Tommy Boy Hanks

originally posted on myspace.com/kbp54

March 16, 2009 - Monday

Its old news but in light of some other things he has more recently taken part in I'm taking a shot at Tom Hanks and his comment that "The Mormon church is un-American" because it backed the movement to not allow gays the marriage right in California. There are some things Tom is unenlightened about. Elder Neil A. Maxwell (modern day Apostle, now deceased . I won't say Mormon Apostle because that implies he is only an Apostle to Mormons. He is one to the world.. but I digress....) He said "To be politically correct is to be incorrect with God." To be an American means to stand up for what you believe in even if it is not popular opinion. It also means to tolerate (but not necessarily embrace) those who do not agree with you. The First Amendment wasn't created to defend those who agree with you, it was created to protect those who didn't. It wasn't just Mormons who voted to deny gays the marriage right. Were all those people un-American too? What must be unterstood is that the practice of homosexuality is unacceptable to Mormons. We will not stand idly by while our beliefs are trampled. The people spoke and they said NO! They said NO more than once! That is the democratic process. Liberals (some more left wing than others) don't seem to want to accept that. Instead they boycott Mormon business and harass Mormons outside our Temples. They are such big fans of free speach and tolerance when it is in their favor but when someone calls into questions their thoughts and desires they seem to go pieces and call us "un-American" Case in point: Liberals want to terminate conserative talk raido (yes, I listen to 104.1 The Truth... give it a try! I am a big Laura Ingraham fan) because as I have said they don't want anyone to question what they do or say or hold them accountable for it. That is fearfully un-American. America is a democratic Republic, NOT a Socialist state and God willing it will remain so. Case in point. During the Presidential campaign McCain said that the fundamentals of the American economy are sound, and later said that he meant the American worker is sound. Obama criticized him for it. But now Obama is essentially saying the same thing... gee there... what is so different now? The fact that you're saying it? Not to be misunderstood I'm not a big fan of McCain either. My preferred candidate didn't make it out of the primaries. While I am on the subject of Obama I want to point out something else disturbing I saw on news clips. Donovan McNabb (Philadelphia Eagles Quarterback) and other black men are quoted (and shown on video) saying that they only voted in this Presidential election because there is a black man running. Isn't that insulting to Barack and to black people? I don't Obama but not because of his race. I have issues with his politics, not skin color. I would have voted for someone like Condolesa (spelling?) Rice but she wasn't what "progressive" people wanted to see in there. (yes I know she isn't a Democrat, but still a black female) I find these statements and actions disturbing because where they heck were they for the other elections? That shows a woeful lack of responsibility and foolishness on their parts. Thats like saying I voted for Mitt Romney just because he is a Mormon. For those out there that might be liberal in at least part of their hearts understand that I respect your views, I just think they are misguided. Real Mormons stopped practicing polygamy when directed by the leaders of the church and the U.S. Government. I believe they handled it with more dignity than I've seen in recent history. Wouldn't that also be a violation of our civil rights as some gays are harping on? We also believe in, quoting the Prophet Joseph Smith "Obeying, honoring, and sustaining the law of the land" (Articles of Faith #11) Does that sound un-American to you? No, I'm not in favor of the practice of polygamy, but I will do as my faith in the Lord dictates, and that includes following the directives of my church leaders and our Prophet. They have my trust. They directed members of the Church to take an active stand against gay marriage. The Church does not involve itself in the politics of the land except on very rare occations... so in that regard we have just witnessed history. My mind also goes back some time ago when a motion to incorporate Saint David as its own town failed and some nut wrote a letter to the Benson paper basically saying that we had a local "cult" to thank for the motion not passing. I can only assume this dingbat meant the Mormon church. Again another person shooting their mouth off is uninformed. There were Mormons on both sides of that fence.I understand that to be a Mormon means to have a target painted on my back, whether literally or otherwise. I also understand that to be a Mormon is to BE a Mormon, and not sit idly by. We must champion the ideals of Christendom and of good morals. We do not do so alone but it must be done by us as well.Also, being a celebrity doesn't make their political views or opinions any more valid than the common man or woman. What it does is make them more accountable for it for good or ill because more people will hear or read what they say. People who base their political opinion or spiritual beliefs on what some dirtbrained popular figure says is just as dirtbrained as that person is. What source of guidance is Hollywood in the matter of political competence or moral authority? Making themselves miserable in the shortest amount of time possible is about all they seem to know how to do. There are exceptions, but they are few and far between. Also, a good part of the world only sees us through what they see Hollywood produce in movies and T.V. if thats all they see then how can they not think thats how we all are. No wonder we are hated by so many. If you want to drive that point home you could say that Hollywood people are un-American because they are tarninshing our image with the filth they spew forth (not all of, I'm not going to throw the baby out with the bath water) I'm going on a bit of a stretch there, but I felt like doing it.That is all for now.