Obama didn’t go after Mitt’s Mormonism (it is a cult by any Christian definition), because it would have invited attacks on Obama’s Muslim faith; and given a choice, almost everyone would prefer a Mormon to a Muslim.
Romney has never tried to impose anything associated with Mormonism on anyone. The same cannot be said of Obama and his Muslim faith.
Sure he has...The Lds church came out with two General Authority statement positions on abortion
-- one after Roe vs. Wade (1973)...
...and a slightly revised 1983 statement.
Marion G. Romney -- a cousin to Mitt's dad -- was part of the Lds 'First Presidency' that devised the 1973 statement ... along with Harold B. Lee, then Lds "prophet" -- and N. Eldon Tanner.
One of the "exceptions" for sanctioning abortions per the 1973 statement was: ...except...the life or good health of the mother is seriously endangered...
Note, tho that pregnancy isn't a disease and aside from ectopic pregnancies - which lead to both Mom & child dying - doctors aren't "prophets" who can predict the outcomes of pregnancies re: health effects upon “Mom”.
In 1983, the LDS updated statement on abortion changed a few things, but still said: ”The only exceptions are the rare cases where, in the opinion of competent medical counsel, the life or HEALTH of the woman is in jeopardy or the pregnancy resulted from incest or rape."
Romney adopted these same exceptions in his policies (CBS News, Aug. 27, 2012)...and is willing to impose them upon the pre-born...
"My position has been clear throughout this campaign," Romney said. "I'm in favor of abortion being legal in the case of rape and incest, and the HEALTH and life of the mother."
Source: Romney: My views on abortion rights are clear
#1, If "health" and "life" meant the same thing, it would have been redundant for Romney to mention both...he knows they are distinct, and hence mentioned both...Also, #2 abortions for reasons of incest only serves to cover up the crimes of the perpetrator...and these kind of policies only aid & abet such incest perpetrators...
“Obama didn’t go after Mitt’s Mormonism (it is a cult by any Christian definition), because it would have invited attacks on Obama’s Muslim faith; and given a choice, almost everyone would prefer a Mormon to a Muslim.”
That would primarily affect the rightwing. Leftists and Center wouldn’t care, because for a long time, and to a lot of people, the attacks on Obama were sketchy at best. I would say the left wants more support from the Mormons as a voting bloc, why use Harry Reid? To convince them that it’s not about Romney’s Mormonism, they’re utilizing, with of course Harry Reid’s cooperation, a variation on Guilt by Association” because a Mormon is accusing another Mormon, it can’t possibly be about Romney’s religion, or because a fellow Mormon is attacking Romney, it implies that one is more righteous than the other. Does that make any sense? My angle, and I admit I am just a spectator here, is more on the lines of trying to draw Mormon support away from Romney.
Aside from imposing Mormon church abortion exceptions upon the pre-born (previous post), Romney attempted to have Mormonism imposed upon his deceased father-in-law via a 1993 Salt Lake City religious baptism-for-the-dead ritual...
...see: Confirmed: Romney family had Ann Romney's atheist father posthumously baptized into the Mormon...
But WHY?
What has a MUSLIM ever done to them?