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Romney's religion shines light on Mormon food storage practices

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 14:53:00 -0500

As Mitt Romney moves forward in the political campaign, it's been an opportunity for Americans to learn about the Mormon church. In a recent article in The New York Times, some Mormons wondered whether the Romneys would have a food storage supply in the White House, in keeping with a practice encouraged by the church.

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 07:51:07 -0500

The printed story and the audio are two different items.
:-)

Sat, 17 Mar 2012 10:13:46 -0500

A bishop's storehouse and members' food storage are different. The first is a place where the needy can apply for food and other items during times of stress. These storehouses are operated by the church welfare system. There are many of them around the world. As an extension of the welfare system, members are encouraged to keep at least a 3 month supply of food and water at home for their own use and to help others as needed. The federal government has also suggested that this may be a good idea.
I suspect the White House has plenty of food available so that the president won't have to bother with storage.

Trent

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 00:52:00 -0500

As noted above, the White House already has emergency supplies on hand and a well-stocked kitchen, not to mention a myriad of disaster locations the president can be evacuated to. If Romney manages to get elected, there will be no change needed to accommodate Mormon customs of emergency preparedness.

That being said, in my experience fewer than half of Mormons are actually gung-ho about the food storage. It's an overused stereotype because of the few that do it enthusiastically, but the majority of mormons don't have pantries any different than any other American. There's certainly no Mormon monopoly on preparedness (or unpreparedness, as is more common).

Melek

Tue, 15 May 2012 10:33:02 -0500

That is unkind, you don't need to be eeaagvlicnl to boycott Starbucks, just a coffee lover.Guess this will prove the nonreligious person in the Abrahamic tradition is also a member of a religious group under a Henry definition, I believe my local Italian makes real coffee, Starbucks and other heretics like Norma Jean do not and that adding Amaretto etc. is blasphemy. I have faith that my Italian friends will always and under all circumstance produce a better coffee than all the imposters.Coffee is a religion.