Holy Crap? Mormons Plan To Fast For Romney (so he will do well in the debates)

[trailmonkee]

http://www.buzzfeed.com/mckaycoppins/mormons-plan-to-fast-for-romney

Mormon supporters of Mitt Romney are promoting a day of mass fasting and prayer to seek divine help for the Republican candidate in the debates.

The plan — which is not endorsed by the politically neutral Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints — is laid out in an email inviting like-minded Mormons to fast on September 30th with the purpose of bringing God's blessings to Romney as he heads into the presidential debates.

The name of the original author of the e-mail was redacted in both versions sent to BuzzFeed, but sources who have received it said it has reached Latter-day Saints in Utah, California, Nevada, and Colorado at least.

"I am asking you to join me and my family on Sunday Sept. 30 by fasting and praying for Mitt Romney," the author writes. "That he will be blessed in the debates, which will be held starting Oct. 3rd. I know that seems like such a small thing, but I believe 'from small things, great things can come about.'"

In Mormonism, believers often participate in fasts — which consist of 24 hours without food or water — to show gratitude, and ask God for special blessings, though they generally aren't political. The Church also encourages congregants to donate the money they would have spent on food during their fasts to a fund for the needy.

Some of the people forwarding the e-mail have done so politely, with a recognition that not everyone in their faith supports Romney.
One wrote, "As I said, this is just an idea. You can do this or not and you can send this to others or not."

Others were more forceful: One Mormon wrote, "This is from one of our Sister Service Missionaries in our ward. I have been concerned that Obama, with his fast talking and lies, will appear to be better in the debates. It is true, his only redeeming quality seems to be his ability to confound those who would speak the truth."

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