This is why Romney shouldn’t run from his religion, but embrace it. The LDS run the most Scout troops, are pro-family, and pro-America. It’s a great contrast between Obama’s BLT, his pro-homosexual agenda, and anti-Americanism.
Unfortunately, other Freepers have previously posted that Romney apparently opposed the Boy Scouts’ ban on homosexual scoutmasters. Can someone post links?
I'm not categorically opposed to voting for a politically conservative Mormon. However, it looks as if Mitt Romney is about as much of a conservative Mormon as the Kennedy family were Roman Catholics.
The Roman Catholic Church has been doing a good job distancing itself from its “Catholics in Name Only.” It looks like the LDS has some serious work to do before Romney singlehandedly wrecks the pro-family conservative image which Mormons have worked for generations to create.
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Just because they register every Scouting age member of the church, regardless of church or Scout attendance, in their Scout units, doesn't mean they have a viable Scouting program.
Far from it in fact.
The issues with LDS Scouting are too well known within Scouting's circles for this to be viewed as a "positive". Many in the know will see this for what it is, political pandering using misleading statistics to claim that which is not entirely true.
Flame suit is on for all those who will view this as an anti-Mormon comment.