Comments on: A Trigger Pulled… http://www.article6blog.com/2008/06/02/a-trigger-pulled/ "Religion, Politics, the Presidency: Commentary by a Mormon, an Evangelical, and an Orthodox Christian" Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:51:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: kermit http://www.article6blog.com/2008/06/02/a-trigger-pulled/comment-page-1/#comment-12639 kermit Sat, 07 Jun 2008 13:53:04 +0000 http://www.article6blog.com/2008/06/02/a-trigger-pulled/#comment-12639 It is also noteworthy that at the beginning of every political election cycle, the church leadership stands at the pulpit and reads a letter from the leaders in Salt Lake advising people to get involved and vote, but that no political activity will take place at church buildings, from the pulpit, etc, and that the church remains neutral on who to vote for. I bet you don't hear comments like that from other pulpits. And then, when I walk out of my LDS church building, I find flyers all over my car from local community evangelical churches telling me "who to vote for." Just sayin' . . . It is also noteworthy that at the beginning of every political election cycle, the church leadership stands at the pulpit and reads a letter from the leaders in Salt Lake advising people to get involved and vote, but that no political activity will take place at church buildings, from the pulpit, etc, and that the church remains neutral on who to vote for. I bet you don’t hear comments like that from other pulpits. And then, when I walk out of my LDS church building, I find flyers all over my car from local community evangelical churches telling me “who to vote for.” Just sayin’ . . .

]]> By: HaroldHutchison http://www.article6blog.com/2008/06/02/a-trigger-pulled/comment-page-1/#comment-12632 HaroldHutchison Mon, 02 Jun 2008 20:54:42 +0000 http://www.article6blog.com/2008/06/02/a-trigger-pulled/#comment-12632 I have only remembered one time in Virginia where a position on a political race was staked out - and an endorsement was made over the pulpit as a Mormon in the DC area. It was when Virginia was holding a referendum on establishing a lottery. I distinctly recall that the bishop urged those attending to vote against the referendum. That was it. I don't recall hearing same-sex marriage over the pulpit where I lived. I have only remembered one time in Virginia where a position on a political race was staked out – and an endorsement was made over the pulpit as a Mormon in the DC area. It was when Virginia was holding a referendum on establishing a lottery. I distinctly recall that the bishop urged those attending to vote against the referendum.

That was it. I don’t recall hearing same-sex marriage over the pulpit where I lived.

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