/r/mormonpolitics
A place for mixing politics and religion
/r/MormonPolitics is a curated subreddit for politics related to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Appropriate topics include political stories that involve prominent members of the restored Church of Jesus Christ, written by a Latter-day Saint, or related to the Church in an obvious way. Posts that do not fit this theme will be removed.
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Join us in comments this evening for an r/mormonpolitics group AMA from 7-9pm MT with our panel that includes the National Director of Latter-day Saints for Harris-Walz, the national political correspondent for the Deseret News, and a communications consultant who served in the Trump White House.
u/SimpleLateen Rob is the National Director of Latter-day Saints for Harris-Walz and previously served in the US Department of Education.
u/slammin03 Sam is the national political correspondent for the Deseret News, covers the 2024 presidential election, and worked as the lead researcher on "Romney: A Reckoning."
u/WJoshuaLee Josh is a writer and communications consultant. He has served in the Trump White House, NASA, and in nearly all levels of state and local government.
Sam's recent r/politics AMA provides a useful preview of the topics we'll be discussing and can be found here: https://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/1gezyhb/im_samuel_benson_the_national_political/
Sincere thanks and props all around to everyone who participated tonight! Faith in civil discussion restored? Probably too early to make that call (among many other calls in the process of being made). Vote! And don't be strangers to our guests (or this sub). Rock on.
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Making the case for Latter-day Saints to enthusiastically vote for Kamala Harris
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Donald Trump Vs Kamala Harris: A Latter-Day Saint (Mormon) Perspective
https://youtu.be/9BozFgL13nk?si=47uIXzuqUEoo3jj1
He stuck the landing with that final quote. Don't be emotional, be rational. A bitter truth is always better than a sweet lie.
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Article on avoiding contention from Brian Ferguson
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Closer to a prophecy?
There is a significant prophecy regarding the Mount of Olives related to the Second Coming of Jesus Christ. According to this, as outlined in scripture such as Doctrine and Covenants 45:48–53 and Zechariah 14, at the time of Christ's return, He will descend to the Mount of Olives, which is located east of occupied Jerusalem.
I always thought it was too wild to believe that some countries could attack Israel. The Arab nations either have very small armies or guerrilla forces, or they are controlled by the U.S. It would require a larger coalition and the absence of U.S. involvement. I always thought that would be impossible
Now I see in the news today that Israel has hitting for third day in a row the UN base, having left several wounded.... https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/10/11/israeli-forces-again-target-un-peacekeepers-in-southern-lebanon
Mmm....
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Question - Will "Mormons for Dems" go back to voting for Rs when Trump is off the stage?
Several articles posted on this sub over the last few weeks highlighting the LDS folks that are voting for Harris (and/or voted for Biden).
Once Trump is off the stage this year or in 4 years and Republicans nominate someone "normal", what percentage of these folks will go back to he GOP? All? Half? None?
Interested in your thoughts.
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Public Policy vs Politics
Pres. Dallin H Oaks is, as I write this, giving an #LDSConf talk on civility and peacemaking. He is frequently referring to "politics" and "public policy" as if they mean different things.
For clarity:
Politics refers to the process of negotiating compromises and who gets to be in charge. It involves campaigning, parties, committees, resolutions, amendments, etc.
Public Policy refers to what the government actually does, or what we think it should do. It involves laws, programs, executive orders, and outcomes.
This matters because parties change their preferred policies, over time. In the course of my life, for example, the policy position of the GOP has changed from moderate on abortion and immigration, and in favor of military intervention in the world at large for humanitarian and pro-democracy purposes; to extreme and absolutist on abortion and immigration, isolationist, and actively seeking to undermine American democracy.
Politics asks who is winning, and what we can get people to agree to? Public policy asks, what are the expected results of our actions?
In my opinion, shifting our focus from politics to policy can help promote peace.
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Voices: Today it’s Haitian refugees. It used to be Latter-day Saints.
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