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May 11, 2007

Vote for Romney - Vote for Satan!

Here's an example of religious-based hate speech, in which the speaker does not, I guarantee you, think of what he is saying as hateful. Bill Keller, host of Live Prayer, a television program in Florida, said, "If you vote for Mitt Romney, you are voting for Satan!"

Romney is an unashamed and proud member of the Mormon cult founded by a murdering polygamist pedophile named Joseph Smith nearly 200 years ago. The teachings of the Mormon cult are doctrinally and theologically in complete opposition to the Absolute Truth of God's Word. There is no common ground. If Mormonism is true, then the Christian faith is a complete lie. There has never been any question from the moment Smith's cult began that it was a work of Satan and those who follow their false teachings will die and spend eternity in hell. …

I have been warning you for years now about this cult born out of the pits of hell and responsible for sending millions of souls to eternal damnation. For the nearly 200 years this cult has been in existence they have strived for mainstream acceptance. They are the most devious of all the cults since they have always tried to portray themselves as "just another Christian group" when in fact, they are no more Christian than a Muslim is! Their deception starts with their name, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Sounds like a Christian church doesn't it? Some Mormons have recently changed their name to simply Community of Christ to disguise even better who they are in an attempt to lure people in.

Keller also had some choice words for Christian leaders who have reached out to Romney:

I have watched in horror over the past weeks as one evangelical Christian leader after another has either endorsed, supported, or just as bad, refused to denounce Romney's run for the White House and those Christian leaders who support him. Last weekend Pat Robertson, founder of CBN and Regent University, had Romney deliver the keynote address to the graduates of Regent. Regent is one of the great Christian colleges in this nation, and Robertson allowed this cult member to deliver the commencement address. Is he out of his mind? Do you think there would ever be a true Gospel preacher giving the commencement address at Brigham Young?

And his conclusion is simply priceless:

Romney getting elected president will ultimately lead millions of souls to the eternal flames of hell!

If nothing else, Romney's campaign is sure shining a powerful light on the beliefs of many in the fundamentalist Christian community. When I was part of a fundamentalist community, these sorts of comments were made, but only in small groups and private discussions between members of the group itself. How interesting it is to me to see these thoughts being broadcast to the larger community. How interesting to notice that they feel so much different when whispered between people who agree than they do when exposed in the naked light of day.

Christians would call this exposure a matter of casting pearls before swine, saying that God's truth simply isn't understood in a secular world and Christians ought to keep such things between themselves so as to avoid bringing disgrace on the Church. Funny, it seems to me Mormons once said the same thing about polygamy. I can see the reasoning involved, because the opposite is also true. The secular approach of rational, loving acceptance of fellow human beings and their human frailties isn't understood in the fundamentalist world, either. And those from the fundamentalist world who read that last statement will strongly disagree, but those on the secular progressive side, I am betting, will instantly understand my meaning and nod with enthusiasm.

Despite being misunderstood, secular progressives should continue to cast their pearls far and wide, recognizing that not all who receive them will comprehend the value of acceptance and respect for them as human beings, but being confident in the knowledge that it is the moral thing for human beings to do.

Posted by Becky at May 11, 2007 11:04 AM