LatterDaySane

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  1. That's funny! I'm totally a Liahona member. I hope that doesn't make me a second-class latter-day saint.
  2. Amen to that! I have even heard political comments (against Obama) from a Sunday school instructor while giving a lesson. Sigh. Once again, is it possible to be liberal and LDS? Yes. As long as you can put up with the overwhelming conservative majority.
  3. Wow. So, is it possible to be liberal and LDS? To you, it isn't. Go ahead and get us all excommunicated.
  4. So now it's me against 2 or 3 people. What did I say earlier about liberals being a minority in the church? Anyway... I'm not going to leave the church only because most people in it don't agree with me.
  5. I never said I wouldn't. It's so easy to judge, so what I do is not to get involved in these conversations, as politics is a controversial topic. I'm sure if I ever made nasty comments about Mitt Rommey during dinner or in class, at least half the people present would be offended by me. Now, why would I want to do that? To answer the question of this thread: Is it possible to be liberal and LDS? Yes, if you're willing to tolerate being a political minority.
  6. To be honest, Vort, politics is the last thing I want to talk about. My liberal friends and I don't get together to talk about Mitt Romney or George W Bush. I believe strong opinions should kept to ourselves. All I'm asking is not to generalize, assume that everyone in the church is a Republican, or make offending remarks about the opposite political party in front of everyone. You never know who you could be offending. It's more of a personal advice from a convert rather than an argument.
  7. Vort. I think I should have given more details about that type of situation I sometimes find myself in. Let's be serious. Republicans are a majority in the church. Most of my close LDS friends are indeed Republican. What I don't like is the generalization and offending comments such as: "The liberals (democrats) just want to get money from the government and not work. They're lazy. I hate Obama and his policies" I'm a Democrat, and I work and go to school with my own money. Now you see my point? I lose all respect for people who make these comments as I believe they don't have any respect for the opinion or political views of those around them.
  8. Let's see... I think it's sometimes difficult - not impossible - to have liberal political views and be LDS at the same time. Can I share a little about myself? I consider myself more than mostly liberal. In fact, I don't think I would ever vote for a Repubican. I support same-sex marriage in a civil setting, I'm not a typical family-oriented mormon, I don't mind watching rated R movies or listening to secular music on Sundays, I support the welfare program, marrying outside of your race and social status, and most importantly I love the Church. What's difficult and sometimes offending is when I'm in a group of people where everyone is LDS and one or two of them start criticizing Obama and making offensive comments about the Democatric party in front of everyone. It's very easy for them to assume that everyone in the church is politically conservative. I instantly add those people to my black list, simple as that. I do, however, like members that are respectful about the comments they make when the subject is politics.