How does a Mormon deliver a war hawk speech?

[JohnnyRingo]

Romney is speaking to the VFW promising to build a stronger military that stands ready to send every able bodied non-Romney off to war at the drop of a top hat. Indeed, the very essence of this speech is outside the beliefs of the religion he's followed all his life.

"Chicken Hawk" doesn't even begin to describe this man. Maybe chicken buzzard or chicken vulture would be apt.

[pnwmom]

1. I'm not sure what you mean. They're not Quakers or pacifists. n/t

[JohnnyRingo]

3. I'm not a Mormon....

...but it's my understanding that just like Witnesses, they don't believe in serving in the armed services.

[pnwmom]

5. No, that's not a regular church belief. I'm sure there are some individuals

who feel that way.

[JaneQPublic]

2. Mormon Wars

1838 Missouri Mormon War
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1838_Mormon_War

Illinois Mormon War
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois_Mormon_War#The_.22Mormon_War_in_Illinois.22_and_the_Mormon_Exodus

Utah Mormon War
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utah_War

[itsrigged]

4. Let me tell you about his religion... that is let Tricia Erickson tell you... below is a pod cast

http://67.36.84.226/crosstalk2/ct120118.mp3

more information on the above windows media player podcast and where it comes from can be found on the link below

http://www.vcyamerica.org/blog/2012/01/18/the-mormon-church-vs-the-presidency

[WI_DEM]

6. well I wonder if he's elected and there's a war if any of his sons will volunteer?

[Lint Head]

7. Cowards love rattling their sabers.

Pun intended.

[linux80386]

8. Weird, isn't it?

In any case, Romney is trash.

[AnotherMcIntosh]

9. All he's got to say, with sincere enthusiam, is "I've always been behind the troops."

But not mention how far behind.

[muriel_volestrangler]

10. They're keen on wars; here's one who thought they defeated the Soviets in war

And of course, there is the fact that the Book of Mormon emphasizes the special responsibility of nations in the Americas to live righteously. Whatever the judgment on a particular war or campaign, the LDS members in the military see themselves as defending not just their own nation but also the freedom of religion that it ensures for the Church. America has been instrumental in defeating the Axis tyrannies of World War II, and then the Soviet Union, leading to the opening of an opportunity for hundreds of millions to hear the gospel. LDS service members see America’s work in supporting freedom and peace as also supporting the fulfillment of the responsibility of the church to roll forward and “fill the earth.”

http://timesandseasons.org/index.php/2008/04/mormons-in-the-military/

Onward Mormon soldiers ...