The fine folks over at Uncorrelated have a couple of good points about Sen. Reid’s visit to BYU. Harry Reid tried to pass himself off as a moderate Democrat to remain in good standing with the BYU crowd, but according to a fellow DCS member who was in attendance at the program, several points were made by Sen. Reid which do not square with revealed truth. Not having heard the speech myself, I am unable to verify the charge. Prior knowledge of Sen. Reid’s public statements, however, does tend to cause me to give credence to the accusation.
I have heard many conservative Mormons attempt to argue that you can’t be a good Mormon and a Democrat. I am forced to disagree. There have been a good number of great LDS men and women who were also Democrats. However, I am also forced to consider that perhaps their passion is misdirected by semantics. Perhaps they equate Democrat with Liberal, certainly understandable in today political climate. I will go so far as to say that you cannot be a Liberal, by today’s standards, and remain a “good Mormon.” The two are entirely incompatible.
Mormonism values family bonds, patriotism, faith, and virtue. Modern liberalism values the freedom of self above all else. Family bonds are a hindrance to radical individualism; patriotism means rebellion; faith is nonsensical; virtue is weakness. To quote the scriptures, Liberalism “seeketh to become a law unto itself.”
I have a lot more to write on the matter, but this will have to suffice for the moment.
