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Politics : Politics for Pros- moderated
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From: briskit5/6/2012 2:31:58 PM
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This is a pretty fascinating article - scathing in it assessment of Mormonism - we'll see how much this becomes baggage in the campaign and election.

http://www.salon.com/2012/05/06/the_book_of_mitt/singleton/


Here is one money quote where the context is Romney's fascination with Napoleon Hill's "Think and Grow Rich":

This sort of “think yourself rich” bullshit, with its promise of a foolproof path to success made up of basic lessons in persistence and confidence combined with pseudo-­scientific hokum, is a great philosophical fit with Mormonism, which teaches that men are on a spiritual progression toward Godhood. And the fantastic thing about Mormonism is that you can apply the early 20th century version of “The Secret” — want something very, very badly and you will make it real with thought powers! — toward the amassing of material riches both here on Earth and after death, because Mormon doctrine says the believer will continue working and procreating in the afterlife. That may sound tedious and frankly hellish to you and me (though you do eventually get your own planet!), but this exaggerated re-conception of the Protestant work ethic is an essential tenet of Mormon culture and dogma. It helps that Mormonism is decidedly less squicky about rich people than traditional Christianity. (Again, Tolstoy really nailed it with that “American religion” thing.)
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