Mormons Want to Excommunicate Romney Critic

[babylonsister]

Mormons Want to Excommunicate Romney Critic
Sep 21, 2012 3:03 PM EDT
After writing negative articles about the Republican candidate, the managing editor of MormonThink.com says he faces excommunication. Is the Church on a witch hunt? Jamie Reno reports.



David Twede, 47, a scientist, novelist, and fifth-generation Mormon, is managing editor of MormonThink.com, an online magazine produced largely by members of the Mormon Church that welcomes scholarly debate about the religion’s history from both critics and true believers.

A Mormon in good standing, Twede has never been disciplined by Latter Day Saints leadership. But it now appears his days as a Mormon may be numbered because of a series of articles he wrote this past week that were critical of Mitt Romney.

On Sunday, Twede says his bishop, stake president, and two church executives brought him into Florida Mormon church offices in Orlando and interrogated him for nearly an hour about his writings, telling him, "Cease and desist, Brother Twede."

Mormon leaders have scheduled an excommunication "for apostasy" on Sept. 30. A spokesman for the church told The Daily Beast that the church would not be commenting for this story.

In an exclusive interview with The Daily Beast, Twede says that during the interrogation he felt “attacked, cornered, and very anxious."



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[Siwsan]

1. reminds me of the priests and bishops said voting for Democrats is grounds for excommunication

I remember them saying this during the Kerry and Obama campaign. That was the point where I stopped even occasional mass attendance. They were using church donations to protect child molesters and still thought they had the moral high ground to tell me who I could or could not vote for.

Trust me, you can keep and practice your spiritual belief system without having to put up with organized religion.

[Bluenorthwest]

2. We had to send them packing here yesterday, fucking Morpublicans at the door

wee ties, all confused about everything. I gave them the address of the GOP office and told them they could find their people there.

[rurallib]

3. You would think a constantly lying SOB would be up for

excommunication, but he is the fucking king.

[dballance]

4. It seems he would be better off outside the church

When an organization begins to tell you what you can and cannot say in public it ceases to be an authority. So I would submit Mr. Twede might be better off if he relinquished the chains of the Mormon church. Romney is such a flawed candidate that any thinking person would have to say so. Only a Stepford wives contingent of people could still support Romney. I know it's "hard" Queen Ann but you can tuff it out for a couple of more months during which you will lose and be able to go back thinking you are awesome because you send your help to take lemonade to the illegals mowing your lawn.

[UTUSN]

5. R#2 for, they even call their 'zine "Mormon Think"?!1 Can the cult language get any clearer?!1 n/t

[jsr]

6. Thou shalt not question The Bishop

[dickthegrouch]

7. Let them excommunicate him...

It would be more evidence that the church is really politicking.