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Rick Perry Apologizes To Catholics But Not Mormons Over Jeffress
Gov. Rick Perry, Super Genius
Texas Governor Rick Perry is hardly having a good time when it comes to those questioning his faith. Perry’s good friend Pastor Robert Jeffress kind of threw a wrench into the plans of Perry to become President of the United States, and while Perry has raked in the money, he has also raked in the controversy.
This all started when Pastor Robert Jeffress endorsed Perry as being a “real Christian” and blasting former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney as belonging to a cult, namely Mormonism. Of course, Perry, who is a Southern Baptist, kind of wants to have it both ways here. He has lambasted this as a distraction, and said that “But if we’re going to spend the time in the campaign defending what someone who has endorsed us has said out there in the public, President Obama is going to spend a lot of time talking about defending people who are saying things about him that he probably doesn’t stand by.”
So, no denouncement when it comes to Jeffress’ statements about Mormonism. Oh well, but then again, what happens when video surfaces of Jeffress blasting Catholicism? Well, Perry leapt at the chance to call Catholic League’s Bill Donohue to apologize as fast as he could.
According to Donohue:
“While I made it clear that the anti-Catholic comments made by Jeffress must be roundly condemned, I also stated that I was not blaming Gov. Rick Perry for what the pastor said. One of the reasons I said this was because I was assured by my friend, Tony Perkins, president of the Family Research Council, that Perry would never countenance any scurrilous remarks about the Catholic Church.
“When I got home, I received a phone call from Gov. Perry. Catholic activist Deal Hudson, who has a history of forging good relationships between Catholics and evangelicals, intervened in this matter and arranged for the phone call. Perry and I spoke candidly about the Jeffress incident, and about religion, in general. He spoke sincerely: nothing that Jeffress said about Catholicism represents his views.
“I very much appreciate Gov. Perry’s interest in getting this issue behind him in a responsible manner. He succeeded. Case closed.”
Not really. Whether Donohue likes it or not, the only reason why Perry apologized to him but not to Romney is because Romney is an opponent in the election, and Romney is a Mormon. In fact, there are no Roman Catholics of consequence running in the 2012 GOP presidential candidacy race. While Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum are Catholics, they are so far out of the top tier that they might as well not be there at all.
Santorum is in debt, in fact, and Gingrich even more so.
Sources:
Right Wing Watch
Huffington Post
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Jack Jackson
October 23, 2011 at 5:56 am
Those of the Mormon faith are devilishly imposing their will on people from all walks of life as if they we’re God’s chosen Messiahs. Truth be told, there are more rapist and sexual predators that belong to the Mormon Cult Church than any other Religion. If I had to gauge the evilness of their faith with that of the Muslims, bent on terrorism, I’d be more afraid of losing my civil liberties than seeing a plane fall out of the sky. Those who live and breathe the work of the devil will reap what they sew. That’s to say, Mitt Romney will never get elected president nor will the people of Utah have their cake and eat it too. May your days of religious persecutions come to an end with the boycott of all tourism and business to and from Utah. History reminds us that it was Brigham Young who slaughtered 1000′s of pilgrims who were caravanning across the USA to find a new home land. He led them to believe, they would be given food, water, and rest- instead they were met with death. Salt Lake City, Utah is the birthplace of the devil’s workshop.
Jane Yavis
October 17, 2011 at 1:26 pm
Rick Perry Apologized to no-one. This was set up – Deal Hudson (President Bush’s Laison for the Catholic Vote in 2000 and 2004) is Perry’s Catholic/Evangelical Vote Laison.
Hudson was an Evanglican before he became a Catholic,,, before that he was a Southern Baptist,,before he was Main Line Protestant… The only constant throughout that time is he is a Conservative Political Activist.
He is President of the “Catholic Advocate” and has written several books on Religion and the role it should play in politics.
There was no apology,,, this a re-confirmation that Bill Donohue is a political shill that uses our church for his gain,, and that’s sad.
Mykelb
October 17, 2011 at 12:22 am
All religions are cults with no basis in fact. It’s all mythology and mysticism. What is a fact is that the Republicans have been crossing the line of separation of church and state for TOO LONG. We don’t need government supporting religin through OUR TAXES (i.e., school vouchers, subsidizing “counseling” centers, etc.). GET GOVERNMENT OUT OF RELIGION and vice versa.
Bill Kilpatrick
October 16, 2011 at 4:15 pm
These shenanigans are reflective of where the LDS Church is right now, in terms of its influence, as well as how far it has to go. The nasty things said about Mormons and Mormonism are a mixture of old attitudes and new reactions.
Think about it. There are no fewer than 15 Mormons in Congress. There are two Mormons running for president. Mormons are prominently placed at a growing number of universities and other institutions. Even the Southpark twins, in their satirical production, The Book of Mormon, are giving a backhanded compliment to a religion that has gone from obscurity to recurring headlines.
Even if Romney doesn’t win the Republican nomination, Mormons have reached a milestone moment where they can’t be written off. Within a generation, there will be a Mormon president.
James
October 16, 2011 at 3:42 pm
So Mormonism is a cult because Joseph Smith, claiming divine intervention, interpreted the Bible differently than the Catholic Church? So are “Baptists” also a cult because John Smyth, an English separatist, in 1609 also interpreted the Bible differently than the Catholic Church? According to Jeffress every church is a cult, even his own. Or is this just Jeffress’ interpretation? Doesn’t make any sense.
Rocky Republic
October 16, 2011 at 10:29 am
Silly article silly lie. Governor Perry immediately said he does not believe Mormonism is a cult. Gov Perry said he does not believe religion should play a role in politics. The only thing Gov Perry didn’t respond to was whether Mormonism was christianity. He didn’t say it was or wasn’t but is it’s on religion. It takes the name of Jesus but changes it in it’s own way that disregard many of the teachings of Jesus. So most Christians do not see it as a true christian religion. I suspect the Gov sees it that way also but he does not see it as an issue for running for president and prefers to keep it that way.
Mormons Are New Testament Christians
October 16, 2011 at 4:40 am
Here are the characteristics of a cult:
• Small? The Church of Jesus Christ (LDS) has 14 million members in 132 countries. In America, there are more Mormons than there are Presbyterians or Jews.
• Excessive devotion? Mormons are devoted to the Savior, but in appropriate measure He would approve of.
• Unethical techniques? Ask the pie-throwers to name one.
• Control by isolation? Even if Mormons wanted to, this would be impossible with 14 million members in 28,000 congregations throughout the world.
• Control by threats? Again, evidence? Mormon missionaries may be exuberant, but do not threaten.
• Dependency on the group? The Church of Jesus Christ (LDS) is just the opposite. Mormons want members to be self-reliant and independent so they in turn can help others.
• Powerful group pressure? Only if that’s the way the critics prefer to define love.
• Strange? Guilty as charged. Mormons plead guilty to all the strange things that were done by Christians in New Testament times that were lost during the great falling away in the aptly named Dark Ages, among them temple worship, vicarious baptism for the dead, definition of God, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit as separate but united in purpose, salvation requiring both grace and obedience to commandments, prophets and apostles, unpaid clergy, and continual revelation to guide His Church.