Comments on: Most Improbable Meeting

By: MH

MH — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 16:40:31 +0000

I’ve been reading a new book by Sarah Baringer Gordon, The Mormon Question, and have been really surprised to see anti-Catholicism and anti-Mormonism as twin evils of government. We got a taste of the anti-Catholic bias when John Kerry ran, (and comparisons to JFK), but I don’t think Mormons truly understand how the anti-Catholic bias of this country is similar to anti-Mormonism.

By: Jettboy

Jettboy — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 15:04:20 +0000

I am coming late to the Party from another link, but I very much agree with Grego to compare Catholic and Protestant relationships. There are some Evangelicals who treat Catholics in the same way they do Mormons at times.

By: grego

grego — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:04:26 +0000

I’d like to know if the poll had any info on how much Catholics and Protestants see each other as Christians?

By: MH

MH — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:01:38 +0000

Yes, I think you’re both right. It is a bit heartening to see that the majority of these groups see Mormons as Christian. It is a vocal minority who seem intent on trying to say Mormons aren’t Christian.

By: Todd Wood

Todd Wood — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:03:30 +0000

Problems? It is because the one girl with the same dress is piggybacking on top of the other girl at the dance. Yes, it does make things very awkward.

By: Seth R.

Seth R. — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:21:24 +0000

It’s the sort of hatred like at the prom where two girls show up wearing the same dress.

Mormons act a lot like Evangelicals. They keep very similar politics. They have similar social values. They have similar family lives. They both take the scriptures literally. They both take religion seriously.

In essence, we Mormons are competing for the same living space in society that Evangelicals are. And we’re poaching their membership.

For this, their leaders are not going to forgive us any time soon.

In short, we’re too similar to get along properly.