Does Mitt Romney's Morman Faith Make a Differance to You?

Is Mitt Romney's Morman faith an issue in his presidential run for the Republican nomination? From the Christian Post:

Mitt Romney Moves Toward Presidential Run; Mormon Faith Still an Issue?, Christian News, The Christian Post

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Mitt's faith makes no diff to me. There are only 2 republicans worth considering over Obama for President.

Huckabee and RON Paul(that kid of his is a real flake).

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I pledge allegiance to Elohim,
and to Jesus Christ my KING,
and to His true mercy, at which I live,
one humble servant under God,
undeservable,
with faith, hope, and love for all!

Originally Posted by Almighty's humble servant

Mitt's faith makes no diff to me. There are only 2 republicans worth considering over Obama for President.

Huckabee and RON Paul(that kid of his is a real flake).

The few times of heard Rand, he seemed reasonable and thoughtful. Maybe I'm missing something. As for Huckabee, I would probably reluctantly vote for him. Ron Paul seems okay. I just not thrilled with the Republican field. On the other hand, the Democratic field is downright scary.

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I live in KY and I have heard some seriously outrageous things said by Rand.
His personal life seems to be in good order, but his political agenda seems to promote less benefits for the poor and less taxes for the filthy rich.

But yeah Huck is great, and so is Ron. Too bad Huck cares too much for the poor, and will thus NEVER be nominated by the poor hating neocons.

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I pledge allegiance to Elohim,
and to Jesus Christ my KING,
and to His true mercy, at which I live,
one humble servant under God,
undeservable,
with faith, hope, and love for all!

Originally Posted by Almighty's humble servant

I live in KY and I have heard some seriously outrageous things said by Rand.
His personal life seems to be in good order, but his political agenda seems to promote less benefits for the poor and less taxes for the filthy rich.

But yeah Huck is great, and so is Ron. Too bad Huck cares too much for the poor, and will thus NEVER be nominated by the poor hating neocons.

You see, this is the problem. You wrongly assume that the government is the only source for solving problems. There are many private non-profit organizations that could do the job of protecting the poor without the governments bloated overhead. That's the real difference between Libertarians (and some Conservatives) and the Liberal Democrats. Civil discourse is impossible if one group demonizes the other.

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Rand? Rand al'Thor?

I'd vote for the Dragon Reborn.



tee-hee! couldn't resist.

I thnk it was Luther who said, "I'd rather be ruled by a competent Turk than by an incompetent Christian."

I think Huckabee's religion is more likely to get in the way then Romney. I think he's a bit too conservative and would be more likely to make decisions purely based on his beliefs. And I think that's wrong for a President of a secular nation founded on Separation of Church and State.

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Nope...not at all.

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I'd say that it sure is. I can't help but recall G. K. Chesterton's famous essay on Mormonism, and in particular this part of it:

Our real error in such a case is that we do not know or care about the creed itself, from which a people’s customs, good or bad, will necessarily flow. We talk much about “respecting” this or that person’s religion; but the way to respect a religion is to treat it as a religion: to ask what are its tenets and what are their consequences. But modern tolerance is deafer than intolerance. The old religious authorities, at least, defined a heresy before they condemned it, and read a book before they burned it. But we are always saying to a Mormon or a Moslem–”Never mind about your religion, come to my arms.” To which he naturally replies–”But I do mind about my religion, and I advise you to mind your eye.”
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Historians seem to have completely forgotten the two facts– first, that men act from ideas; and second, that it might, therefore, be as well to discover which ideas.

Since I am a Christian I must believe that a person's religion is important. People of different religions acts differently because they believe different things. Before I vote to put of Mormon in the White House, it's worth asking what he actually believes in. If I find that Mormon doctrine historically insists that they 'Prophet' and 'Apostles' are supreme because of being in direct contact with God, that they perceive themselves as having the authority to override the basic teachings of the gospels, and so forth, that has bearing on whether I'd want one governing my country. To me this is bleedingly obvious.

Consider a few facts about Mormon history. Consider, for instance, the fact that until 1978 the Mormons taught that black skin was god's curse for moral inferiority. If Romney was a believing Mormon then he believed this for half his life. Consider that the leadership of the LDS church is constantly rewriting its own history to cover up embarrassments and that a lot of what they say is flatly untrue. Do we want a person who plays along with that sort of thing to lead our country?