Posted on 09/27/2011 7:51:26 AM PDT by Vigilanteman
The Baptists, Methodists, Catholics, Lutherans, Pentecostals, Mormons and a few other faiths have three things in common – they believe in Jesus Christ, that He is the Son of God and that He died and was resurrected for our sins. So what's the problem? The political pundits continue to try and make Mitt Romney's religious beliefs a big issue as he runs for the Republican presidential nomination. Different denominations of Christianity are just that – different denominations – which means different worship practices of the same fundamental Christian beliefs. Some people have commented that they cannot support Mitt Romney because he is a Mormon. When they are pressed to explain why that is objectionable, they stutter. Still others are skeptical of Mitt Romney based solely on hearsay or lack of knowledge about Mormons. Even more puzzling to me is the recent trashing of the Mormon faith by Bob Jones III, of the university that bears his name, while endorsing Mitt for president (USA Today article by DeWayne Wickham, October 23, 2007). Some of us call that a backhanded endorsement. I am a practicing Bible-reading-and-believing Baptist Christian, and I respect any Christian denomination that shares the same basic beliefs. I cannot respect a religion that trashes other Christian denominations, or one that seeks to destroy other faiths. Muslim extremists want to kill anyone who does not agree with them. I have a problem with that. This is not an endorsement of Mitt Romney, nor is this intended to defend or explain the Mormon religion. It is a reminder that Christianity has several denominations with different practices. Misperceptions or lack of clarity about someone's religious beliefs can only distort one's reasoning in deciding who to vote for. Media and political prognosticators are constantly trying to put labels and sound-bites on candidates for their reporting convenience, and sometimes, to help create a negative perception of a candidate. Romney is a Mormon, but a "flip-flopper" on social issues. Guiliani is a liberal with a conservative record as mayor of New York City. Huckabee is a conservative Baptist preacher, but he does not have enough money raised to be considered a tier one candidate. Fred Thompson might be a true conservative but his "sizzle" is a let down. And John McCain is strong on national security and "gray" on everything else. Maybe I am asleep when the media reports on the Democratic presidential candidates, because I do not hear them proclaiming Hillary's religious affiliation or her socialist tendencies, Barack Obama's Muslim educational past or John Edwards's distinctly socialist tendencies. History has shown that a media sound-bite is not a predictor of how a president will sign legislation when it reaches his desk. President John F. Kennedy reduced taxes for the first time in decades, and he was a Catholic Democrat. President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and he was a Texas southerner. And Ronald Reagan was a fiscal conservative after being governor of California, one of the most liberal states in the country. Go figure! This country needs a president who has a sensible, common sense solution or idea for the tier one issues that we face. National security in our fight against Islamic fascism, sustaining the positive growth of our economy, market-based incentives to make our health care system more affordable and accessible, restructuring a dysfunctional social security system, replacing an outdated and unfair federal tax code, and harnessing the unbridled growth of government and entitlement spending. Religious affiliation is a good indicator of integrity and character, but it is not the only predictor of presidential performance. And since the First Amendment to the Constitution protects us from a president imposing his religious preference on the rest of us, I would rather have a president with some religion than one whose religion is suspect. "In God We Trust" was no accident by our Founding Fathers.
I especially like the part I have indicated in bold. It is plainly directed not just at radical Muslims, but Mormon, Catholic and other Christian denomination haters.
I'd love to see him celebrate his 67th birthday with a meeting of the electoral college to formalize his victory as next POTUS.
Romney’s real religion is LOVE OF HIMSELF,
LOVE of FASCISM, CONTROL, RINOhood, and STATISM.
Romney represents ROmneyCARE, the BIG-DIG,
and those that want MORE OF BOTH.
A devout Mormon is much better for this country than a devout socialist.
i don’t care abotu his religion. i refuse to vote for him for one reason, a big reason. Romneycare.
Mormons do not believe this, at least not the same way as the Christian groups mentioned. They believe Jesus and Satan were brothers. This is not the same meaning as the Biblical term "Son of God."
I won’t vote for either.
Mormons are not Christians. Get over it.
My issue with Mitt is that there is not a sincere bone in his body. There is no topic, that he hasn’t been on both sides of; topics that are second nature to a Conservative, are alien to him.
So far; he’s been on both sides of Abortion, Gun Rights, Illegal Immigration and Gov’t sponsored Medical care. I have no doubt that he would embrace Cannibalism if it were politically expedient.
A man with no values, has no character. We need a man with integrity, with values and with a firm belief in Conservative principles. Mitt is simply not that man.
Mitt Romney is a RINO and I’m a conservative. I won’t get over that!
Mormons are a fringe cult composed of people who can’t obviously do 5 minutes of research on the interest to know what they are actually a part of, and they are NOT Chrisians.
I will never under any circumstances EVER vote for a mormon to be president.
Mormons do not believe in the same Jesus that Christians do.
All this shows is he has learned a lot since 2007.
Do you know if the LDS believe that Jesus had actual brothers from Mary and Joseph? I tried to google it but all that came up was the bizarre Jesus and Satan are brothers thing, I have awful google fu.
Freegards
Who cares?
Catholics but few other Christians believe Mary was a virgin all her life. I have no idea what Mormons believe about the subject.
I like the way you said that.....:) So twue, so twue!
Wow! Theologically ignorant Post Placemarker!
I was curious, so I asked, like how folks do on FR. Thanks for asking.
Freegards
Exactly.
Ya, but do you believe Jesus and Lucifer are brothers?
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