Re:make up your own damn mind (Score 1)

Now here is someone who is intellectually honest. I am a Mormon myself and believe that we stand or fall on the veracity of that book. All the criticism, ignorance of history, rabid hatred and misunderstanding of Joseph Smith, unwillingness to even consider that it could be true all have no significance if the book is true. 99.99 percent of the people frothing at the mouth in this forum have never cracked the cover. I personally have only met one man in my life who has honestly read the book and has not been convinced of its truth. Apart from 11 eyewitnesses, there have been amazing discoveries about the book over the last several decades such as word print analysis proving at least 27 distinct writers, as well as the discovery of ancient Hebrew writing style known as 'chiasmus' replete throughout the book. Chiasmus as a literary structure was unknown in Joseph's time. See this page for more scholarly research and a challenge to all the naysayers. http://www.jefflindsay.com/BOMchallenge.shtml Still, 'a man convinced against his will is of the same opinion still', so just read the book, then decide yourself. As for Mitt, I served for years as a Mormon bishop just as he did. Believe me, he has spent many hours without financial compensation helping the poor and needy, repairing marriages, working with and supporting troubled youth. He knows and understands poverty. He is a great man, a great problem solver and will reach across the aisle to create pragmatic compromises to get the job done for us and for our economy.