Am I The Only One Wondering About This?

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[quote="JaneSmith|1348591977|
I would vote for a person who's political platform I agreed with, and if they were a catholic or muslim or atheist or buddhist I wouldn't care as long as they kept it at home. Secularism is they key.

And bling. Bling for a happy life. [/quote]

 

[Dancing Fire]

Great post, iLander.

Personally, one of the few things I do appreciate about this campaign is how religion is being kept out of the discussion, for the most part.

+1 !!

 

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[quote="iLander|1348589599|
Well, I'll explain: I know this sounds paranoid and strange on my part, but when I was growing up in the '70's, there was continuous talk about the president and "the button". Also "the football", which was a suitcase that contained "the button". "The button" refers to the launch codes for nuclear war. When Reagan was president, and his capacity seemed to be slipping, the press questioned his judgement and access to the button. This was all a big deal during the cold war and before the wall came down. That's my historical background, and why this question occurs to me. I am not comfortable with the fact that the person with"the button" was raised to be prepared for armageddon.

And, apparently, zombie attacks. . .

ETA: Some of my best friends have turbans, or wear crosses, or whatever. Doesn't bother me a speck.[/quote]


nahh...that would be impossible b/c Reagan was too old to remember all the codes...

 

[partgypsy]

No, it doesn't bother me that Romney is Mormon. People typically are Catholic, Muslim, Morman, Hindu, Jewish etc, typically because they were were raised as that religion. You can't pick your parents or where you were born.
My friend was raised Morman, and yes she wore the undershirts, and young men in her Church would go away for a year or two. I don't agree with their scripture but to tell the truth you can make any religion seem strange if you cherry pick.

As far as the survivalism aspect, more and more people are becoming interested in survivalism (maybe because of 9/11, hurricane Katrina?). If anything, this kind of interest is becoming more mainstream. At the time Mormonism was founded, that group was forced to relocate more than once, in the West (1800's). In essence they were a marginalized group in a pretty undeveloped part of the US at the time, so it made sense to be self-sufficient, whatever the reason given was.

 

[HopeDream]

Historical context!
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints started around the 1830's and 1840's. Back then, especially in the US it just made sense to store provisions - food security back then was highly unstable compared to the present day.

I have an emergency kit with enough food and water for 4 people for 72 hours, but maybe I should look into extending it. I live in a major earthquake zone. (I'm not LDS but I do like emergency prepairedness)

Year's buckets of food anyone? http://www.myfoodstorage.com/long-term-food-storage/1080-serving-long-term-food-storage.html 4 adults for 3 months = 1 adult for a whole year.

vegetarian food bucket? http://www.bridensolutions.ca/food-for-health-bucket-emergency-food-supply

I'm hungry!

 

[packrat]

Mc haha ya gotta get them zombies as soon as you can. Don't forget to double tap. That's why we need guns n ammo. And twinkies.

 

[blackberry16]

Mormon's are not survivalists. I was born and raised in the Mormon church and practice the religion in my home. We are taught to be prepared for emergencies, this can be a disaster (earthquake, flood etc) or just the loss of a job. There are extreme people in every religion and the LDS faith is no different. If people don't agree with a certain faith than don't become a member but please be respectful of people's beliefs.

 

[Tuckins1]

I grew up with a family of Mormons. They were my babysitters, and I was there every day after school, and every day over the summer. The father was a Deacon at the church, and I went with them quite a bit... I do not remember ever hearing about "survivalist" ideas, however they did can their own food, grew their own veggies and fruit, etc... this family had 10 children, so who could fault them for growing their own food?! As far as the survivalist mentality, I know a LOT of people who are not Mormon who are into it. Have you ever watched "Doomsday Preppers" or other survivalist shows? I'm all for being prepared for an emergency, but I think these guys take it way over the top!

 

[aviastar]

Mormon's are not survivalists. I was born and raised in the Mormon church and practice the religion in my home. We are taught to be prepared for emergencies, this can be a disaster (earthquake, flood etc) or just the loss of a job. There are extreme people in every religion and the LDS faith is no different. If people don't agree with a certain faith than don't become a member but please be respectful of people's beliefs.

Agreed. I am an active LDS member (and my husband is agnostic, so lets remember that LDS families, like all families, come in many colors and broad generalizations are rarely useful). Emergency preparedness is not the same thing as being a Doomsday Prepper. We are encouraged to have our own houses in order- financially, physically, and emotionally the best we can. Yes, so we can care for our own families during tough times or emergencies but also so that we are more prepared and more able to care for others who need help. No one thought I was weird this past summer when the power went out for a week and I had enough drinking water stored to keep not only us, but the neighbors, as well, hydrated.

 

[reader]

Raised mostly Catholic, and we had a room in the basement that was all home canned goods, a fruit celler (cave) with a couple casks of cider, potatoes, apples, onions, a deep freeze with our own beef and pork, and we cut hay for our own cows/pigs. We also had a couple months supply of just about everything else. Why? Snow, and what if a neighbor needed something?

 

[Tuckins1]

Mc haha ya gotta get them zombies as soon as you can. Don't forget to double tap. That's why we need guns n ammo. And twinkies.

Lol
Don't forget to keep up on your cardio!

 

[Skippy123]

I think it is good people have money saved up! most people don't or only for a month I would guess.

 

[dragonfly411]

Well, although it may seem extreme, I believe in the concept. My family puts away food every year, freezing or preserving. We believe in making sure we have enough food to survive should we need to, even in Florida. During Hurricane season, we are prepared with water and flashlights and batteries at all times, and candles. Perhaps it is something we should all learn a bit from?