Romney answers the Mormon question

David, Minnesota — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 23:51:45 GMT

Two points: #1) We are not electing the PASTOR-in-chief!! #2) People need to get over their ignorance about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons). Most people don’t know that members of Mitt’s church include the leading democrat in this country, Harry Reid, Emmy-award winning singer Gladys Knight, hall-of-fame 49ers quarterback Steve Young, Delloite and Touche International CEO Jim Quigley, and authors Steven R. Covey (7 Habits of Highly Effective People). They are all practicing and faithful Mormons… A lot of people (especially those in the southern and eastern states) only know peripheral and incorrect things about the church. C’mon America – learn before you judge!

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Jason Taylor, Millbrook, AL — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 00:21:47 GMT

I am an active Mormon and it's been interesting to me that in discussions with my friends who know me fairly well, none of them have a problem voting for a Mormon. They know we share the same values of belief in God, believe in Jesus Christ as our Savior, belief in the importance of strong families, and belief in the freedoms we love and cherish as Americans. For the most part, I think only those who don't personally know Mormons does this issue cause any concern because of all the mis-information out there. See lds.org or mormon.org for official information. Anyone who knows Mitt personally (again, for the most part) doesn't have an issue with his faith--and most who hear him speak come away thinking "I really liked what he said--I agree with most/all his views". The issue is not whether you could vote for a Mormon--the question is can you vote for Mitt Romney? Being a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (official name of the church) has without a doubt made me a better person and strengthened my resolve to follow the Savior. I think most people who know active members of my faith would say they appreciate them as neighbors and friends. The positive fruits are everywhere.

JT

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Jack Andrews, Provo, Utah — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 01:33:54 GMT

How many people out there know that George Washington was a Mason? And of those people, how many care? I'm amazed that being a Mormon elicits this much attention. If I were sitting and watching TV one night--with my children--and the subject of the story was our President, I would not be ashamed or hesitant at all to have the content of that story revolve around the life, example, accomplishments, beliefs, or policies of Mitt Romney. Isn't a model of leadership what we--as a people--are looking for, longing for, and needing in this country?

All this discussion about religion begs a pointed question: What if Mitt Romney were NOT Mormon? If you could vote for him without reservation if he WEREN'T Mormon, then I would refer you to Article 6 of the Constitution of the United States of America which begins with "No religious test..." to overcome any current reservations or objections. Heck, we bandy the Constitution about as authoritative in every other discussion from the trite to the paramount. Why not believe in and adhere to it now?

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Me, Bartlesville, OK — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 02:08:20 GMT

What MORE do people want from Mitt than what he has already said? I don't understand it. First you have the unscripted honest video recording that Iowan DJ made of him explaining in detail how members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are encouraged to think for themselves. Then you have the interview with Bob Schieffer. And now you have this third statement above restating what he said to Bob Schieffer again. What more do people want? Let's hear it once and for all. And then tell me he hasn't already addressed it. The problem is not that Romney needs to give another speech. The problem is that people need to injest what has already been openly stated on national TV (i.e. Bob Schieffer).
He HAS ALREADY GIVEN THE SPEECH to the whole country. Problem is, the PRESS do not want to say he did. They do not want the issue to go away. It is the only thing they have to use to try to tear him down with and spread doubt... a thing which is their own creation, a figment of their imagination, and has nothing to do with reality. It is their religi-phobia.

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Eric, Seattle Wash — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 02:12:35 GMT

If Romney is going to give the Mormon speech, I think he should wait until he is the nominee to do it. Not enough people are paying attention right now. He has already addressed the issue on multiple occasions. If he is going to address it once and for all, he should do it when all eyes are watching.

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Singh, Pearland, TX — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 03:58:19 GMT

Romney will never give that speech. Positive media (thought its not all positive) and other people are making it for him....
My theory; he keeps his mouth shut till post primaries, gets Huckabee as his VP and lets Huckabee field that question. What better advocate than a Baptist Minister.

That said, I would rather have Huckabee win the nomination, he is the hidden quiver in the GOP's weaponry and unlike Romney he has been consistent with his stance on issues. Romney says what needs to be said to get elected... you cant trust that.

