Posted on 01/03/2012 10:45:00 PM PST by MacMattico
Would we have thought that possible a while ago?
As a Catholic, I'm quite proud!
I don't hate Mormons, but how can any reasonable individual believe what Mormons believe?
I am very happy for Rick Santorum today, and glad Newt is going after Romney. I know Romney's religion hasn't come up, but it will in any general election. Really, he has freedom to believe what he wants but it should be vetted if that's what will kill his candidacy in the general.
I'm not interested in the Rev Wright vs Joseph Smith election!
Oh, really. So, you want to make the election about religion, great.
Two Catholics, two Mormons, and a Jew hater walk into a New Hampshire bar.........
Ugh...who really cares? I’m a Christian, but if a Buddhist believed in traditional values, smaller government and freedom of religion I’d vote for them.
Is this really necessary?
And no I’m not a Romney supporter.
So this a religious war and not an American election? Shouldn’t we just draft a Jew and a Muslim to make it more equitable?
We’ve lost our way, pure and simple.
No, I don’t, but Obama will and exploit the fact that Romney is a Mormon. Regardless of who’s more liberal or conservative, you can’t have Evangelicals or Catholic conservatives sitting at home if you want to win a general election. And when Obama attacks Romney over his being in a cult (which is what they will call LDS), Obama will have a second term. Believe what you wish but I believe Obama knows Romney’s religion is his trump card and holding it close to the vest. I personally would vote for Romney over Obama but I am but one vote.
So that would be Santorum, Gingrich, Romney, Huntsman, and Obama?
however, I would never support a candidate who said "i belong to the same xxxyy group as you, vote for me" -- rather I support a candidate who says "i hold the same political views as you, vote for me".
Santorum DOES -- I supported Gingrich after Cain left because I really thought Santorum had no chance at all, and because Perry would be slaughtered in a debate with Obama (and Bachman, my first choice showed herself as a whiner and a "let's attack, not talk about what I stand for" person).
When are you going to change your ridiculous tag line? It is the best fiction I have heard in a while.
Mac — also, Obama will use the GOP candidate’s religion against him whichever way. If a Catholic/Evangelical wins, then Obama will demonise them as “anti-choice, anti-civil liberties, racist, sexist, /..ist” etc. etc.
Romney has one Iowa by 14 votes. Just announced on Fox.
one = won above. Goofed.
You don’t want to mess with Harry Reid.
Yes he will. But LDS is not considered a mainstream religion by many conservative/Moderate/independent voters. Enough conservative voters that it will swing the election. Sorry if this is hurtful to anyone but I believe it to be true.
1. Religious cults are the most common and familiar. They may be Christian-oriented (e.g., Mormons, Jehovah's Witnesses, or smaller, less well-known groups) or based on Eastern religions (such as the Hare Krishna movement, Rajneesh, etc.). They may be of an esoteric, illuminist orientation (e.g., Rosicrucian's, the former Holy Order of MANS) or a bizarre combination (such as the Moonies). A great body of reliable literature is available on all of these groups—Hassan's book contains an extensive and authoritative bibliography—and our clergy should familiarize themselves with this material.
As a Christian I have the right to try to make sure Christians who are politically astute get elected into offices as much as possible. This is a right I have as a voting American. I am not required, morally, to close my eyes to what a candidate is in regards to his/her religious beliefs. This is a free Country and I vote for the best possible person to any office in this land and that means in his/her beliefs because I vote a person into office not a category. What this person says about him/herself should be backed up by the testimonies of other respected people. They need to be well vetted. Look what happened when a man of a dubious religious background got into the office of the President. We got Obama.
So, all in all I prefer it to think of Santorum or Gingrich as conservative candidates first, who belong to the Church.
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