We All Are Mormons

I came across a very interesting article the other day that I wanted to share. I'm not trying to re-spark a hotbed issue. I know Prop 8 is dying down and everyone appears to be more cooled off about it these days. It seems with our media-centered society that we only remember an issue as far as it's broadcast, so is the issue really settling down, or is it that the news has moved on and therefore so have we?

My intent in sharing this article is to help us remember: to remember where we fit and what we believe. It's important to stand back every now and again and take a broader look. Between work, school, family, friends, church, obligations and everything else, the ins and outs and responsibilities of our lives can keep our minds constantly overwhelmed. When we take that moment to step back, I hope we're doing more than just absorbing that information . . . I hope we analyze it, process it, think about it, challenge it, source it and critique it, otherwise the perspective we gain will not be our it, it will be mine, or the Surfing Rabbi's, or CNN's or some kid on Youtube.

So with that in mind, here is an excerpt from the article called, "We All Are Mormons" by Rabbi Nachum Shifren (aka the Surfing Rabbi). It has to do with the attacks on the LDS church from those who opposed Prop 8. Take some time to decide what you think.

People have perhaps wondered: why the Mormons? Answer: they are a small, yet vocal Christian minority. They have been selected by the mobs as vulnerable, a group that might not have such massive support among America's Christians.

We who are friends of the Mormons, their patriotism, their family values, will not falter in our continued support of these dear Americans. Let us recall the Christian minister Niemoller, whose admonition during those dark years of Nazi Germany moved us to our core:

"When they came for the gypsies, I said nothing, because I wasn't a gypsy. When they came for the homosexuals, I said nothing, because I wasn't a homosexual. When they came for the Jews, I said nothing, because I wasn't a Jew. Then they came for the Catholics, and I said nothing, because I wasn't a Catholic......then they came for me, and there was no one left to defend me."

My fellow Americans, in the coming battle for the heart and soul of America and everything we cherish, may this call to arms be the mantra of every concerned patriot:

"WE ALL ARE MORMONS!"