Disclaimer: I'm an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I'm a pretty liberal Democrat. I've had a member of the church tell me I can't be a Mormon and a Democrat. We no longer speak. I have tried to keep my religion and my politics separate.
But. It is no longer politics when we have a president who is a racist, a white supremacist, a misogynist, so narcissistic it should be illegal, a pathological liar, a xenophobe, incurious, semi-literate and vindictive.
Do any of those words apply to a Christian? Don't we members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints want to be considered Christian? How in the name of all that is holy can one be a member of said church and support said president?
This just might be the deal-breaker for me. I've tried to sway like a willow when whacked by the anti-gay bent of the church, thinking it will evolve, as it has been known to smarten up (polygamy, blacks and the priesthood, for example). I've tried to "work from within."
But this? Supporting that thing occupying the White House? I cannot fathom such support.
Cognitive dissonance anyone?
Becky W. Gledhill, Salt Lake City
