[colorcountry]

President Romney even as a scoutmaster but past Stake President holds a position of knowing what the teachings of the LDS Church are.

The initial post was to signify that indeed Romney was an informed, knowledgeable, ecclisiastical LEADER. He isn’t just a participant, who blushes at the embarrassing aspects of Mormonism as George W. Bush suggested.

I don’t care how many of you want to tag-team and make it appear that this isn’t so, but Romney is definitely a “good,” practicing believing Mormon. Trying to attack me over what you perceive to be an inaccuracy doesn’t change that in any way.

Are you trying to suggest Romney doesn’t understand Mormonism? Because that is what my post was addressing. As I said before, please do try to keep up.

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“I don’t care how many of you want to tag-team and make it appear that this isn’t so, but Romney is definitely a “good,” practicing believing Mormon.”

Who tried that? I don’t think any of us have cast aspersions on his “Mormonism,” if you will.

The point is, he chooses not to inject his theology into his public life.

[George W. Bush]

President Romney even as a...

I had to stop there, kind of swish it around my mouth like a wine tasting. Hmmm...neither bitter nor foul vintage like President Giuliani, not spoiled by age or inconsistency like a President McCain.

Okay, colorcountry, you've convinced me. I could live with that name next to the title. Admittedly, any name other than Clinton or Bush sounds kind of good. It's time for history to resume.

The initial post was to signify that indeed Romney was an informed, knowledgeable, ecclisiastical LEADER. He isn’t just a participant, who blushes at the embarrassing aspects of Mormonism as George W. Bush suggested.

He really doesn't give the impression of being a super-Mormon or holding ulterior motives as you seem to suggest.

I don’t care how many of you want to tag-team me...

I wasn't aware we had tag-teamed you. Not my intent. This is political. If any of these Mormons made any improper ecumenical suggestions toward me, arms would be brandished and gunfire would likely follow. I am a Calvinistic Baptist after all. Our tendencies in this regard are well-known.

This is not ecumenizing. It is politics.

Are you trying to suggest Romney doesn’t understand Mormonism? Because that is what my post was addressing.

Romney is reported to be a truly voracious reader with a truly curious mind. I would be rather surprised if he hasn't consumed a half-dozen or more systematic theology texts on the major orthodox Christian denominations.

I think he knows what he believes and why. I think he knows what we believe and why. I think a man like him is pretty practical, maybe utilitarian, in his approach to religion. What I've seen of him reminds me of many practical men I know in this approach toward religion.

At any rate, I take the position of Spurgeon when asked what we Baptists were to do about proselytizing the Catholics and the Protestants. He said that we'd worry about them when we'd preached the Gospel to all those who had never heard it before.

It's still good advice. Governor Romney has virtually the same King James Bible I do. He can choose what to make of it and respond to God's calling and the teaching of His Spirit, the same as the rest of us. He is responsible to it, like any of us.

And that is good enough. Barring any clear agenda by him to promote Mormonism in office (not something he did as governor), his religion is not a factor in whether I will ultimately support him.

It is his reliability on adhering to and implementing the conservative party platform that is the standard. He has neither passed that test fully nor failed it yet. He is an attractive candidate and his merits as a candidate warrant a fair hearing.