I’ve tried to avoid the Mormon issue, not because I agree with Mormon theology, but because I’ve known several good Mormon conservatives who just aren’t into dominionism. I would never support any politician who is, Mormon, Baptist, Presbyterian, or Catholic, and most certainly I would never vote for a Muslim, because Islam is dominionism. I guess you could call me a religious bigot, because I reject any religious candidate who would destroy our Constitution, just like I reject liberals. Now, as for Romney, he is two-faced, someone who sees himself as a progressive Republican and intellectual, and we would have nothing from him but a constant effort to appease the left. It’s his character, education and experience, and I don’t think it has anything to do with Mormonism. Romney care should be sufficient enough reason for Republicans to reject Romney, and if it isn’t, God help us.
Huh?
A person's most deeply held beliefs would NOT affect his OTHER characteristics?
What good are they then??
Please read posts 3, 4, 5.
What most people don't get is they tend to judge Mormonism by the average Mormon they know. If you'd been around in 1840s Nauvoo, IL -- judging Mormonism by the average Mormon you knew back then...that, too, would have been a mistake...because shortly before Joseph Smith died, he moved into emphasizing multiple gods and becoming a god yourself. That was a change.
If you would have known Mormons in the 1830s...saying, "Gee I knew Mormon XYZ and he didn't think of himself as a god..." that's where you make the mistake of judging a dominion-based religion -- or at least potentially so depending on what Lds "prophet" is at the helm...with your average Mormon.
Sorry...as Damon Linker says in this article: Your average ward Mormons tend to be quite deferential to your political and religious authorities. Some Lds "prophets" on other hand, have a track record for dominionism.
And when it comes to POTUS, that's where it matters. Because he could be the "prophet's" puppet.