Mitt seems to stumble on whether he has belief in the Bible. There was a lot of stuttering, delay and faltering there. Very interesting. What happened!?
I’m not buying the Mitt Romney add. So now he’s concerned about China?
I think that he didn't want to give out a sound bite saying anything about not believing every word in the Bible. It was an inappropriate question to be asked in a presidential debate IMHO. Romney was not fluent in saying what the others did, that they believe in the Bible as the word of God, but not that everything is literally true, but allegorical, etc.
You wrote, “Mitt seems to stumble on whether he has belief in the Bible. There was a lot of stuttering, delay and faltering there. Very interesting. What happened!?”
This is what I think (emphasis: THINK) happened:
The Mormons believe that the Bible is true and accurate ...um...let’s see...I’m trying to remember how they phrase it... I think they say “...the Bible is accurate in so far as it is accurately translated...”
According to Mormon belief (I think-—and if I’m wrong, I’d be happy to be corrected by someone more knowledgeable of Mormon theology), the Bible has become corrupted over the centuries and is no longer entirely accurate. That’s why a new revelation of Jesus Christ was necessary (The Book of Mormon).
Whereas Rudy and Huck accepted the question as merely being “Are you a literalist Bible-thumper” type question, to Mitt ... well.... it possibly sent alarm bells ringing in his mind. Possibly, he was unsure whether or not to take this as a question targeted specifically at his Mormon theology.
He must remain faithful to Mormon theology,
... but.....
it would not go down well in the debate to out-and-out say the Bible is (somewhat?) corrupted and inaccurate.
Anyway, I THINK that this is why he was stuttering.
Regards,
Molly K.