Presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s Mormon tradition is revealed as no real religion but a cult invented by a charlatan, a disguise for a subversive ideology opposing all that is best in the American tradition. The British recruited Mormon leaders into their 19th century plot to break up the US, leading to the cult’s strategic occupation of Utah territory. Mormonism has never abandoned its secrecy and its enmity to America. Mitt Romney is the hoped-for figure who will fulfill Mormon prophecy and take over the United States. This book provides warning insights into a possible Romney presidency by exploring over 182 years of Latter-day Saints tradition. As Romney is a notorious liar and flip-flopper, it is useless to examine his political positions at any given moment. He attempts to pose as an ultra-patriot, but his family considered the barbaric Mormon practice of polygamy more important than loyalty to the United States. Romney spent years attempting to recruit for the cult, in which black Americans were regarded as inferior. Although Romney demands an aggressive foreign policy, nobody in his family every served this country in uniform – although at least one ancestor fought against the Union in the attempted 1857 Mormon secession of Utah. As president, Romney would rely on and build up the Mormon Mafia in the intelligence community. He might try to carry out Mormon Prophet Joseph Smith’s apocalyptic White Horse Prophecy, which calls for a Mormon takeover of the United States, followed by a campaign to conquer the world for their theocracy. Every voter needs to read this book.
An absolute brilliant commentary on one of my favorite topics: cults. Having grown up in this particular cult I have even more interest in the true history of these freak shows. This was at times hysterical and other times alarming, especially considering how many of them there are today in the world in all areas of our government in particular. I love that the common thread among all cult leaders is the ability to bang every young member and other member's wives. And when Joe Smith or Brigham Young wanted to bang someone's wife they called it Celestial Visitations. You can rest assure that I have already adopted this lingo in my life. There were so many interesting facts in this book that you really need to read it to discover all the nuggets. The racism is extreme and would be as comical as the polygamy if it was not so tragic. They claim that Indians will be able to get to heaven but will turn white once there thanks to God's grace. They also believe that all people of color were punished in heaven for staying neutral in the war between Mormon Jesus and his brother Mormon Lucifer. Brigham Young stated that the Lord's will is that if the white man mixes his chosen seed with the African race the penalty is death on the spot. Brigham Young was an all around vile creature who not only abused and neglected his 50 some wives, but also had innocent men, women and children slaughtered and blamed it on the Indians in the Mountain Meadow Massacre. It was said while he was dying that Brigham was just well enough to sit up in bed and get married now and then. The Prophet Spencer Kimball claimed in 1978 he was able, after hours of petitioning the Lord to get God himself to change His mind and allow black members into the priesthood finally. In any other setting around the world we call this schizophrenia but in Salt Lake City it's prophecy. Mark Twain stated that the Book of Mormon was chloroform in print and I could not agree more. I could go on and on about the many sick, twisted, interesting, comical and maniacal beliefs of this cult but it would really be best to read this page turner yourself. I for one could not put it down and once again proved that truth is way stranger and much more entertaining than fiction.
Chock-full of juicy historical bits, frequently scary, about the beliefs, practices, and shenanigans of the Mormon church.
The Mormons qualify on every level as a cult (a cult of Very Nice people, but a cult nonetheless). New to me was the documented quote from Joseph Smith (the "prophet") describing his followers to a Whig politician (Cyrus Walker) showing his cynical self-awareness of the dialectical relationship he had with his cult: “These are the greatest dupes, as a body of people, that ever lived, or I am not as big a rogue as I am reported to be.”
There is also a detailed discussion of the huge variances in beliefs between Christians and Mormons especially a direct comparison with the Nicene-Constantinopolitan creed (for what that's worth) in Appendix F. Well, God told Joseph to create a new religion - so he did; not a Christian sect at all.
This book rates 4 out of 5 because it would be improved by some editing. There was a fair amount of duplication of facts and stories which were unnecessary.
Definitely worth a read if you are interested in some of the less obvious threats to what remains of this failing 'democracy'. ____ addendum: from p. 213 - on June 8, 1978 the then President of the Church "prophet" Spencer Kimball "..spent many long hours petitioning God, begging him to give worthy black people (male) the priesthood. God finally relented." Yup, that's what it says.