Part-time FaithfulRomney dials back his Mormon side

City Weekly ^ | May 18, 2011 | D.P. Sorensen

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In the wake of Jon Huntsman Jr.’s waffle on his status
as a Mormon, the other Mormon in the Republican
presidential race, Mit Romney, has moved quickly to
clarify his own Mormon bona fides.

“I’ve gathered you all here today,” said Mr. Romney in a
hastily called news conference on the grounds of his
sprawling beach hideaway in California, “to announce
that religion, like health care, should be left up to
individual states. Mormonism, like Obamacare, is not a
one-size-fits-all plan. So just as my medical plan is OK
for Massachusetts but not the country, my religion is OK
for Utah but not the country. From now on, I will be a
Mormon only when I am in Utah.

“From now on, when I am outside the borders of Utah, I
won’t wear my garments, I won’t pay tithing, I won’t
sustain the General Authorities, and I won’t answer any
gotcha questions about plural marriage, secret
handshakes or second anointings. Let me just say this.
It really ticks me off that Brother Huntsman Jr. says he
is a very spiritual person and proud of his Mormon
roots. Hey, I’m also proud as heck of my Mormon roots,
but I’m the least spiritual person I know.”

[Osage Orange]

I thought it was Glove?

Am I wrong?

[Elsie]

This must be A Jewish mitt!

[reaganaut]

care to state wasn’t based upon facts? Because I can back up the mormon teaching Mitt ‘denouces’ in this satire.

[reaganaut]

Well said, E.

[reaganaut]

I don’t hate Mitt because of his religion. I hate him because of his politics. I DISTRUST him because of his religion. I know too much about it, having been Mormon myself for many years.