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Second, I am not an expert on Romney’s career and a lot of political deals are done behind closed doors, but I do know how Mormonism works, what the oaths are to put the LDS church first, how seriously they are taken by temple Mormons like Romney and read statements by other LDS leaders who admit there is pressure put on them by the LDS church. If you don’t know much about Mormonism then you don’t have any idea how much control they exert over their members.

I hope you'll excuse me if I don't just take this at face value. I can't, because it is contradicted in the political context by objective facts.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is a lefty Democrat (I assume there is no disagreement on that) who also happens to be a Mormon, with a 2010 American Conservative Union score of 8.0%. Senator Orrin Hatch, also a Mormon, had an ACU score of 100%, as did Senator Crapo, also a Mormon.

How is it possible that we see such tremendous variance, including direct opposition on many key issues, between elected Mormon, if they're just all doing what their church tells them to do?

I don't doub that they listen to their church on matters of faith (as do most poeple), but any insinuation that their political stands are directed by the Mormon Church is just buried by objective evidence to the contrary.

I don't doub that they listen to their church on matters of faith (as do most poeple), but any insinuation that their political stands are directed by the Mormon Church is just buried by objective evidence to the contrary.

There's absolutely NO comparison -- power-wise -- to what 1 or 2 senators or Congressmen can accomplish...vs. THE leader of the free world.

(did I really need to point out something so Captain Obvious?)

How is it possible that we see such tremendous variance, including direct opposition on many key issues, between elected Mormon, if they’re just all doing what their church tells them to do?

I don’t doub that they listen to their church on matters of faith (as do most poeple), but any insinuation that their political stands are directed by the Mormon Church is just buried by objective evidence to the contrary.

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See post #620 for just 2 examples.

Mormons are not nearly as conservative as most people think.