tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26036612.post5589870070340314999..comments2007-12-22T15:41:44.563-08:00Jimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06484863804749639654noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26036612.post-36410277430464089332007-12-22T15:41:00.000-08:002007-12-22T15:41:00.000-08:00A few things:<BR/>1. Romney is probably like any evangelical politician, in that he hasn't got some well-formed theory of governance based on the traditions of his church, he is just winging it. Also, he would never dream of directly enforcing Mormonism on the populace, because he wants to be popular, just like Bush.<BR/>2. I think we have made a mistake as Christians if we insist that someone keep their faith apart from the government. Romeny's faith should call the shots in areas where it has opinions, as should mine.<BR/>3. On church an state in the Book of Mormon: I believe that most LDS scholars say that under the law reform of King Mosiah, freedom of belief was allowed in the land, and would probably use that precedent in the United States.J.M.W.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06600452580513720840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26036612.post-44783587688107737682007-12-15T10:30:00.000-08:002007-12-15T10:30:00.000-08:00I wanted to comment on the substance, but all I could think was what a bizarre pastiche of names:<BR/><BR/>Mosiah = Moses + Josiah: no wonder church and state are combined!<BR/>Amalickiahites = Amalekites for a prophet who can't spell (the -ck- is a nice Anglo-Hebrew touch)<BR/>Nephites = Nephilim that lost a syllable on the way to the New World.CPAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06803551934971285722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26036612.post-77674945455685173512007-12-07T13:46:00.000-08:002007-12-07T13:46:00.000-08:00Great post, Jim. Thanks.Waynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05121830432761462987noreply@blogger.com