More often than not, secular affairs, Romney said, "are up to us. Don't count on God to save you from the consequences of your decisions or to arrange earthy affairs to work in your favor."
There you have it folks, according to Romney God doesn't get involved in secular matters (like finding car keys). Anyone else read that as an excuse for why God didn't make sure a Mormon got into the White House? Romney didn't win because God didn't help him.
That said, with the Book of Mormon, we are not dealing with a civilization with no written record. What we are dealing with is a written record with no civilization. (Runtu, Feb 2015)
More often than not, secular affairs, Romney said, "are up to us. Don't count on God to save you from the consequences of your decisions or to arrange earthy affairs to work in your favor."
There you have it folks, according to Romney God doesn't get involved in secular matters (like finding car keys). Anyone else read that as an excuse for why God didn't make sure a Mormon got into the White House? Romney didn't win because God didn't help him.
Actually Romney did say, "More often than not--", thus leaving some wiggle room for God to help in the location of lost car keys.
David Hume: "---Mistakes in philosophy are merely ridiculous, those in religion are dangerous."
DrW: "Mistakes in science are learning opportunities and are eventually corrected."
You notice he did not rule out the involvement of The Three Nephites.
“If paying tithing means that you can’t pay for water or electricity, pay tithing. If paying tithing means that you can’t pay your rent, pay tithing. Even if paying tithing means that you don’t have enough money to feed your family, pay tithing." Ensign/2012/12
ZelphtheGreat wrote:You notice he did not rule out the involvement of The Three Nephites.
Nor an angel with a drawn sword coercing him into running again....
That said, with the Book of Mormon, we are not dealing with a civilization with no written record. What we are dealing with is a written record with no civilization. (Runtu, Feb 2015)
