“The tenets of Mormonism are not a threat to America or to Western Civilization, AFAIK, unlike mohammedism. And it seems like those who follow Mormonism are upstanding members of society.”
Actually Mormonism is a threat because it is false Christianity and Mitt will use the influence of his office to evangelize (a “Mormon” nation is scary)....its “nice” appearance makes it and insidious evil. Chocolate covered poison. Mormons don’t really believe in freedom of religion anymore than Islamists do. Persons holding different beliefs from Mormons are severely oppressed where Mormons are in the majority.
While I believe you when you say that Mormonism is a false Christianity, I do not feel threatened by it because I don’t think that they will be attempting to convert by the sword.
Perhaps I am just naive, as the only Mormons I have ever knowingly dealt with are the ones who have knocked on my door. I have always found them to be courteous when I politely tell them the same thing I recall hearing my mother tell the Mormon young men who came to our door, i.e., that I already have my own religion.
I was raised by parents who taught me tolerance, and I tried to instill the same in my own children.