[George W. Bush]

Look for the Mormons to propagate the Religious Bigotry card as the Kennedy's did in the 1960 election. Let's all see how it works for them.

Other than Mormons here at FR using Romney as their personal soapbox for grievances, I've seen nothing of the sort. The first big downside I see in nominating Romney is that FreeRepublic would become all-Mormonism-all-the-time. It would be a Mormonorama extravaganza. Well, I suppose management could deal with it.

Romney does not appear to be especially religious. He has said, when asked, that every church has its own peculiar beliefs and said it in such a way as to indicate that he knows Mormonism is a little odd and that he might not agree with entirely. He almost, but didn't quite, blush.

To tell the truth, I think Romney is much more drawn to it for the Scouting and the focus on family life and community. I don't perceive him as being very theological. For one thing, that would be highly unusual in any corporate CEO type. That just doesn't fit their mold and the culture of corporate America. Corporate America genuinely dislikes profound religious convictions.

[colorcountry]

Romney does not appear to be especially religious. He has said, when asked, that every church has its own peculiar beliefs and said it in such a way as to indicate that he knows Mormonism is a little odd and that he might not agree with entirely. He almost, but didn't quite, blush.

To tell the truth, I think Romney is much more drawn to it for the Scouting and the focus on family life and community. I don't perceive him as being very theological. For one thing, that would be highly unusual in any corporate CEO type. That just doesn't fit their mold and the culture of corporate America. Corporate America genuinely dislikes profound religious convictions.

Then perhaps he has you fooled. Romney has been a Bishop, Stake President, and is currently a High Priest in the order of Melchezedek. He is a very high ecclesiastical leader in the LDS Church. His office of Stake President is higher than that of Priest in a Catholic Church or Pastor in a Protestant Church. He was over many different Church Wards. Don't be fooled by his "almost" blush. He is very well steeped in Mormon doctrine, and abides by it's tenets to the "T."

[MHGinTN]

Is it Marriott’s profound religious convictions which allow that family to make millions and millions off of the porn they pipe into their hotels knowing that is what they are piping into their hotels?

[tantiboh]

“To tell the truth, I think Romney is much more drawn to it for the Scouting and the focus on family life and community. I don’t perceive him as being very theological.”

Romney is a former Stake President - that’s pretty high in the LDS Church. Such a position is responsible for overseeing an organizational unit of the Church of several thousand members, and is roughly analogous to a Catholic bishop. He’s a very solid, faithful Mormon. He just doesn’t choose to inject his personal religious views into the public debate.