Wells Hall Off Topic Board

I have a question and forgive me if this sounds ignorant as I have only known a few Mormons in my life so I am far from the expert. I've learned that the Mormon faith teaches one that it is a good thing to be prepared. That's why so many of the "prepper" companies are based out of Utah. In your opinion, let's assume for argument sake that a particular Mormon person is religious (i.e. a practicing Mormon)......are they likely to "prepare" regardless of whether they are on the right or the left or is this mostly practiced by only Mormons on the right. Are there many Mormons on the left who stockpile a year of food and stuff?

What does your post have to do with OP's?

The post reported some news. How is that an "attack" as your conservative blogger claims?

Are you claiming they fabricated the events? Of course you aren't. you don't have a leg to stand on. This is weak, even by your standards.

I thought Harry Reid is Mormon...?

Yes. Being prepared is an important value. Many church leaders have taught that we should have a years supply of food and finances and most practicing members (right or left) at least make an effort to do so. Self-reliance in general is emphasized a lot as well as staying out debt. I can see how these things play into a more conservative agenda. But caring for the poor and the evils of materialism are emphasized a lot too. However, these values don't play into the liberal agenda as much I think because many Mormons have already identified with the right and thus see government generally as an ineffective and corrupt system.

Mormons do donate very generously to the church's welfare system and this system works very well. A tremendous amount of money goes to caring for the poor and afflicted and it is done in a way that individuals are taught and mentored in principles of self-reliance. However, I admit sometimes trying to teach self-reliance is like banging your head against the wall. Nevertheless, I would say most Mormons believe strongly in the church's welfare system but now have great mistrust of government. From my perspective, some of the mistrust is justified but I also see how much of a positive effect many government programs and services provide and I know limited the reach of the church (and individuals) is.

Mainstream? - Maybe, maybe not. A lot of people consider Mormonism outside the mainstream because of a belief in modern prophets, modern revelation, and additional scripture beyond the Bible (e.g., Book of Mormon, Doctrine and Covenants). Most denominations believe that prophets, direct revelation, and scripture all ended with the death of the last of Christ's apostles. Plus we believe some doctrinal things that others find a bit crazy.

Charity outside the church? - Yes. A lot of charity is sent to people and organizations all over the world through the church humanitarian fund (and other funding sources).

What do I think of Glen Beck? - Personally, I think he is a bit crazy. But that's just me. I would say he is outside the mainstream but there are definitely Mormons who identify with his politics and the Tea Party in general. I have fun debating politics with my Tea Party Mormon friends. It's kind of funny, because we have similar values but we have totally different world views about the political implications of those values.

Polygamy as a result of so many men being killed? Yes and no. It is true that a lot of men were killed and polygamy was a practical system that helped the people survive. But this isn't the full explanation. Brigham Young once said that the reason God commanded some members of the church to practice polygamy was to bring souls to the earth and establish the kingdom of God on earth (I'm paraphrasing). It's important to note that only a very small % of church members practiced polygamy and it was calling, not a choice.

Appreciate their conviction and have enjoyed/tolerated chats on the porch for years. They are as equally tolerant of me, and I look forward to Mr. Parker paying a visit. :)

Is that from your MEA talking points? Isn't the MEA just a subsidiary of the Democratic party?

I'm all for a good stirring of the pot, but try to be a bit more imaginative. You don't want to fall in with the RQAs, compounds and bullwrinkles of the board.

Can you show me the quote? I don't see it in there. And where does it say "last week". tia flotilla boy

why is compound so scared of Beck being Mormon? what a bigot.

Well, you're partially right, I didn't expect YOU to read it. lol

It says right on the page I linked that Beck is Mormon.

"Religion The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon)[5][6][7][8]"
5 "Look, I'm Mormon, and most Christians don't recognize me as a Christian." — Glenn Beck, on August 29, 2010, in an interview with Chris Wallace on Fox News Sunday. As sourced by the Pew Research Center in this September 2, 2010 article
6 Steve Rabey (2009-10-08). "Exploring Glenn Beck's beliefs" GetReligion. Retrieved 2009-10-11.
Goodstein, Laurie (March 11, 2010).
7 "Christians Urged to Boycott Glenn Beck". The New York Times. "Even Mormon scholars in Mr. Beck's own church, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, said in interviews that Mr. Beck seemed ignorant of just how central social justice teaching was to Mormonism."
8 Beck, Glenn (March 9, 2011). Is Glenn Beck Mormon?. Glen Beck. "Glenn Beck is also a convert to the Mormon faith, joining the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1999 along with his wife and children."

However, it is Wikipedia, so who knows? I was nice enough to provide a research challenged individual like yourself a starting point to find out the truth about your idol. As usual, your low effort thought and lazy nature are getting the best of you.

More links for you to get confused about.. lol