief systems. I understand there will always be agnostics, atheists, and people who have different religious views . I do not hold their belief, or lack thereof, against them. I remain steadfast in mine.

I moved to Salt Lake City, Utah as an 18 year old and immediatley became aware of a whole new view on Jesus the Christ. I had been taught that Jesus was the son of God, Mormons believed that Jesus was one of many Gods that rule many planets. Jesus just happened to be the God that rules this one. I was taught that there was one God. Mormons tried to teach me there are many. The Mormons tried to tell me that Jesus and Satan were brothers. The Bible taught me something else. They told me that Jesus was married . It did not take long for me to realize that their Jesus was a different Jesus than mine. Their Jesus was the son of a god, that became God by being a righteous man. They taught me I could become a god if I followed their direction and became a good Mormon. I would get my own planet, procreate, and populate it with my "children" and be their God. The book of Mormon taught that the American Indian was "filthy and loathsome" and people of color had been cowards in the world of the preexistent spirit world where we all wait, as spirits, to get a body. They teach a "different Gospel " than I had learned. Fortunately I was firm in my faith to withstand the questions that the Mormons had put in my mind. I measured their teachings against the Bible and concluded they were false. Unfortunately Mormons convert Christians, who are still drinking milk, to Mormons everyday.

I began to see this as sad, and unfortunate. Using the same words, as "God" , "Salvation" , "Jesus Christ", "Gospel" , and other words they confuse believers and convert them, to what I consider, false teaching. I am disappointed that today, Evangelical Christians are supporting a Mormon for President of the United States. Why, if I am so tolerant of other faiths ,does it upset me our Christian leaders are selling out ?

The Bible taught me that there is one sin that is not forgivable, this sin is blasphemy, attributing the work of God to Satan. When I was looking into Mormonism something became very troubling. I found the founders of the Mormon church taught that Christian Pastors were agents of the devil in their temple ceremonies. They made fun of the notion that God could inhabit the whole universe and yet be in our hearts. Mormonism commits the unforgivable sin by the nature of its teachings.

I also learned that all of the early "witnesses" to the authenticity to the Book of Mormon eventually left the Mormon church and some even tried to form their own religion. Not one of the disciples of the Jesus of the bible ever did. They faced torture and death, yet none ever denied that which they had seen.

Mormons claim they are Christians, if they are than why the need to convert us ?. Mitt Romney is a member of a church that teaches many things that are at odds with historic Christianity. They take saved, believing people and convert them to fables and fairy tales, of a God that lives on planet "Kolob", and "Lamanites" and "Nephites". Civilizations that the Smithsonian Institute says "never existed".

I am tolerant of other faiths and beliefs . Does mean that I have to support a candidate for president who is a member of a "church" that has waged war on historic Christianity and whose mission is to convert millions of Christians to a false gospel ? Who will be obligated to follow the edicts of his "Elders" when it comes to decisions ?

We now have a President who has been vilified for having a radical as a preacher for 20 years. A radical Christian preacher that preached in the tradition of the Prophets. A method of teaching and preaching to leaders to consider the morals and ethics to the teachings of God before they make decisions. Brothers and sisters, you have that option.

Christians should not vote for a Mormon President. The day of judgement will arrive and those who support such a candidate and belief system will have a hard time justifying that one.

I believe an "Angel of light" did appear to Joseph Smith as the book of Mormon. An angel that taught a different gospel. Our gospel ( Good News ) is that God loved this world so much that he provided his only son as a substitute for our sins, a sin offering, and overcame the world by resurrecting him after his crucifiction, and receiving him back to his side. That we are saved by grace, through our faith, not by the ceremonies that we perform,being baptized after we are dead, or any other man made ceremony.

Their "Gospel" is salvation by good works, exaltation to Godhood if we follow their "ordinances", and that we will be married ,for eternity to our earthly spouses so we can populate other planets. Obviously a different gospel.


This is not a scholarly, formal, article with references and supporting links. Anybody that wants to study the Mormon cult can easily do so by doing a Google search of "Mormonism". Feel free to copy and post and share. I will ad blog features and more articles as I have time. Below are some helpful links.

Maximillian."