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Romney: Attacks on Religion Go Too Far
Las Vegas Sun ^ | 12 Dec 07 | Glen Johnson

Posted on 12/12/2007 8:41:31 AM PST by xzins

Republican Mitt Romney retorted to questions about his faith by surging rival Mike Huckabee on Wednesday, declaring that "attacking someone's religion is really going too far."

In an article to be published Sunday in The New York Times, Huckabee, an ordained Southern Baptist minister, asks, "Don't Mormons believe that Jesus and the devil are brothers?"

(Excerpt) Read more at lasvegassun.com ...


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To: wmfights; FastCoyote; P-Marlowe

Ann Coulter has shown how the Democrats use “human shields” to protect them from questioning about socialist directions they want to go. They tried to use a supposedly “poor” family recently as their human shield in the SCHIP debate.

Romney is attempting to use a “religious tolerance shield” to deflect legitimate questions Americans might have about how his faith might affect his judgment.

We’re being told that ALL QUESTION are automatic proof of BIGOTRY.

That’s ridiculous. It’s ridiculous for the Democrats. It’s ridiculous for Romney.

If he’s going to be the standard bearer for the Republican Party, it’s better he figure out how to answer these now, because he must know that Hillary/Obama/media will viciously insinuate terrible things about him via their soft money hit squads.

Of course, if he doesn’t want to win, then fine...go right ahead not confronting things head on.


161 posted on 12/13/2007 9:50:19 AM PST by xzins (Retired Army Chaplain! True Supporters of Our Troops Support the Necessity of their Sacrifice!)
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To: xzins

[Romney is attempting to use a “religious tolerance shield” to deflect legitimate questions Americans might have about how his faith might affect his judgment.]

That’s a keeper, I need to plagiarize that one.


162 posted on 12/13/2007 9:52:49 AM PST by FastCoyote (EVERYONE is required to vote for FastCoyote.)
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To: FastCoyote

Feel free.

I stole the germ of the idea from Ann Coulter. :>)


163 posted on 12/13/2007 9:59:37 AM PST by xzins (Retired Army Chaplain! True Supporters of Our Troops Support the Necessity of their Sacrifice!)
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To: wmfights
The question "bashes" Mormonism in the way it is asked. What a bunch of hooey.

When listening to someone who claims to be serious about their faith it is very telling if they are prepared to answer, or not. The whole bit about "it's not right to ask someone about their faith", or "they didn't ask the question correctly" is a way of avoiding the question. Avoidance is usually an indication that there is something to hide.

Huckabee questions tenet of Romney's Mormon faith

The way it was expressed by Huckabee is a crude way of putting something that is more complicated than that," he said. "It would be like saying under Catholicism they eat Jesus' flesh. It's a sensationalist way of presenting it."

164 posted on 12/13/2007 11:43:29 AM PST by restornu (Harry Reid's is going to get Daschled! Your on your own Harry!)
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To: wmfights

” I haven’t see the article so I don’t know the context that the question came up. However, assuming that he did toss that in with full knowledge of Mormon beliefs how is this so bad?”

The way he answered was dishonest on Huckabee’s part was my point.

“I don’t see anyway Romney can win if he can’t deal with tough questions about his faith.”

Asked and answered, but Romney’s address a few weeks back:
http://www.mittromney.com/News/Press-Releases/Faith_In_America_Address

Only hard-core Mormon-haters and militant secularists dislike what he had to say on the matter. The votes he loses from them are gained back from those fair-minded people who are attracted to his accomplishments and articulate advocacy of conservative values and agenda.


165 posted on 12/13/2007 12:21:04 PM PST by WOSG (Huckabee: A soft-on-crime, tax-and-spend, flipflop-on-immigration nanny-statist Jimmah Carter)
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To: xzins
If he’s going to be the standard bearer for the Republican Party, it’s better he figure out how to answer these now, because he must know that Hillary/Obama/media will viciously insinuate terrible things about him via their soft money hit squads.

My point exactly.

Romney has many fine qualities. He was successful in business. He did a good job running the Olympics. He was a governor (has executive experience). He is a good family man. I don't think he will try to convert everyone to his faith.

