Posted on 05/28/2005 11:26:17 AM PDT by RWR8189
first things first, if the candidate proves to be a strong candidate where their stands are what the American People want, then his or her religion won't play that big of a role....
That said though, Romney isnt that candidate and 2008 isn't going to be his year....
Count me as one of the 17 percent.
Interesting. What are your reasons?
Why is an atheist better than a Mormon?
Religion has been used against some of the judicial candidates (if they're Catholic, they're painted as being unable to adjudicate a case according to law rather than papal doctrines). I wouldn't put it past the left to do the same to any person with strong faith beliefs.
If he's a conservative and a constitutionalist, I'll vote for him. His religion, or lack thereof is incidental.
I'd rather have a libertarian (small "l") who protects my constitutional freedoms than a member of the "born again" club who tries to take them away.
Agreed.
I have more of a chance to be President than Romney
Bingo! Do you get the feeling the group running Washington hasn't actually sat down and read the Constitution for a long, long time?
yeah probably...
Why is an atheist better than a Mormon?
Because he doesn't have to go to a geneology library to get his family history. He can just look in a microscope.
And there are those who would not support Romney in the primaries but given the choice between Romney and Hillary would gladly support him. (To say nothing of those who, given the choice between Beelzebub and Hillary, would gladly support him.)
I don't see anything wrong with that, and I'm LDS. America is great, in part, because its citizens can still hold and express strong and powerful opinions on matters such as religion and use these beliefs to inform important decisions without fear.
I would not want to live in a nation of milquetoasts unable or unwilling to believe anything strongly.
I won't support Romney, but my chief reason is that he is too much of a social liberal for my tastes.
I'm Catholic, btw.
There is more than just being "social liberal" that people have to consider. The Mormons who are currently elected Representatives all vote lock step to infringe on one of the basic Constitutional rights, the right to OWN PROPERTY. They are also liberal in bringing in "illegals" and tons of "refugee's".
And on a more personal level, as a Christian, I resent their "Baptism by Proxy". I'll thank you to keep your hands off my dead relatives and all others who never were nor ever would be Mormon.
Please help to kill Senate Bill 54. Sponsored by Orin Hatch, by the way.
"Romney balanced the 2003 budget, and he finished 2004 with a $700 million surplus. A reviving economy helped, but Romney didn't tax or borrow, and he reduced spending through government consolidation and reform."
More conservative than you can say about this White House or Congress. He would have my support.
Romney is quite a guy, and MA is lucky to have him as governor, but George Allen of VA. is looking more and more presidential these days.
The Left will vilify anyone with religious beliefs...except Muslims.
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