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leon houston — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 04:03:03 GMT

My my, Mitt supporters need to understand that no amount of verbal bullying will overcome a person.s cultural or philosophical point of view. Just because you support him does not mean the rest of the nation must follow suit. It is you who really show intolerance with your views that other faiths must be wrong if their way is different. True Evangelical Christians cannot vote for mitt because it would go against their entire perspective from the Biblical point of view that Christianity teaches such as the Bible is the inerrant word of God and nothing shall be added or taken away from it.

Instead of calmly discussing the issues or better yet understanding they have their right to their personal viewpoints, most mitt supporters I read are calling these viewpoints bigotry or ignorance. That is not the way to make friends or influence people.Instead of all the anger, just realize that one has a position on faith because they feel it is the right way.By the verbal bullying you just show an intolerance of your own.

With that said, the reasons I cannot support Mitt:

SAY NO TO ANOTHER LIBERAL FROM MASS. !!!!!!!!!!!!!

republicans hate America, middle class kids and Gen. Sanchez

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Dallas Clement, Austin, TX — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 04:59:33 GMT

So Leon, I think I understand what you're saying - If I'm a red-necked, intolerant bigot, I can never change. Is that it?

Oh, please...

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Mad Jayhawk, Madison, SD — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 06:22:42 GMT

Bob Schieffer asked Romney 8-9 questions about Mormonism? Why?

Is Schieffer going to ask Huckabee 8-9 questions about the Baptist faith? Is he going to ask Biden 8-9 questions about Catholicism? And I bet he never asked Senator Reid one question about his religion.

Bob Schieffer appears to me to be a religious bigot with a political agenda.

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Warren Peace — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 11:49:33 GMT

Mormons believe that the leader of their church is a modern prophet of God and that he, in fact, can send and receive communication from God. If a devout Mormon was to be elected President and was then be faced with the extreme challenges of being the leader of the free world, do you suppose he would seek the counsel of a man he considers to be a living prophet? Well I kinda do.!?!? So what have Mormon prophets taught in the past? Well, for instance, how about polygamy? First God told them to practice it, and then for some reason, He told them to stop. That's the advantage of having a "living" Prophet to confide in, he can tell you what Heavenly Father wants you to do right now, and can then inform you later that the Almighty has changed his mind. If you vote for Mitt, you can bet that Gordon B Hinkley (aka, current prophet of God) out of the Church office building in down town Salt Lake city will be calling the shots.

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WDRussell, East Liverpool, Ohio — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 13:26:17 GMT

I don't care that Mitt is a Mormon. I do care that Mitt sucks up to the phony Christian nationalists who want to bring a taliban style government to America.

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John S. Alexander, Edinboro, PA — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 14:01:42 GMT

It was the Rightwing of the Republican party that created the question about faith and the White House, it is also these same people who have a problem with Mitts religion, I would like to go back to a time when religion was not the greatest reason to vote for a candidate.
Mitt should ignore his advisors and do the speech, it would not hurt him with the general electorate. It is probably the base that they are most worried about, dump them too, they are dying on the vine as we watch the so called morality leadership hop skip and jump around because the party did not give them the candidate they needed to pull their people together.
times change, people change, issues change, the right does not, they stand at the same spot and spin around in circles.

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chuck the truck,Rockingham,N.C. — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 14:58:14 GMT

C-SPAN to prodcast JFK's speech Sunday night 6:30 & 9:30 . Imagine JFK supporting Romney on this subject.Can you imagine John Wayne supporting Mitt ? The Duke filmed a commercial for Ronald Reagan and he was even in a Jesus movie once.John Wayne's real name is Marion and he would not like you making fun of Mitt's.

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JLF — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 16:51:10 GMT

Warren Peace
No, that is not the way it works at all. There is a separation between church and politics/government. The Church's policy is to let elected officials act in their capacity as elected officials. One LDS federal judge told me when I asked him about such conflicts. He said it is a violation of the oath of office to let the church influence his decisions as a judge. Mormons take commitments very seriously. One of our Articles of Faith says we believe in being subject to governments and their rules. Violating that oath is a violation of our church's basic beliefs.

