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I disagree.

What if Romney was a devout Wahhabi, Muslim? Then we would not vote for him because he is unstable enough to fall for that cult of death.

Similarly, many feel Moronism is a cult. And if Romney is simple-minded enough to fall for THAT cult, can we trust him to be president?

THERE is the issue for people who are gainst Moromns!

So, if one feels Mormons are part of a cult, of COURSE it makes sense to oppose him on the basis of religion!

I doubt you read the piece. Talk about "simple-minded" His point is that it's OK to oppose someone on religious grounds if that regigious background is likely to lead to policy that is unacceptable to people of faith . . . So, the Whhhabi arguement doesn't apply to Mormonism. The piece also discusses your "if he buys into that weird religion argument . . ."

There is a stronger religious argument against Romney and that is that the LDS Church embraces notions so weird that they disqualify someone who holds them from the support of rational persons. I have heard this argument made on occasion in private by traditional Christians. In other words, to be a good Mormon (assuming he is one), Mitt Romney has had to adopt views that no sane man could hold. Failing the test of sanity in a major area is a good reason to doubt general personal fitness for the job of President. After all, if one ran for President as a member of a Cargo Cult, this would seem good enough reason to dismiss such a person from contention. It should be noted that this is a dangerous argument for any religious person to make without great care. Secular extremists often label any religious idea “nutty.” Minority views are often correct (as Christians in the early era were in my own view!) and so there is no easy majority test for what is acceptable belief in the public square.

So if we assume religious traditions are, at least in part, knowledge traditions, then being wrong about religion does matter. How wrong does one have to be before losing credibility in the public square? Let me propose a few tests and suggest that Mormonism easily passes all of them.

Oh, just go and actually read the article . . . then disagree in a properly-formed and coherent argument. That's all I ask. Do you know a lot of Mormons? I'm guessing that if you do, you haven't discussed religion with them much.

"Similarly, many feel Moronism is a cult."

Similarly, many feel Catholicism is a cult.

Similarly, many feel Judaism is a cult.

Similarly, many feel Buddhism is a cult.

Similarly, many feel Hinduism is a cult.

Similarly, many feel Lutheranism is a cult.

Similarly, many feel Pick Your Brand is a cult.

Similarly, many feel Benny Hinnism is a cult.

Similarly, many feel Money Grubbing Opportunistic Televangelism is a cult.

I am totally confident Romney's Mormon faith would be positive. Lotsa Presidents went to different churches during their terms.