What, exactly did Mickelson say to invite that comment? That the LDS church DOES have an anti-abortion stance, and Mitt said that's untrue?
Let me explain why Jan Michelson and others feels the way he does.
What people believe about God is critical to how things play out in the real world; i.e. politics.
For example, Hitler had a totally corrupt theology...it amounted to a belief in ancient superstitions and occultic garbage. That really mattered for millions of people, didn’t it?
Clinton, while he loved to carry around his huge Bible for purposes of photo ops, didn’t seem to pay much attention to anything written in it, did he? Did that matter politically?
My first warnings about Clinton were really when he gave his speech to the ‘92 Democratic Convention. Why did I go tell everybody I knew that Clinton was a danger to our Republic? What gave him away to me as a totally corrupt person? It was because I heard him, in that speech, totally twist and misquote scripture...the whole theme of it was ‘A NEW COVENENT’!! He was a shameless blasphemer and liar in my eyes henceforth. Was I right?
Yes, my friend, what people believe about God and the Bible is important to the political future of the world and our FRee Republic.
As to the stance of the Mormon Church, I'm not a Mormon, so I don't know the details. But my understanding is that it takes a position that abortion is morally wrong, and it forbids its members from getting them or assisting someone in getting one. However, it does not take a position on whether it should be illegal, so it's permissible to be "pro-choice" and be a Mormon.
Mormon freepers, please correct me if I am mistakenp>