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Tony Perkins says enthusiasm growing for Romney, predicts record turnout
The Washington Post's On Faith ^ | September 12, 2012 | Adelle M. Banks

Posted on 09/12/2012 9:52:05 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

Family Research Council President Tony Perkins said Wednesday (Sept. 12) that conservative Christians are growing more enthusiastic about GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney, and predicted they would show up at the polls in record numbers in November.

“When it comes to the values of family, values of faith, values of freedom, Mitt Romney is a clear choice, I think, for value voters across this country,” Perkins said at a National Press Club luncheon two days before his organization kicks off its annual Values Voter Summit in Washington.

Perkins, a Southern Baptist, said evangelical Christians have “significant theological differences” with Romney, a Mormon, but he said the GOP nominee, if elected, would not be asked to head a national church.

“We don’t want a national church. We want religious freedom,” he said. “I think someone who has been a part of a persecuted religion is going to be even more sensitive to the issue of religious freedom.”(continued)

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


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Front Page News; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: evangelicals; mormons; obama; romney
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1 posted on 09/12/2012 9:52:11 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
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My enthusiasm for Romney went way WAY up today.


2 posted on 09/12/2012 9:53:00 PM PDT by dfwgator (I'm voting for Ryan and that other guy.)
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I agree with him.


3 posted on 09/12/2012 9:53:47 PM PDT by OneVike (I'm just a Christian waiting to go home)
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Yes...

Whats this suppose to mean ???

“he said. “I think someone who has been a part of a persecuted religion is going to be even more sensitive to the issue of religious freedom.”(


4 posted on 09/12/2012 9:55:55 PM PDT by Tennessee Nana
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I distrust Romney because of his stances that he took as governor of Massachusetts on things like, health care, homosexual marriage and gun control. I also know that Mormonism is a cult disguising itself as being Christian.

However, 4 more years of Obama will destroy what's left of America's economy and it's freedoms. So, since there are only two possible people who will be President for the next 4 years, I will support and vote for Mitt Romney.

5 posted on 09/12/2012 10:01:10 PM PDT by ScubieNuc (When there is no justice in the laws, justice is left to the outlaws.)
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The chuckleheads in the media have slammed the swift reaction to the crisis of our future president, but Romney showed guts. That’s worth more than gold among the anti-obama faithful. Obama must lose. He will lose.


6 posted on 09/12/2012 10:06:42 PM PDT by Viennacon
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Turnout will save us, I believe, but other than that I thought Tony Perkins was dead (and I won’t post the expected pic from ‘Psycho’, sorry)?!


7 posted on 09/12/2012 10:08:50 PM PDT by Revolting cat! (Bad things are wrong!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

If anyone is working on a national religion it’s Obama.


8 posted on 09/12/2012 10:12:11 PM PDT by Slyfox
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Along with his friends in the Middle East, Michigan, Illinois and elswhere.


9 posted on 09/12/2012 10:13:33 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (You cannot invade the mainland United States. There would be a rifle behind every blade of grass.)
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To: ScubieNuc

Recently sent $20 I didn’t have because it is that important. Think I’ll volunteer for some phone work again, too.


10 posted on 09/12/2012 10:15:21 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (You cannot invade the mainland United States. There would be a rifle behind every blade of grass.)
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My enthusiasm for Romney remains unchanged, even as my disgust for the POS in the WH continues to increase.
11 posted on 09/12/2012 10:22:35 PM PDT by Michael.SF. (Romney was right about the Olympics, but neither the Brits or the Dems will admit it.)
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If anyone is working on a national religion it’s Obama.

And it's not Christianity....it's Islam.

12 posted on 09/12/2012 10:27:46 PM PDT by CAluvdubya (ABO)
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my comment is that if all the good ol boys and all the hunters and gunowners and the Baptists and the home schoolers and the beer drinkers and the Nascar fans and the unemployed and the fed up and the patriotic and the military etc etc etc would just GET OUT AND VOTE we'd have a lot fewer problems in this country.

but you know, we'll get the lazy who won't bother, we'll get the self righteous who won't vote because Romney isn't perfect, and we'll get the "conservative" voters who'll throw their vote away on an absurb third party candidate...

13 posted on 09/12/2012 10:31:21 PM PDT by cherry
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that’s the spirit....we can do this....YES WE CAN!...heard that somewhere...:)


14 posted on 09/12/2012 10:34:33 PM PDT by cherry
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To: dfwgator

Yeah, Obama’s got that Carter vibe going full blast right now.

1979 all over again.


15 posted on 09/12/2012 10:37:02 PM PDT by WOSG (REPEAL AND REPLACE OBAMA. He stole AmericaÂ’s promise!)
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I think everyone’s did...


16 posted on 09/12/2012 10:38:47 PM PDT by wardaddy (this is a perfect window for Netanyahu to bomb Iran..I hereby give my go ahead..thanks Muzzie idiots)
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To: CAluvdubya
And it's not Christianity....it's Islam.

It might be Obamaism. Maybe he is playing up to Islam to win them over to his religion.


17 posted on 09/12/2012 10:39:07 PM PDT by Slyfox
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To: Tennessee Nana

The Catholic Church is being persecuted by Obama’s HHS, as they implement Obamacare rules that are forcing contraception including morning after pills in healthcare plans.

Romney gets that. He mentioned that in his convention speech. Millions of catholics are on to this. Obama is attacking religious liberty. As Biden would put it, its a BFD.


18 posted on 09/12/2012 10:46:34 PM PDT by WOSG (REPEAL AND REPLACE OBAMA. He stole AmericaÂ’s promise!)
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To: Slyfox

Whatever it is, I want no part of it, that’s for sure!


19 posted on 09/12/2012 10:54:28 PM PDT by CAluvdubya (ABO)
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To: Slyfox

Shouldn’t there be a 666 on that forehead? :)


20 posted on 09/12/2012 10:55:51 PM PDT by MrDem (Founder: Democrats for Cheney/Palin 2012)
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