It’s not a factor in my case since I wouldn’t vote for Romney, no matter what.
What pisses me off is those darn Lutherans!! /s
Wobbliness with respect to conservatism, not faith in God.
Conservative or nothing. Third party, write in Palin, stay home. Damn the torpedoes!
We aren’t electing a pastor, we are electing a President.
As many have said about Newt, we aren’t electing a spouse.
C’mon! If Mitt saw his religion holding him back he’d instantly announce he’d suddenly had a vision and become a Lutheran!
To me, Mitt has always seemed like more of the same, go along to get along DC type we have running the Repub side in Washington. He has stated several times he could work with Dems--Oh, really? Dirty Harry? The Nan from Frisco Land? Chuckie? Pardon me if I think those remarks disqualify him from being a conservative.
Should he buy, er, get the nomination, I will once again hold my nose and vote for him. The alternative is unthinkable.
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Is Romney’s LDS faith still a factor among evangelical voters?
***well, yeah. If he can’t break free from a superstition as blatantly false as mormonism, how can we expect him to exercise good judgement as president? He’s as crazy as Ron Paul.
Does anyone have Mrs. Moureaux contact info? I know this Nigerian prince who inherited a ton of money and needs someone to help him get it out of Nigeria.
I'm not against Romney because he is a Mormon. I am against him because of his liberal political history and current platform. Now knowing what we know about Thomas Jefferson would he too be disqualified based on his beliefs?
It is much wiser too attack Romney on his record and platform. I know some Mormons including a few Freepers whom I would trust as political leaders.
I think that economy is so bad, and things are so screwed up, that most don’t really care about religious ideology at this point, even in evangelical South Carolina.
As someone in another Party once said:
“IT’S THE ECONOMY, STUPID!”
Not yet.. But if need be....
I would vote for a mormon if he was a constitutionalist. I’d vote for someone of about any religion if he is a constitutionalist, who believes in freedom, who believes in defending the nation, and who is decent and moral in his private dealings.
My problem with Romney is the apparent fact that his principles are negotiable. Every politician, in fact everyone who deals in public life has to compromise on the practical application of principle but Romney seems prepared to deal on the principles themselves.
He strikes me as someone for whom the deal is more important than the principles involved. Thats my problem with him.
That said, compared to Obama he’s a giant.
My preference in this race is Gingrich, baggage and all, followed by Santorum (though he annoys me), followed by Romney and finally Paul. Even Paul is head and shoulders the better man when you put him up alongside Obama.
But I think Gingrich is going to be the next president, and I think he will be a fine one. And we’re going to need good men at the top because I’m convinced we haven’t heard the last of Iran’s mullahs.
The answer would be yes and no. Yes to some portion of Evangelical voters, not to other portion. So, the question should be: how many Evangelical (or other conservative Christian) voters would decline to vote for a Mormon? Will it be enough to influence the results? I actually don’t know the answer, since I don’t have state-by-state data on this.
It would be a choice between two evils I suspect.
“I believe some of the people here are more bothered by Mr. Romney being a Mormon than Newt Gingrich having three wives,”
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Wow, where to start... First off true believers in the Word of God know that Mitt belongs to a CULT and that even Newt with his 3 wives, if he truly has come to Christ, is forgiven and in the fold.
Being a Mormon is a HUGE negative if you are truly a believer, being a sinner, forgiven and saved by grace just makes you one of us.
And just to be clear, I am not giddy that Newt acted like a pig (because he did) but he has publicly stated his sin and has (according to him and I believe him) asked God and his family to forgive him.
As a Christian I can relate to being a sinner in need of forgiveness. What I can not relate to is thinking that I too can earn my way to god status and one day rule my own planet!
Time will tell if Newt will be president, but the Bible is full of men, ie, Abraham, Moses, David and Paul who were also sinners that God called to be leaders of men. If they were good enough for God, then based on what Newt has said about his repentance, he is good enough for me.
Conservatives, especially Catholic conservatives, need to start making clear to the media and anti-social conservatives, that all Christian churches are on the same page in regards to Mormonism.
Catholics need to start seeing that being left out of Christian concerns is insulting, and an attack on their faith, and a way of diluting Christianity as a force in America.
Is Romney’s LDS faith still a factor among evangelical voters?
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I dont know about “evangelicals”
but for this Christian its that open marriage doctrine...
“celetrial marriage” “the first principle” AKA polygamy..
Well, DUH!
YES...it is still a disqualifying issue ranked about 20 below other disqualifiers that have nothing to do with his cult membership.
Putting religious persecution lipstick on this liberal pig isn’t going to turn him into a victim.