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Mitt Romney, evangelicals seek marriage of convenience
The State ^ | Apr. 30, 2012 | David Lightman

Posted on 04/29/2012 9:56:21 PM PDT by Innovative

Mitt Romney and the Republican Party's sizable bloc of evangelical voters are about to engage in a marriage of political convenience.

The presumptive GOP presidential nominee's march to the nomination proceeded largely without strong backing from the conservative Christian community.

But with Romney now the only hope that conservatives have to beat President Barack Obama in November, a partnership has begun to jell.

Gary Rose, the chairman of the politics and government department at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Conn., agreed. "Santorum was their guy, but more important is their agenda of dislodging Obama," he said. "I don't believe they'll stay home."

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TOPICS: Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: christianvote; conservatives; elections; evangelicals; romney
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To: who knows what evil?

Holding their nose for Romney —

Agreed.

It’s worse than ever, though. At least McCain had a pro-life record to make holding the nose a little reasonable.

In Romney’s case, though, they’re going to have to don a gas mask and a full protection suit. Then they’ll have to burn their personal statements of principles. There’s is not spit’s worth of difference between Romney and Obama.

But we have all these folks fearful of Obama. They’re afraid of a man who thinks there are 57 states, who requires a teleprompter, and who bows to the king of Mecca. Absolutely amazing.

Fear God and serve Him.

One leg at a time, Sweet Jesus.
That’s all Obama can do.
He hasn’t the strength
to do everything they fear he can do.

He’s just a man, sweet Jesus
And power may never be mine
But remind me today, he puts on his pants
One leg at a time


101 posted on 04/30/2012 4:50:30 AM PDT by xzins (Vote Goode Not Evil! (the lesser of 2 evils is still evil))
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To: Psalm 144

ping to 101


102 posted on 04/30/2012 4:51:25 AM PDT by xzins (Vote Goode Not Evil! (the lesser of 2 evils is still evil))
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To: xzins
Fear God and serve Him.

Amen.

103 posted on 04/30/2012 4:54:50 AM PDT by who knows what evil? (G-d saved more animals than people on the ark...www.siameserescue.org.)
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To: INVAR
you accuse those of us who stand on principle by voting for a Conservative in November, with handing Obama the election...We do not accept the charge, or the premise of the charge.

Well, when it happens, wear it with pride. Maybe mathematics isn't your strong point Obot.

104 posted on 04/30/2012 4:55:05 AM PDT by ROCKLOBSTER (Celebrate Republicans Freed the Slaves Month.)
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To: ROCKLOBSTER; INVAR

I find it interesting that all the Romnoids have to sell is fear, sophistry, and insults to promote your leftwing candidate. Just like the Obmachine in ‘08, as against the PUMAs. But then, anyone who could support Romney’s record could support Obama’s if they closed their eyes.


105 posted on 04/30/2012 5:01:27 AM PDT by Psalm 144 (Obama's record is an open charnel pit. Romney's too, but under a whitened sepulchre.)
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To: Psalm 144

Me a “Romnoid”...HA HA HA HO HO HO HEE HEE HEE!!! (by the way, the term is “Romulan”)

All seriousness aside, if you plan to help Obama, you deserve insults. Apparently fear doesn’t work.


106 posted on 04/30/2012 5:12:38 AM PDT by ROCKLOBSTER (Celebrate Republicans Freed the Slaves Month.)
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To: Innovative
Mitt Romney and the Republican Party's sizable bloc of evangelical voters are about to engage in a marriage of political convenience.

This evangelical will never vote for Romney.

107 posted on 04/30/2012 5:20:31 AM PDT by Colonel_Flagg (There will be no vote for Myth Romney in my house. Period.)
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To: INVAR

JESUS will find faith in me when HE returns... if I live to see it. I pray that HE takes me and my sword.

LLS


108 posted on 04/30/2012 5:24:14 AM PDT by LibLieSlayer (Pray hard and often!)
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To: ROCKLOBSTER

“All seriousness aside, if you plan to help Obama, you deserve insults.”

If you plan to help any leftwing activist, you deserve either pity is you are deceived, or contempt if you are not.


109 posted on 04/30/2012 5:28:19 AM PDT by Psalm 144 (Obama's record is an open charnel pit. Romney's too, but under a whitened sepulchre.)
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To: ROCKLOBSTER

“All seriousness aside, if you plan to help Obama, you deserve insults.”

