Reason ∞ why politics trumps religion

[muldoon]

(CNN) - Shortly after Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney enjoyed cookies and soft drinks with the Rev. Billy Graham and his son Franklin Graham on Thursday at the elder Graham's mountaintop retreat, a reference to Mormonism as a cult was scrubbed from the website of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association.

In a section of the website called Billy Graham's My Answer there had been the question "What is a cult?

Answer: "A cult is any group which teaches doctrines or beliefs that deviate from the biblical message of the Christian faith."

"Some of these groups are Jehovah's Witnesess, Mormons, the Unification Church, Unitarians, Spritualists, Scientologists, and others," the site continued.

No longer. On Tuesday, the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association confirmed that page has recently been removed from the site.

[rkelly110]

Or maybe being more tolerant of other religions/ faiths. (as we all should be)

[dante1]

Organized religion is losing people every year in the US and that includes most if not all denominations

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/10/10/pew-report-finding-more-americans-unaffiliated-with-religion-is-bad-news-for-gop.html

[Shafted69]

nut bag is nothing like his father. a total d-bag.

[dante1]

So too with the culture wars. For 30 years, Republicans have deployed an aggressive, bombastic piety to their advantage. Now a changing population is turning the party’s social conservatism into a burden it can’t shake. You don’t have to believe in God to see the cosmic justice in that.

quote from posted article above

yes the R advantages are also their disadvantages that includes the embrace of religion and the tea party--guys can't win for losing.

[muldoon]

Or maybe being more tolerant of other religions/ faiths. (as we all should be)

Except the other faiths are still listed as cults.

Magically, only Mitt's fantasy is removed from the list of cults.