Posted on 01/26/2008 10:16:38 AM PST by HokieMom
An executive for one of the nation's leading evangelical groups says in a video voter guide that Mitt Romney has "acknowledged Mormonism is not a Christian faith," although the GOP presidential candidate has said he follows Jesus Christ and his church insists it is Christian.
Tom Minnery, senior vice president of government and public policy at Focus on the Family Action, said in an interview Friday that the comment was his interpretation of Romney's December "Faith in America" speech that was meant to reassure voters about his religion.
Minnery said that he spoke with the campaign after the video was posted this week and they did not contest his view or ask him to retract the statement.
"We've got a good relationship with them," he said.
Kevin Madden, a Romney spokesman, said in an e-mail that "campaign guides by advocacy groups consist of their viewpoints." Madden referred to Romney's faith speech when asked if the former Massachusetts governor considers himself Christian.
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This thread is about Dobson.
Want to discuss whether the Father created the Son in a thread which is directly on point?
I created a new thread for this discussion, so as to not sidetrack this discussion on Dobson.
Okay. Although my responses will be sporadic, because I’m doing some demolition work at my sister’s home.
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