Comments on: Sanctity of church, state separation

By: laurelboy2

laurelboy2 — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 23:17:22 +0000

@I’m Just Sayin’: That last line is the one that scares me the most. Exactly what this nation doesn’t need are progressive, activist justices who legislate from the bench. God forbid, please.

By: I'm Just Sayin'

I'm Just Sayin' — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 23:55:25 +0000

If you only take-away one thing from this article, then remember the last line, everything else about this election is meant to distract you from the big prize…

“Not only will the next president have a say on how this doctrine is applied but he will also have the opportunity to appoint Supreme Court justices who will sit in judgment on the issue for many generations to come.”

By: Mahonri

Mahonri — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 20:15:12 +0000

What people outside the Mormon Church may not realize is that LDS doctrine emphatically embraces the U.S. Constitution, as it sees the Constitution as divinely inspired. For any patriotic American, there probably won’t be much argument over that assertion.

The issue here is that the LDS Church (the religion) has indoctrinated its members into the notion of a divine document (the state) that comes from their God for their blessing. A blessing which came from the Providential hand on the history of America, with the advent of the Constitution, for the sole purpose of bringing about the restoration of the gospel – through the prophet Joseph Smith – and establishing the true church in order to prepare the earth for the second coming of Jesus Christ.

Thus, the LDS doctrine purposely combines church and state. Therefore, at the very least, the line of separation between church and state amongst devout Mormons tends to be blurred.