Comments on: Mormons and Politics https://womenseekingchrist.org/2011/05/18/mormons-and-politics/ Who We Are, What We Believe, How We Live -- Glimpses into Latter-day Saint Life Wed, 18 May 2011 21:31:41 +0000 hourly 1 By: mormonwomen https://womenseekingchrist.org/2011/05/18/mormons-and-politics/comment-page-1/#comment-45066 Wed, 18 May 2011 21:31:41 +0000 http://mormonwoman.org/?p=9565#comment-45066 Really appreciated this article, written by someone not of our faith. We are certainly not trying to get someone to vote for a Mormon (in fact, many Mormons will likely not vote for a Mormon), but we do appreciate people being able to cut through the clutter and misunderstandings about our faith.

Thank you, Jeremy Lott!

http://www.patheos.com/Resources/Additional-Resources/Defense-of-Mormons-Jeremy-Lott-05-18-2011.html?sms_ss=digg&at_xt=4dd403526f635df2%2C0

“[W]e need not agree about philosophy, or theology, or even pray together to work together toward necessary social change.”
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“..Mormons commonly believe the United States Constitution to be divinely inspired.

“In fact, that may be the most confounding thing about Mormons to critics of a certain cast of mind. Modern Mormons are industrious, sober, generous, and public spirited. They are model American citizens and natural social conservatives, not in spite of their religion but because of it….”

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