How about this doozy??
letusreason.org
"Jesus is the only person who had our heavenly father as the father of his body" (family home evening manual p.125-126 1972) ‘Christ was begotten by an immortal father in the same way that mortal men are begotten by mortal father."(Mormon doctrine p.547) "The birth of the savior was as natural as the births of our children; it was the result of natural action. He partook of flesh and blood—was begotten of his father, as were of our fathers." (Journal of Discourses vol.8 p.115)
"If none but gods will be permitted to multiply immortal children, it follows that each God must have one or more wives. God, the Father of our spirits, became the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ according to the flesh. "(Apostle Orson Pratt, The Seer, page 158)
"I will say that I was naturally begotten; so was my father, and also my Savior Jesus Christ. According to the Scriptures, he is the first begotten of his father in the flesh, and there was nothing unnatural about it. (Heber C. Kimball, Journal of Discourses, 8:211)
Apostle and one of the best defenders of their errors was Bruce R. McConkie taught, "And Christ was born into the world as the literal Son of this Holy Being; he was born in the same personal, real, and literal sense that any mortal son is born to a mortal father. There is nothing figurative about his paternity; he was begotten, conceived and born in the normal and natural course of events, for he is the Son of God, and that designation means what it says" (Mormon Doctrine, p. 742).
Now.. since mormons believe that each of us are already the "spirit children" of God and his wives, is not having physical relations with Mary in order to conceive Jesus effectively incest? Simple logic demands such a conclusion..
Of course, when I would bring it up with my mormon friends, they were appalled and refused to accept the logic..
But it's just one more example of how vulnerable Romney's religious beliefs (and I THINK HE DOES BELIEVE THEM ALL) make him incredibly vulnerable. It will be interesting to see how the church leadership in SLC deals with damage control.
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