And if you were running for president would it not be fair game for people to ask just what the heck Greek/Antochian Orthodox people actually believe and what secret rituals you do in private behind closed doors?
I think it would be OK to ask if he agreed with the tenets of his faith. I’m a Methodist but I don’t believe in the Methodist belief in “Falling From Grace”. My personal theology is not tied to my church.
Mitt can solve much of this folly by blowing it off. But if Mitt believes that you can baptize dead people by proxy, that is as significant as Huck believing you must be held under water to join his church.
You asking political candidates to be a spokesman for a church? That is exactly what they become in the eyes of everyone, when they march down that road. That is a can of worms the candidates regardless of religious belief, should not be opened. Their religious beliefs are a private matter, IMHO, and have really nothing to do with being President of the United States of America. I’m quite sure there is the opposite opinion, this happens to be mine.