Thought of the Day

11 December

Oh Mitt, Mitt, Mitt, Mitt, Mitt…

During the debate in Iowa tonight (December 10, 2011) Mr. Romney told the audience and all of America that he served as a pastor for his church.

My how quickly the tide turns in the world of changing vocabulary with the Mormons.

Mitt Romney has NEVER and I do mean NEVER been a pastor in his church.  There are NO PASTORS IN MORMONISM.

Bishop, yes, pastor no.

Nice try Mitt.  Throwing out Christian terminology in the Midwest looks good, but lying looks worse than just telling the plain ol’ truth.

Why can’t you just tell the truth?

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7 Responses to “Thought of the Day”

  1. Bible lover December 11, 2011 at 7:01 am #

    Strain at a nat and swallow a camel. Maybe we should not translate the bible into different languages so that others can understand it…. he was trying to communicate the nature of the work he did in the church in terms that others could understand.

  2. discoveringgrace December 11, 2011 at 12:38 pm #

    Liar, liar pants on fire Mitt. It shouldn’t be a surprise that he would twist words to sounds Christian, after all he believes it’s ok to “lie for the Lord”. Sharing this one on my FB so other can see what a big fat liar Mitt is.-Melissa

  3. CamdenC December 13, 2011 at 3:36 am #

    Bible Lover –

    I don’t understand your comment about translating the Bible into different languages… Do you mean we shouldn’t translate it into Spanish, Korean, French, etc?

    Anyways, besides that… I would bet (not $10,000) that most Christians in the midwest know what a Bishop is and what he does. He didn’t have to use the word Pastor. A Pastor is a shepard to his flock. A Bishop is an overseer of the congregation. We had a Bishop at the Christian church we attended in Illinois.

    My experience with Mormon Bishops is that they work at a secular job during the week and are there on Sundays to preside over the Sacrament meeting service. They also interview you for temple recommends.
    My experience with Christian Pastors is that they are at the church at least 6 days a week and are fully devoted to studying and teaching the Word, counseling familiies and individuals, orgqanizing outreach ministries, and preparing the sermon for Church services on Sunday mornings and Wednesday evenings.

    I would have more respect for Mit if he had said that he was a Bishop and not a Pastor, knowing that the LDS church doesn’t have Pastors. I know they don’t, but a lot of Christians do not know they don’t (or know that much about the LDS church in general) so in that regard I have to agree with Michelle… He purposely used the word “Pastor” to mis-lead the un-informed Christians. He could have used the word Bishop (his true title) and the Christians would’ve understood his position…

  4. Wildman December 16, 2011 at 7:04 am #

    I agree with this concern: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints do not have paid Pastors. Mr. Romney served as a Bishop. Now, lets talk about the meaning of each of these terms.

    A Pastor watches over the flock of the church, and serves as the spitirtual leader of the flock. They are accoutnable for teaching the doctrines of faith.

    A Bishop in the LDS church watches over the flock of the church, and serves as the spiritual leader of the flock. They are accountable for teaching the doctrines of faith.

    Pastor and Bishop are synonomous, other than a Pastor is a paid ministor, and Bishops are unpaid.

    I suppose one will need to decide for themsevles whether Mtt lied, or whether his use of terms would allow those not of his faith to relate to what he did in his church. I my opinion, calling Mitt a liar violates your own posting code, and I do challenge you on this, as well as the honesty of this comparision. I suppose we could argue intent, but I think your intent is clearly dishonest, and if you call that name calling, it is much nicer that your Christian approach to Mitt. Thank you for your time and consideration.

  5. fred January 3, 2012 at 5:42 pm #

    CamdenC— (My experience with Mormon Bishops is that they work at a secular job during the week and are there on Sundays to preside over the Sacrament meeting service. They also interview you for temple recommends.)

    Your experiences have not taught you the full range of an LDS Bishops gift to the Ward he shepherds.

    fred

  6. fred January 3, 2012 at 6:12 pm #

    CamdenC—(My experience with Mormon Bishops is that they work at a secular job during the week and are there on Sundays to preside over the Sacrament meeting service. They also interview you for temple recommends.)
    Your experience with LDS Bishops has not been full enough to teach you the truth about these men who FREELY invest much time to being the Shepherd of a Ward.

    fred

  7. CamdenC January 12, 2012 at 5:37 am #

    OK, Bishops do a great service for their respective Wards… Except for the Bishop of my Ward while growing up. He told our family that it was OK for me to date my step-sister and eventually get married to her. He said the church was ok with that because there was no blood relation and it would insure that we each marry a Mormon (in the temple, of course)
    But anyways, it doesn’t detract from the reason for this particular blog post. In the 26 years as a Mormon, I never ever heard anyone in the LDS church being referred to as a Pastor. The thought was unheard of because then that would be identifying with the “apostate Christians” of the Protestant sects. Just like they shy away from using the word “evangelist” or “born again”. They don’t want to identified with the “whore of Babylon” (you know, what the LDS church considers any Christian that is not a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

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