If someone wanted to know who all the Mormons were of FR it wouldn't take them too long on threads like this to figure it out, which does lead me to a political question:
I can understand the Mormons coming to the defense of their doctrine when it is under attack on these threads. You saw the same thing with Catholics at times, as well as proponents of other doctrines being attacked.
But why does there seem to be almost monolithic support of Romney among the Mormon community on FR?
I can understand wanting one of your own in the White House (I'm very glad Carter finally left the Southern Baptist Convention - it was embarrassing). But Romney does seem to have an iffy track record on being a conservative. Being a popular Massachusetts governor is not a badge of honor here.
If Romney claimed to be a Methodist I think he would be hard pressed to find nearly as vigorous a defense on the web.
I will automatically cede the point that there is very little debate on his actual record, and it takes some sifting.
I, for one, am not a Romney supporter. It was funny to say the other day. A friend and I were IMing when I mentioned that I don't care much for Romney. He is not LDS. He had to ask why I did not like Romney, as he didn't think he seemed like a decent candidate.
“But why does there seem to be almost monolithic support of Romney among the Mormon community on FR?”
I can’t speak for all those Mormons who post on FR and support Romney but I can provide my guess. If you believe Romney about his conversion from moderate to conservative then he becomes the most electable conservative candidate. I suspect that our shared faith makes us more likely to believe that his conservative views are genuine. In other words, Mormons are more likely to give him the benefit of the doubt.
Thirty plus years of dehumanizing the alive unborn following the Roe ruling and we have a nation which is not well versed in pro-life issues. Add to that the pernicious media effort to liberalized America and it isn't difficult see why too many Christians do not come out full square in favor of preserving the alive unborn children slaughtered in abortions. We've been programmed to believe the alive unborn are not yet humans!
Mitt Romney has 'evolved' in his understanding of the life of the unborn. A short few years ago, he opposed the Mass. efforts to taxpayer fund embryonic stem cell research and cloning of humans for exploitation. He has given his reason as connected with an awakening regarding how terrible has been the effect of the Roe ruling and subsequent dehumanization of the alive unborn.
I spend no small effort trying to awaken folks' consience to the reality of the alive unborn. That Romney appears to have undergone just such an awakening is most encouraging to me.
One unmeasureable quality in a leader is the application of his moral principles (if we didn't learn that with the degenerate clintons, we need re-edumacation). I can honestly assert that I don't see but two men in the entire two-party field who appear to have fundamental values which would affect their decision making: Hunter and Romney. A Romney/Hunter ticket would win hands down if the American people are awakened to the necessity of moral men to run this nation. Unfortunately, I am not hopeful that Americans will awaken in time to avoid the demise of the Republic when we can't even see clearly the treachery of democrats and the Pelosi in her usurpation of the executive branch.
Mormons are a very close knit bunch. For example, when I have moved into a new ward (congregation), it's like I already have friends and/or family there. Most Mormons feel that way about each other and this breeds a strong loyalty to our own. So, for many, Mitt's like family.
Personally speaking, I am loyal to Mitt because I am LDS and I grew up in MA. So, I have known him and his family for most of my life. I worked on his campaign in '94 as a volunteer and briefly as a staffer. He is someone I have looked up to for a very long time both personally and in my business conduct. He is one of the most intelligent, honest, decent and compassionate people I have ever known. I truly believe he would make an excellent President of the United States.
And don’t forget Harry Reid... ;-0
I like Romney as a person. I don’t “support” him as such at the moment—I don’t have any favorite candidate as yet. I’d like someone more conservative yet charismatic to emerge.
But if Romney gets the nomination (which I highly doubt) I will wholeheartedly support him—not because he is a Mormon, but because I do not want Hillary as the Commander-in-Chief.
I should also point out that Harry Reid is Mormon as well. However, most members of the church that I know can’t stand him. So, a politician’s membership in the church does not automatically guarantee the support of the rest of the membership. Mormons are, for the most part, very conservative when it comes to their politics so, it does matter what the politician in question believes, articulates and does.