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Abe — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 19:40:29 GMT

Leon, your comments are beautiful. You won me over at "My my..." and I actually believed what you were saying. But for all of your grandstanding and "high and mighty" talk about "intolerance" and "anger" it was really YOU who showed your true colors as one who was intolerant and full of anger. Your little tag line at the end of your email captured your shallow, do-as-I-say, not-as-I-do, persona when you said,

"rebulicans hate America, middle class kids and Gen Sanchez".

Too bad you don't eat your own cooking. It is you who show your intolerance and anger with these ridiculous, childish, contradictory and bold remarks...

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H P Boston — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 19:52:03 GMT

There is no answer to the Mormon question!

Hey Mitt could change at any moment.
He used to be a liberal mass gov now he is just his usual moron self.
Yup he was for Gay marriage, for choice, raised fees and taxes in Massachusetts. WISHY, WASHY, flip floppy MITT!!

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T Skousen — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 20:57:59 GMT

Warren Peace,

I know someone else already kinda addressed your concern, but I wanted to clarify it a little differently. Scope of authority is a big deal to Mormons. It is true that they (we) believe each person is entitled to revelation- to their own personal revelation. We are also entitled to revelation regarding those things for which we are responsible. I am for my own family (to the degree I keep myself in tune)- a bishop would be for his ward (but not the next ward over). The prophet is for the church- but not for the government of Samoa (even though most Samoans might be mormons. I would think most mormons think Mitt would be entitled to revelation in running the country, but not for the church. Just as the president of the church would be entitled for revelation for running the church, but not for the state. IN FACT, I just thought of this, there is a story in the Book of Mormon between an ecclesiastical leader and a military leader, both god-fearing, but who came to a strong disagreement. Truth is not objective.

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John B, Des Moines, IA — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 21:42:12 GMT

Mitt isn't taking a stand on his Morman religion now because he's saving that for later. When he's in trouble during the general campaign he'll suddenly give speech about his religion and the right-wing smear machine will pile on how Mitt would be the runaway winner if people weren't bigoted against mormans. Wait and see.

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KCMormon overlannd park ks — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 03:04:27 GMT

Lets look at what Brigham Young (2nd mormon prophet said about church and state)
When the nations shall see the glory of God together, the spirit of their feelings may be couched in these words, "I will be damned if I will serve You." In those days, the Methodists and Presbyterians, headed by their priests, will not be allowed to form into a mob to drive, kill, and rob the Latter-day Saints; neither will the Latter-day Saints be allowed to rise up and say, "We will kill you Methodists, Presbyterians, &c.," neither will any of the different sects of Christendom be allowed to persecute each other.

They will ask, "If I bow the knee and confess that he is that Saviour, the Christ, to the glory of the Father, will you let me go home and be a Presbyterian?" "Yes." "And not persecute me?" "Never." "Won't you let me go home and belong to the Greek Church?" "Yes." "Will you allow me to be a Friend Quaker, or a Shaking Quaker?" "O yes, anything you wish to be, but remember that you must not persecute your neighbors, but must mind your own business, and let your neighbors alone, and let them worship the sun, moon, a white dog, or anything else they please, being mindful that every knee has got to bow and every tongue confess. When you have paid this tribute to the Most High, who created you and preserves you, you may then go and worship what you please, or do what you please, if you do not infringe upon your neighbors."
Brigham Young makes it clear the teaching of the CMormon Vhurch is to let people worship as they wish and not persecute anyone.

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Michael Satterlee — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 04:15:31 GMT

The problem I see with electing a Mormon as President is that doing so will give much more respectability to the Mormon Church. Then, with Romney in the White House, the job of Mormon missionaries in recruiting converts will become easier. Many who then answer their doors to find two young men carrying the "Book of Mormon" on their door step will no doubt say to themselves, "If the President of our country is a Mormon the Mormon Church must be OK. So I'll listen to what these guys have to say."

The problem with that is that the vast majority of Christians who have studied the history and teachings of Mormonism consider the Mormon Church to be a cult, a serious corruption of Christianity, which promotes many teachings which clearly conflict with the teachings of the Bible. Go into any Christian book store. Head to their "Cult" section. There, right next to the books about Jehovah's Witnesses and the Moonies, you will find several books telling you all the reasons Mormons cannot be considered to be Christians. If what these books tell us is true, and I believe that it is, then Mormon missionaries by promoting their corruption of Christianity are doing people great spiritual harm. And electing a "President Romney" will assist them in their spiritually destructive work.