If you plan to help any leftwing activist, you deserve either pity if you are deceived, or contempt if you are not.


110 posted on 04/30/2012 5:29:06 AM PDT by Psalm 144 (Obama's record is an open charnel pit. Romney's too, but under a whitened sepulchre.)
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To: Innovative

Wrong: “We, the GOP-e, are so determined to hang on to control of our power in the party that we will support a tool like Mitt Romney and guarantee a second term for Obama.”

I will not soil my responsibilities as a Christian and a conservative by voting for someone who has demonstrated he will do ANYTHING to be liked by the center. No.


111 posted on 04/30/2012 5:29:44 AM PDT by jagusafr ("Write in Palin and prepare for war...")
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To: HiTech RedNeck

The republican elite and mitt romney took down the better candidates... the leftists want mitt... either way the election turns out... they are good to go. carter even said mitt would be a fine president.

LLS


112 posted on 04/30/2012 5:30:51 AM PDT by LibLieSlayer (Pray hard and often!)
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To: HiTech RedNeck
When the gop/e and the party hack promoters on FR embraced him as a savior against obama. mitt is evil... vote for him if you must but please do not sell fertilizer as if it were soap.

That is what I meant.

LLS

113 posted on 04/30/2012 5:36:07 AM PDT by LibLieSlayer (Pray hard and often!)
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To: jagusafr

“I will not soil my responsibilities as a Christian and a conservative by voting for someone who has demonstrated he will do ANYTHING to be liked by the center. No.”

In the end, that is all it comes down to. Those who understand, do so. Those who can’t, can’t. Those who won’t pretend that they can’t.


114 posted on 04/30/2012 5:38:02 AM PDT by Psalm 144 (Obama's record is an open charnel pit. Romney's too, but under a whitened sepulchre.)
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To: ROCKLOBSTER
Well, when it happens, wear it with pride. Maybe mathematics isn't your strong point Obot.

You're projecting, considering there's not a Zimbabwean dollar's difference between Romney or Obama, Mittwitt.

115 posted on 04/30/2012 5:59:07 AM PDT by INVAR ("Fart for liberty, fart for freedom and fart proudly!" - Benjamin Franklin)
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To: Innovative; All

““I, svcw, want to give Obama a second term, rather than elect Romney”. Simple”

That’s the bottom line everyone. A second term of Obama and we’re done for. There may not be that much difference between the two but I believe Romney doesn’t HATE this country like Obama does and will surround himself with subversives.

And just for the record, our last election was a bust and we’ve had 4 years and still didn’t have a stellar field (IMO) to choose from.


116 posted on 04/30/2012 6:01:49 AM PDT by jimmyo57
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To: jimmyo57
““I, svcw, want to give Obama a second term, rather than elect Romney”. Simple” That’s the bottom line everyone.

We don't accept responsibility for what the Ruling Class with the Media and Obama's help selected as our nominee to lose against Obama in November. We are not motivated by such fearmongering. We're Conservatives, not drones of the GOP.

117 posted on 04/30/2012 6:07:20 AM PDT by INVAR ("Fart for liberty, fart for freedom and fart proudly!" - Benjamin Franklin)
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To: svcw
So let’s see SCP we who oppose the liberal called Romney are now called: crybabies, sore losers, insane, stupid, ignorant, agents of BHO, democrat shills, members of the enemy, Soros shills, part of the democrat underground, trolls.......did I forget anything?

I'm sure the paid RomneyBots who infest FreeRepublic will come up with lots of other invectives against us.

Romney: "Damn those Freepers! How much do I have to pay to get them to support me!!!"


118 posted on 04/30/2012 6:11:48 AM PDT by COBOL2Java (FUMR)
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To: jimmyo57
That’s the bottom line everyone. A second term of Obama and we’re done for.

Uh oh! The RomneyBots are getting desperate! They're pulling out the tired old, "Ooooga Boooga" line!

VOTE FOR ROMNEY OR OBAMA WILL WIN AND THE COUNTRY WILL DIE!


119 posted on 04/30/2012 6:16:03 AM PDT by COBOL2Java (FUMR)
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To: Psalm 144; INVAR

Amen and amen!

LLS


120 posted on 04/30/2012 6:26:35 AM PDT by LibLieSlayer (Pray hard and often!)
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