In this segment Bro Dennis expounds on his opposition to electing a Mormon as President. He tackles the argument that Mormonism will be better exposed with a Mormon in the White House. His classic line from this segment is:
"You can't kiss the girl and slap her at the same time; it doesn't work at the dance."
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In the next segment we switch gears and focus on Obama.
Check back tomorrow for Part 3
For Liberty!
Dave
Many Christians are stating unequivocally that Christian can or cannot vote for a Mormon, depending on your outlook.
Many others are unsure of what to do with the choice of Mitt Romney. I took this question and others to my pastor, Dr. Dennis J. Brunet, Senior Pastor of Midway Baptist Church in Gulf Breeze, Florida.
In this first segment, Bro Dennis (as he likes to be called) gives his answer to the question: Can A Christian Vote for a Mormon?
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A Pastor's Perspective - Part 1: Can A Christian Vote for a Mormon?
At the end of this segment Bro Dennis comes to the point of explaining the importance of the presidency and why he won't vote for a Mormon.
Check back tomorrow for Part 2.
For Liberty!
Dave
Here is my video blog summing up our series on Mitt Romney, Mormonism & Presidential Politics.
Actually, I've promised you to expound on some issue. Give it a watch and please share.
Bro Dennis answers our last two questions:
Will God hold me accountable for my votes and will pragmatism be an allowable excuse?
What characteristics should Christians look for in a candidate?
Some will think Bro Dennis answers border on hysteria. I can assure there is no man I know more in control of his emotions and fears than my pastor. Too many Christians are looking through temporal eyes instead of eternal ones. My pastor uses the latter and teaches his flock to do the same.
Here is the last segment:
Mitt Romney, Mormonism, & Presidential Politics, Part 5
Please check back tomorrow because I am going to do a video blog addressing some of the accusations, objections, and questions I've received in response to this series.
In tonight's segment, Bro Dennis answers the question:
If I do not vote for Mitt Romney, am I by default voting for Obama?
Bro Dennis' answer is what was the most enlightening to me and it dovetails with my friend Tricia Erickson's book, "Can Mitt Romney Serve Two Masters?": The Mormon Church Versus the Office of the Presidency of the United States of America."
Mormonism is a cult; it is by definition a cult. That is easily proved. Bro Dennis and Tricia's great concern is the Mormon Church is working very hard to become a mainstream denomination of Christianity. As a pastor, Bro Dennis must preach and defend the gospel of Jesus Christ.
As a former Mormon Bishop's daughter who was married in a bizarre temple wedding, Tricia - a born again Christian - also is defending the gospel of Jesus Christ.
I am well aware that this is a very unpopular and unwelcome subject. I've already heard from some of you on this. Nevertheless, I am obeying the call the Lord has put on my life for a time such as this. I did not choose this and I would prefer to not tackle it, but then I would be in direct disobedience to my Lord. I cannot do that.
You can do with this information what you will. My prayer is that the truth will be heard because Jesus said that we can know the truth and that it would set us free (John 8:32). Here is part 4:
Mitt Romney, Mormonism, & Presidential Politics, Part 4
Please come tomorrow back to hear Part, the end of the interview, for answers to questions 4 and 5...
The next question I posed to Bro Dennis, do I have more than a choice between the GOP or Democratic presidential nominee. He also answers the second question:
Can a Christian vote for a Mormon?
We talk about our three branches of government, a third party candidate, choosing the lesser of two evils, problems within the Republican Party, Mormonism, and Bro Dennis' last statement will no doubt shock some of you.
Stay tuned for Part 3 to hear his explanation.
With Mitt Romney the GOP presidential nominee heir apparent, and with his religion already being questioned, I've received numerous emails and inquiries on what position I will take based on my past public pronouncements. I've received, in general, five specific questions about Mitt Romney, Mormonism, and Presidential Politics:
I posed these questions to my pastor, Dr. Dennis Brunet, Senior Pastor of Midway Baptist Church in Gulf Breeze, FL. In a taped interview conducted over just under an hour on Monday, April 23, 2012. The answers I received both validated what I believe and also Bro Dennis (as he is wont to be called) surprised me with a couple of his answers.
He tackled the questions in a different order than appears above and here is Part 1 of the interview where he answers the question:
Should Christians vote for the Republican nominee, no matter who that is, to stop Barack Obama from four more years in the White House?