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David Turner, Shropshire, UK — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 15:45:44 GMT

As an LDS member I fully understand the fear that anyone who sees the LDS as a cult must have because I know how freaked out I would be if a Scientologist / Moonie etc.. was running. People have real, legitimate concerns about Mitt because the LDS faith is still an unknown hot potato to many - people don't know what the LDS (world) agenda is. I think Mitt needs to make a speech and make it a really big detailed one because I want people to know what they are getting ( a great guy and a great set of values IMO with no 'take over the world'/persecute the non-lds' plan) what I empathise with is the uncertainty and wariness Christians / Muslims / Atheists etc.. feel when a man of another religion is a potential candidate to look after their hopes and dreams. Mitt can't afford to treat people's genuine fear as not worth addressing.

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nuanced — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 17:09:37 GMT

"Christians who have studied the history and teachings of Mormonism consider the Mormon Church to be a cult" --Michael Satterlee (Sent Sunday, November 11, 2007 11:15 PM)

-- takes one to know one.
according to Wikipedia---
a cult refers to a religious group with a high degree of tension with the surrounding society combined with novel religious beliefs. For example, Christianity was by this definition a cult in 1st and 2nd century Rome, while in fifth century Rome it became rather an ecclesia (the state religion).

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Daniel R. Morris — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 00:02:05 GMT

Michael Satterlee on Suday in this thread stated, "with Romney in the White House, the job of Mormon missionaries in recruiting converts will become easier." Herein I believe is the key that explains the evangelistic decree that "mormonism is a cult".

Before the Church of Jesus Christ of LDS was ever officially organized in 1830, the paid ministers and preachers of various faiths began to attack this fledgling faith. One reason for this attack was because they immediately began losing church members to this new religion. As paid ministers, they were losing a portion of their livelihood to this church which was established as a lay ministry.

Like Christ's true church here on earth, there is no paid clergy in the Mormon church. Leaders in the LDS church are called through inspiration and serve with out pay. There are thousands of church leaders, some of which have served in the church for decades of their lives with absolutely no pay.

Thus the beginning of approximately 170 years of persecution, slander and vilification which resulted in members of the church being driven from state to state until they finally escaped the maltreatment by escaping to the rocky mountains. Alas, the temporary freedom from discrimination only lasted for a short time though. As the United States moved west, the persecution soon began again and continues even today as is noted in the treatment of Mitt Romney.

If the narrow minded win and are successful in stopping this good man from doing great things for this country, he will never the less move on and continue doing good things in this world and more importantly for his first priority, his family. It will be our loss.

God Bless You All

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Dmann, Denver Colorado — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 02:26:53 GMT

Hey Leon. You make a serious error in your comment that nothing shall be added to the Bible nor taken away. Remember that the word Bible comes from the Greek Biblios meaning books. The Bible is not just one book it's actually a compilation of many books. This is one thing that many people overlook. The passage of scripture that you so eloquently quote is in the book of Revelation and refers to that book alone. If it actually applied to the Bible we would not have most of the New Testament because the book of Revelation was written before a lot of the N.T. Remember the last verse in Revelation that says that there would not be enough books to hold all that could be written of Christ (paraphrase). Look, this is not about slamming each others doctrinal differences. Look at the man (Mitt) and tell us honestly, what are you afraid of? He is a successful family man, he is a successful businessperson, and a successful politician. Everything he does screams success. What more do you want? Here's a piece of advice for anyone out there who has reservations about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Go to one of their Church services and see for yourself. Stop listening to all of the false garbage being spewed out of the mouths of someone who hates Mormons. Make an educated decision by yourself. Go and see. I did and it was the best thing that I could have ever done. You don't have to join the Church. Just go and see. I think you will find that you share a lot more in common than differences.

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Michael satterlee — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 04:57:40 GMT

Daniel Morris Wrote: Before the Church of Jesus Christ of LDS was ever officially organized in 1830, the paid ministers and preachers of various faiths began to attack this fledgling faith. One reason for this attack was because they immediately began losing church members to this new religion. As paid ministers, they were losing a portion of their livelihood to this church which was established as a lay ministry.

