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Thank you for starting the dialog.

So many questions, so few answers from the Romney camp.

Where is Hannity? He certainly wasn't afraid to bring Jeremiah Wright to We the People.

The people were not afraid to ask the tough question when Kennedy ran. IIRC Kennedy and his family were very open about his faith, even articles in national papers and magazines. But if questions are asked now, the questioner is attacked.

I can shed a little more light on this question as I was a Bishop at age 36 and during that same time ran for Statewide public office.

A Bishop is like any other actively practicing member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He has shown his willingness to serve in the Church. Like all members, he has committed to keep the commandments of God, and to honor and sustain the law. And his major duty is to love and serve the people in his geographically specified "ward," member and non-member alike. His first duty, however, is to love and serve his own family, and provide for their needs. Since there is no compensation for Bishops or any other local leaders in The Church, that means he has a job of some sort.

The Church itself stays completely out of party politics. In my case, the one conflict between my service as a Bishop and my campaign for State Treasurer was time. Since I had a difficult time being home enough to fulfill my duties of service to the members of my congregation, my Church leader (known as Stake President) and I decided I should be released as Bishop.

That decision didn't affect my membership or standing in The Church one way or another. I had served the best I could. Another brother was called in my place and later, after the campaign, I was asked to serve in a different capacity.

Most members and leaders in The Church are very patriotic and believe strongly that the Constitution of the United States was inspired of God and should be protected. We also believe that the principles in the Constitution are really a blessing for all people, not just Americans.

My greatest concern is that those principles are being trampled on and ignored. Readers should note, however, that there are active members of The Church across the political spectrum. There are very thoughtful liberal Democrats and equally thoughtful conservative Republicans. That split is best exemplified by Henry Reid and Glenn Beck, both of whom are active members.

Moreover, there are increasing numbers of Japanese, Mexican, European, African, Chinese, India(n), and yes even Jewish and Arab members of The Church. All of these are also encouraged by The Church to honor and sustain the law in their own countries.

Having said all of that, nevertheless I think it a fair question to ask Mitt. I was acquainted with Mitt when he served as Bishop of the Belmont Ward. My perception is that he is a pragmatic utilitarian, like most CEOs and business consultants. Therefore, I believe the better question is what is his perception of, and commitment to, the principles of the Constitution.

How one can justify RomneyCare, ObamaCare, or the huge Federal bureaucratic apparatus on Constitutional grounds is beyond me. But that is where Mitt seems weakest and should be moved to the right.