I had very mixed reactions to this exchange. On the one hand, I wish people of faith would just say, “yes, my faith informs my public policy decisions on major moral issues; I don’t think any good Mormon should vote for people who further “gay” rights or abortion.” On the other hand, it was nice to see Romney not play nice, even if it was hard to swallow his “I was pro-choice but I acted pro-life as governor” defense.
The real problem with anyone asserting that their faith informs their decisions, is that Romney had to admit, and even turn it into a weird virtue, the notion that the Mormon hierachy doesn’t really have the power of their convictions, any more than Evangelical leadership does. It would be nice to worship someplace where the preacher says, “if you vote for a pro-abort, repent right here and now—publicly.”
Romney is only reflecting the theological weakness of our age.
You would never see this done to a candidate who is Jewish or any other Christian church.
Being Mormon would cost any candidate about 5% of the vote, which presently renders them unelectable.
If Mitt were a long-time solid conservative, I’d feel bad for him because of that.
I don’t care if this guy worships at the altar of Hershey Kisses. I think he is a little too slick.
Mormonism is a C U L T and he is a CULT MEMBER in good standing, that is all America needs to know.
If this host was as forthright in his convictions as he postures, he should have been honest and upfront about about the camera.
Put me down as a brand new Romney supporter.
Wow, is this the reincarnation of Bill Clinton and Chris Wallace, or what? Mitt’s a real Mutt!