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Detroitdad · 08-23-2007, 07:10 AM

I was watching a piece on CNN tonight that showed that 60% of Muslims under age 30, answered that they were Muslims first and Americans second. Meanwhile 39% of older Muslims answered that they were Muslims first and Americans second.

In the past I have asked this question to a number of my friends and most of them respond that they are Mormons first and Americans second.

So which is it with you? You can make the question mean whatever you want it to mean, with no further guidance on what exactly it means.

SoonerCoug · 08-23-2007, 07:28 AM

I consider myself a Mormon first, and here is my logic:

I can immediately identify with and can communicate with other Mormons even if they are from other nations. I do not automatically identify with a person just because they are American. I identify and communicate better with a Taiwanese Mormon than with the average American, partly because the average American gives me crap for being Mormon.

Mormon Red Death · 08-23-2007, 01:21 PM

I believe the saying goes... "Family, God, country" right?

View Poll Results: Do you identify first as a Mormon or an American?
I am a Mormon first	10	62.50%
I am an American first	1	6.25%
I am both equally or I am a foreigner	4	25.00%
I am a Cougar/Ute first	0	0%
I identify with my region first (i.e. Southerner, Westerner)	1	6.25%
Voters: 16. You may not vote on this poll

08-23-2007, 07:10 AM	#1
Detroitdad Resident Jackass Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Roswell, New Mexico Posts: 1,846	A Mormon first or an American First I was watching a piece on CNN tonight that showed that 60% of Muslims under age 30, answered that they were Muslims first and Americans second. Meanwhile 39% of older Muslims answered that they were Muslims first and Americans second. In the past I have asked this question to a number of my friends and most of them respond that they are Mormons first and Americans second. So which is it with you? You can make the question mean whatever you want it to mean, with no further guidance on what exactly it means.

08-23-2007, 01:21 PM	#3
Mormon Red Death Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Clinton Township, MI Posts: 3,126	I believe the saying goes... "Family, God, country" right? __________________ Its all about the suit

08-23-2007, 07:28 AM	#2
SoonerCoug Formerly known as MudPhudCoug Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Land of desolation Posts: 2,548	I consider myself a Mormon first, and here is my logic: I can immediately identify with and can communicate with other Mormons even if they are from other nations. I do not automatically identify with a person just because they are American. I identify and communicate better with a Taiwanese Mormon than with the average American, partly because the average American gives me crap for being Mormon.