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Dad Learned to Debate as an Obstinate Child (video) -- Josh Romney!
And he's still an obstinate child using those same techniques!
Josh Romney brags on the campaign trail about he and his brothers lying to their dad all the time when they were growing up. Wonder where they got that example from and what kind of example are they setting for their own children and young people who look up to them? Terrible!
See Lying for the Lord, a Mormon tenent
And he's still an obstinate child using those same techniques!
Josh Romney brags on the campaign trail about he and his brothers lying to their dad all the time when they were growing up. Wonder where they got that example from and what kind of example are they setting for their own children and young people who look up to them? Terrible!
See Lying for the Lord, a Mormon tenent
Lying for the Lord refers to the practice of lying to protect the image of and belief in the Mormon religion, a practice which Mormonism itself fosters in various ways. From Joseph Smith's denial of having more than one wife, to polygamous Mormon missionaries telling European investigators that reports about polygamy in Utah were lies put out by "anti-Mormons" and disgruntled ex-members, to Gordon B. Hinckley's dishonest equivocation on national television over Mormon doctrine, Mormonism's history seems replete with examples of lying. Common members see such examples as situations where lying is justified. For the Mormon, loyalty and the welfare of the church are more important than the principle of honesty, and plausible denials and deception by omission are warranted by an opportunity to have the Mormon organization seen in the best possible light. This is part of the larger package of things that lead many to describe Mormonism as a cult. "Lying for the lord" is part of Mormonism's larger deceptive mainstreaming tactics, and conversion numbers would drastically lower if important Mormon beliefs were fully disclosed to investigators.