When I first met him he was watching Fox News every night but now...

You can't marry into the Murray family and not be swayed by our persuasive rhetoric and superior  political views.  Tim used to watch Fox News and argue with me about conservative economic policies but after 5 years with me he has seen the light and I couldn't be more proud of him.  Below is an email he wrote to Glenn Beck this week.  Way to stand up for what you believe in.

Glenn,


Will you please stop embarrassing the Mormon Church? Or at least put a disclaimer on during your show that your beliefs are not the beliefs of the Mormon Church. As a member of the church, I’m quite tired of having to defend my beliefs and religion because of your remarks. There are good Mormons that are democrats, Obama-supporters, Socialists, Mexicans, Russians, Chinese, etc. We are a worldwide church. We don’t all have to fit into your little mold. We also do not depend on politics for our income. You do nothing except perpetuate an ignorant view of a Mormon to America. We don’t all think like you do.

If you had listened to General Conference this last weekend, you would have heard President Dieter Uchtdorf’s talk. He gave a stinging rebuke to those who would stir hatred, divisiveness and strife through their political rhetoric. I believe he was speaking to you and people like you. Your goal to raise TV ratings and to cause a stir comes at the cost of many Mormons who do not have a large platform to debate your message. Everything you do on the radio and TV is measured by your ratings. It has an inevitable affect and fuels your discussion. It is not difficult to look at media today and know that extreme is what sells. However, it is difficult to share the real message of our church with people that have it set in their minds that all Mormons are republican, gun-loving, immigrant-hating, conservatives. I live in Wisconsin, where even in 2010 I am the first contact someone has ever had with our church. It is difficult to break down the stereotypes that I believe that you have helped to reinforce.
The latest controversy surrounding you and the so-called “White Horse Prophecy” and your clear allusion to it in the past year or so only causes more confusion. Your efforts to exploit this prophecy for your own gain are deplorable. It’s simply false and your use of it to prey on the emotions of people that are ignorant enough to not know its true origin angers me.
You are not here to save America. Your purpose on this earth is much simpler. The church has four missions (I know that you often forget the last one, which calls for us to assist the poor). Your divisiveness is a great hindrance to sharing the gospel. Political emotions are very powerful and by you arousing such deep emotions, on both sides, people soon begin to correlate the church with you. Someone with a deep hatred towards you because of your views is also going to have those feelings seep into their opinion of the church. As church members, our first duty on earth should be as a disciple of Christ. I encourage you to rethink your behavior or at least stop leading your viewership to believe that you speak for all Mormons. There are a lot of sheep in America, don’t be arrogant enough to believe that you should be their shepherd. Because I don't watch your show, although I have seen it, I would be interested if you would be implementing any of my recommendations.
Thanks for your time.