I don't want him to be the nominee if he can't handle some tough questions. We need to win. The SCOTUS is going to have some more nominees and we need real conservatives on it. We have a WOT to keep winning. We have radical leftists in congress. If he can't handle some questions on his faith how is he going to handle these other problems?

166 posted on 12/13/2007 12:46:21 PM PST by wmfights (LUKE 9:49-50 , MARK 9:38-41)
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To: restornu
"It would be like saying under Catholicism they eat Jesus' flesh. It's a sensationalist way of presenting it."

So?

Would you expect the leader of the greatest nation on earth to be able to respond? He doesn't have to exhibit deep theological skills, but he claims to be a man who is serious about his faith. He should be able to respond without deflecting the question.

BTW, I don't doubt that he is serious about his faith, or is a good family man. I think he has many fine qualities. I am concerned that his best response is to avoid the issue. We need a President who can deal with the radical left in the media and Rat party.

167 posted on 12/13/2007 12:53:14 PM PST by wmfights (LUKE 9:49-50 , MARK 9:38-41)
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To: WOSG; xzins
Asked and answered, but Romney’s address a few weeks back:

Obviously he's no Ronald Reagan.

When confronted with tough questions, or recurring questions, Ronald Reagan had the ability to turn the question back on the questioner, or minimize it by making a joke. The end result was the question stopped being asked. Romney has clearly not been able to do this. The PUB candidate is not only going to have to beat the Rat candidate, but also the leftist media.

In the end I believe we all want to see the Pubs in control of the Presidency and Congress. In order to do that we better have a darn good candidate.

168 posted on 12/13/2007 1:01:37 PM PST by wmfights (LUKE 9:49-50 , MARK 9:38-41)
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To: wmfights

“When confronted with tough questions, or recurring questions, Ronald Reagan had the ability to turn the question back on the questioner, or minimize it by making a joke. The end result was the question stopped being asked.”

Nonsense. Ronald Reagan never stopped the questioning and catcalls of small-minded pinheads who opposed him on this or that, and Romney can’t stop it either.

But the speech put in context what those questions are about. Just as Reagan was able to make the pinheads look like pinheads, so too Romney can articulate enough to do the same. He already has, with his great speech. If they are questions about how it will influence his performance in office - asked and answered.

If this is simply picking at Mormon doctrine to get people to think of Mormons as inherently flawed, well that kind of attempts to stir up intolerance are a path in the wrong direction, and Romney stood on principle and said No, he’s not going to help you in that kind of ugly campaign. He’s not backing down from his faith, nor should he be required to defend each doctrinal detail to people who are not looking for theological dialog but are intent in putting in a de facto religious test.

“The PUB candidate is not only going to have to beat the Rat candidate, but also the leftist media.”

The leftist media is upset with Romney for not kowtowing to their secularist views. His speech eloquently refused to bend on that, and some of the libs had tantrums over it (see Steve Chapman column). They will try to stir the pot by baiting evangelicals into inciting cross-religious animosity. Dont fall for the bait from the libs.

‘In the end I believe we all want to see the Pubs in control of the Presidency and Congress. In order to do that we better have a darn good candidate.”

Yes. Even if he’s not your #1, Romney is indeed a darn good candidate - smart, accomplished, articulate, and with a strong set of people behind him. He’s got a solid agenda and major and solid endorsements. He’s a squeaky clean candidate who could easily stomp Hillary in a debate.


169 posted on 12/13/2007 1:20:53 PM PST by WOSG (Huckabee: A soft-on-crime, tax-and-spend, flipflop-on-immigration nanny-statist Jimmah Carter)
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To: wmfights

“am concerned that his best response is to avoid the issue. “

I don’t believe he has. He certainly didn’t avoid the topic with his address ... So let’s be specific: What specific questions should he answer on this topic that he didn’t already in his speech? Give me the list of specific questions you think Mitt needs to answer.

http://www.mittromney.com/News/Press-Releases/Faith_In_America_Address


170 posted on 12/13/2007 1:27:00 PM PST by WOSG (Huckabee: A soft-on-crime, tax-and-spend, flipflop-on-immigration nanny-statist Jimmah Carter)
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