Huckabee: "Don't Mormons believe that Jesus and the devil are brothers?"

[ruggerson]

I love it. The battle of the wingnut theologies begins.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-wires/20071211/huckabee-mormons/

Republican presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee, an ordained Southern Baptist minister, asks in an upcoming article, "Don't Mormons believe that Jesus and the devil are brothers?"

The article, to be published in Sunday's New York Times Magazine, says Huckabee asked the question after saying he believes Mormonism is a religion but doesn't know much about it. His rival Mitt Romney, the former Massachusetts governor, is a member of the Mormon church, which is known officially as the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

The authoritative Encyclopedia of Mormonism, published in 1992, does not refer to Jesus and Satan as brothers. It speaks of Jesus as the son of God and of Satan as a fallen angel, which is a Biblical account.

A spokeswoman for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints said Huckabee's question is usually raised by those who wish to smear the Mormon faith rather than clarify doctrine

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[Olney Blue]

1. No, it's Bush and the devil who are brothers.

[madeline_con]

2. Everybody knows Jesus was born in 1392

at least 100 years after Satan was cast down into hell. Dummies!

[TomInTib]

6. Stop hijacking the argument with statistics and facts, m_c. nt

[katty]

3. Jesus and the Devil Brothers...new cult? rock band?

[Sarah Ibarruri]

4. Yes. They also believe Mormon males become gods over a planet and marry many women

I know that sounds whacko, but hey that's what Mormons believe.

[Kucinich4America]

5. Jesus and Lucifer were the two eldest sons of Elohim in Mormon theology

So yes they are brothers, but since we are ALL spirit children of Elohim, they are both our brothers as well. If you believe Mormon doctrine, that is.

I'm not sure when this was "revealed" to Joseph Smith, but I don't recall the account being in the Book of Mormon itself.

[FreeState]

9. its not in the Book of Mormon

its actually from a book of scripture called... Revelations aka the last book in the Bible;)

[SaveElmer]

7. Boy I am getting more convinced daily that Huckabee is going to be an easy mark...

IF he is the nominee...

[Kurt_and_Hunter]

10. I'd take his chances over the guy who thinks Jesus and Satan are brothers

[asdjrocky]

12. I knew if I hung around long enoug, we'd agree on something. nt

[BootinUp]

8. This is one for the DU history books, lol. nt

[faithfulcitizen]

11. I love this "he believes Mormonism is a religion..." well yeah!

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