Just_A_Guy Posted December 5, 2012 Report Posted December 5, 2012 Saw this on the Tribune's website, and couldn't resist sharing:11 of the 15 members of the 1st Presidency and Quorum of the 12 are registered Republicans. The rest are unaffiliated.Draw your own conclusions. Quote
MarginOfError Posted December 5, 2012 Report Posted December 5, 2012 Saw this on the Tribune's website, and couldn't resist sharing:11 of the 15 members of the 1st Presidency and Quorum of the 12 are registered Republicans. The rest are unaffiliated.Draw your own conclusions. Conclusion: God usually spends more time helping the people that need the most direction Quote
Backroads Posted December 5, 2012 Report Posted December 5, 2012 Conclusion: They don't know about the party I'm registered in? Quote
mordorbund Posted December 5, 2012 Report Posted December 5, 2012 Sure, but are their temple recommends still valid? Quote
prisonchaplain Posted December 5, 2012 Report Posted December 5, 2012 Conclusion: They don't know about the party I'm registered in? Tea party? Quote
Backroads Posted December 5, 2012 Report Posted December 5, 2012 I do have this delicious vanilla blackberry tea in the cupboard... Quote
volgadon Posted December 7, 2012 Report Posted December 7, 2012 Draw your own conclusions. Not the most fortunate of emoticon choices. Quote
MrShorty Posted December 7, 2012 Report Posted December 7, 2012 The Trib article kind of suggests this, but could it be that they are registered as Republicans so they can vote in Republican primaries? This would bring up the question of residency (are they all Utah residents?), but, since Utah's Republican primaries are closed (democratic primaries are open), they have registered as Republican so they are allowed to vote in Republican primaries? I know sometimes I wonder if I should register as a Republican just so I can vote in the Republican primaries. If this is the case, it might be more a statement of political expediency ("if I want to have a voice in Utah politics, which is so dominated by the Republican party, I must be registered as a Republican."). Quote
prisonchaplain Posted December 7, 2012 Report Posted December 7, 2012 It is so easy for me to see how a religious movement that stresses personal morality, family solidarity, individual responsibility, and one that has an internal welfare system, would trend Republican. On the other hand, I understand why some would look at the economy, climate change, and race/ethnic demeanor and think that the Democrats stand for the underdogs--kinda like Jesus.While I side with the majority of those in your church and mine, I also agree with the many who are now downplaying politics (at least as being in tandem with spirituality).See: After D'Souza's Departure, The King's College Seeks Doctrine Over Politics | Christianity Today Quote
RMGuy Posted December 7, 2012 Report Posted December 7, 2012 I was going to respond, but now that I see PC did I think this thread is officially dead. -RM Quote
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