Nice spin, Daniel. Maybe you will find someone here who is uninformed enough to buy it. The main reason Christian ministers and Christian communities first strongly opposed the Mormons was because of their practice of polygamy, a practice forbidden to Christians in the New Testament. The Mormons moved west in order to continue their polygamy, settling in Utah. The Mormon Church later abandoned polygamy in order to gain statehood for Utah.

The main reason Christian ministers now strongly oppose the Mormon Church is because of its many unchristian teachings. According to Mormons, God was once a man like us and we can one day become a God like him. (Though in fact that wouldn't be much of a change at all, since according to Mormon theology God is not omnipresent but has a physical body much like our own and lives on a planet which orbits the star "Kolob.") According to Mormons Jesus Christ is a created being who was chosen to become earth's savior rather than his brother Satan because Jesus submitted a superior plan of salvation than his brother Satan submitted. Mormons do not view God as a Trinity but believe the Father, Son and Holy Spirit to be three entirely separate beings. These are only a few of their many unchristian and unbiblical teachings. Mormons are called a cult for many reasons. The main reason may be that like other cults they teach that there is no salvation outside of their Church and that we must accept their leaders as God's prophets if we are ever going to enter into the celestial kingdom of God.

Do a web search on Mormonism. Its not hard to find the truth about this corruption of Christianity. http://www.spiritwatch.org/whamowon.htm

There is no doubt that Mormons preach a "different good news" than that which was preached by the apostles. And Paul said that anyone doing so will be eternally condemned. (Gal. 1:8,9)

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leon houston — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 00:32:55 GMT

Hey Dmann,

Im glad you're happy with your plan of salvation and you and Abe have missed the point. I have no business with yours. To each his own. I am just stating facts that most evangelical christians share, sorry but whether you choose to believe (understand) or not, evangelicals have been taught that since the start of the biblical church,ACTS, that God the Father, Jesus the Son, and the Holy Comforter are the Trinity, the three in one.

Also I had responded to Abe earlier, but FIRST chose not to post for some reason. they make the rules.

Since the church's initial rising, my faith Baptist( and others) have taught that the complete Bible is the inerrant word of God and none shall be taken away or added to. That's just the way it is for us and to call that ignorant or bigotry is just short sighted. One day we'll know who is right.

now as for my problem with republicans, it should be rather obvious- they have led to the crumbling financial structure for most of the middle class. I pay more in taxes under bush than before he ever took office and get less to show for it. no healthcare, new bankrupcy laws for the credit card companies who contributed huge sums to bush- coincidence huh? , a collapse of the housing market' 4000 dead American boys and girls, millions of defective toys from cina killing our children, the list is endless.

My problem is not with romney, the mormon, but with romney the republican, that has vowed to continue bush's innane policies. Im just amazed at anyone that can continue to support these clowns after such massive lies and screw-ups. lastly the book of Revelations was written by John as an old man exiled and alone. the other books had been written and the disciples long dead.written in 96a.d. while romans was 58 a.d.

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warrenPeace — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 05:11:31 GMT

Polygamy and other strange teachings aside and taking into consideration the politeness and beliefs of members of the LDS faith, whom I am sure are good people and practice their religion in a sincere manner. If Mitt Romney is a temple Mormon then the American public needs to know the following FACTS: (1) Temple Mormons are required to wear special underwear, they call this underwear "garments", this underwear has special masonic symbols sewn over their chest and knee. I am sure that Mitt wears this. (2) Temple Mormons are given a new name in the temple, this is the name that they must use to get into heaven, Mitt has been given his secret name. Mrs. Romney has also been given a secret name that she can only tell Mitt so he can call her (by her temple secret name) to get her into heaven. (3) Mormons are also taught secret handshakes. Does any of this sound like christianity? (4) They believe the Book of Mormon before the Bible, as they state, "we believe the Bible as far it is translated correctly" but the BOM is the absoulute word of God. The Bible is secondary to the BOM! this is the main sign of a cult, they have their own book that trumps the Bible. to the reply by t Skousen about a story you remembered in the BOM, The BOM is not scripture, it is a book that has been changed over 4000 times (unlike the Bible), most recently changed to account for the fact that scientist have found that DNA from american Indians comes from asia not Israel.

