“Will Romney’s religion make him unelectable?”
The three to five percent who will not vote Mormon under any circumstance are right at the edge of breaking Romney as a candidate. But even if he overcomes this, be wary what you wish for. Every tit and tittle of Mormon theology will come under scrutiny (as it has here). I don’t think the results will be as bad as at Nauvoo, but it will be 8 years of mud and distraction.
~”Every tit and tittle of Mormon theology will come under scrutiny (as it has here).”~
Yes, I have considered that possibility, as you will see if you continue reading through the thread.
I am growing into the idea that the nation’s need for Romney’s leadership abilities and conservative values (if he holds them - a debatable theory) outweigh the LDS’s Church’s need to escape scrutiny.
I’m not worried about honest scrutiny of the LDS Church; it’s withstood it all, and will continue to do so. I am a little daunted by the idea of having to refute the same falsehoods time and time again for the next ten years. Such a necessity would inevitably alter the mindset of the LDS membership - ten years under ecclesiastical siege would have very interesting consequences, for better or worse.