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"Oh. Wow, that's kind of bizarre, isn't it."

I've had a few friends that are Mormons and been to a couple of Babtisms. Once got about half-way through a "standard" old-time hymn and realized that the "by his stripes we are healed" refered to Joseph Smith instead of Jesus!

That said, I imagine that many of our greatest Presidents would not pass the religious "litmus test" many now have (Jefferson created his own Bible with all of the miracles crossed out, etc.). The few Mormons I have known are very conservative, independent, pro-military, family oriented, etc. A conservative's conservative.

Whether Romney is one deep down I don't know, but I doubt it if he was able to get elected in Massachusetts. His old abortion record is liberal, but he says he's changed. Some anti-gun laws he passed were noted to me by another Freeper to be the best that he could do with a liberal congress in Mass. And I agree with the "...have to compromise..." part - come ELECTION time, but in the primaries its too soon.

Once got about half-way through a "standard" old-time hymn and realized that the "by his stripes we are healed" refered to Joseph Smith instead of Jesus!

That's really odd, because I and my entire family are Mormon and we have NEVER understood any reference in any scripture or hymn with the words "by his stripes we are healed" as referring to anyone but Jesus Christ.

Gee, I've never heard that hymn. I've been to lots of baptism services. Please tell us all the name of it so I can verify your claim. I'm happy to post the entire text right here as soon as you show me where it is.
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Romney's Mormonism is irrelevant to his qualifications for the Presidency. My opposition to him is based on ideology, not religion. He never adhered to conservative positions until he considered a run for the Republican nomination for the Presidency. Yes, Ronald Reagan had been a liberal in the 1930s and 1940s, but he had developed a track record of conservatism starting in the 1950s, when he was a spokesman for General Electric and gave pro-free market, limited government speeches well before he became involved in public life, first by campaigning for Goldwater in 1964 and then by running for governor of California. Romney's supposed conversion took place after being a liberal governor of Massachusetts, pro-abortion, pro-"gay rights", anti-gun, and pro-socialized medicine.