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John Richards — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 06:11:41 GMT

Why does Mr. Romney's religion matter? Mormons support the U.S. Government and many have served courageously in our armed forces to defend the freedoms and rights of Americans.
Mormons serve in many capacities in our society. They are policemen, firemen, teachers, doctors, nurses, school principals and superintendents, lawyers and judges.

Many Mormons have served in elected postions as Mayors, Governors, Senators and Members of Congress. They have also served in the President's Cabinet.

If you are fortunate to have a neighbor who is a Mormon, I believe you would say he/she is a good neighbor.

Are Mormons Christians?? Why does it matter? Jesus said we could identify his disciples by their deeds. Mormons generally are considerate, caring and compassionate. Jesus said, "By their fruits ye shall know them." A good Christian ought to be judged by his acts of charity.

Mitt Romney has demonstrated his faithfulness to his religion amply. He has also served his country well.
Let's leave his religion out of the the campaign picture. It has no place in it. It's the extremists of the fundamentalist's right that can't let go of it.

The extreme right, the extreme left and the fundamentalists have no business force-feeding their fanaticism to the rest of us.

Investigate everything and retain the good. The beautiful thing in this great land is that we have the freedom to make our own decisions. As Americans we have a resposibility to be informed citizens. Otherwise our vote means little.
JR

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Debrar, San Diego, CA — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 14:47:15 GMT

Evangelicals for Mitt

http://www.evangelicalsformitt.org/

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David Phoenix, AZ — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 14:40:18 GMT

"Like Christ's true church here on earth, there is no paid clergy in the Mormon church. Leaders in the LDS church are called through inspiration and serve with out pay. There are thousands of church leaders, some of which have served in the church for decades of their lives with absolutely no pay. "...one commentor wrote.

This would be one of the reasons why I would not want a Mormon as President. Romney will never publically be pro choice because he knows he will loose the support of the Mormon church. I have a problem with someone who believes they belong to the ONLY true church, in office. I want someone who truly believes and respects everyone's backgrounds and religions. Not someone who believes they belong to the only true church on the planet and flip flops his views based on the beliefs of that church or the fear of loosing their support. If you dont think he is recieving a very strong support from his church leaders in this presidential race, you are decieved.

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misafj, Pago Pago, AS — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 23:16:36 GMT

Michael Satterlee,

I'd suggest that you would think before you speak. I would never want to mention anything I dont know about the LDS church if I didn't know anything about it.

I personally think that Mitt Romney would make a very great president of our nation(even though I am in American Samoa, a territory) but I would really think that Romney would do a good job as being President. We, the MORMONS, believe in Article of Faith 12, that stated: "We belive in being subjects to kings, presidents, rulers, and magistrates in OBEYING, HONORING, and SUSTAINING the LAW". The LAW that is mentioned in here is the Law of the Land. Mitt Romney knows what He is doing and that he will definitely not turn to the Church for immediate possession of the Nation, asking the church how to run it, because then it would be a violation of our church's principles and He would never do such thing to put down his religious affiliation.

I speak from great understanding of the Gospel that if we abide to a leader that understands RELIGION, a great nation would still be great and it would still be that great America from birth. Let's give Mitt Romney a chance and he will prove you how amazing an America would still be if a priesthood would sit at the head of Her.

I know that the Constitution clarifies the "separation of Church and State", but think of it, ever wondered why our forefathers imprinted the words "In God We Trust" on every single coin we hold in our palms? It's actually something we have to think about.

I would like to conclude this by humbly asking everybody that does not know anything about the LDS religion, please dont say anything if you dont fully know its doctrines. It's such an insult to us that know the truth about it, and it's something that we shouldn't trifle with.

I pray that no one would be offended or hurt by this, but its simply voicing that Mormons can do the work...

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Grady Columbia, SC — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 21:55:12 GMT

I just thought I would inform everyone that on many occasions presidents of these united states have recieved counsel from the prophet and leader of the LDS church, check your resources before you make accusations about Mitt following the counsel of the prophet.