[Clara Lou]

This type of comment doesn’t help Santorum.
There was a time when America questioned the advisability of electing a Catholic to the presidency. While I dislike Mitt the candidate, I can’t see that his religion itself is an issue. Now, would he use his presidency as a bully pulpit for Mormonism (as Kennedy did not)?

[Elsie]

While I dislike Mitt the candidate, I can’t see that his religion itself is an issue.

From this statement, can I assume that you feel a person's religion should not - would not - or could not influence the way they live their life?

[svcw]

Now, would he use his presidency as a bully pulpit for Mormonism YES

[Colofornian]

This type of comment doesn’t help Santorum. There was a time when America questioned the advisability of electing a Catholic to the presidency. While I dislike Mitt the candidate, I can’t see that his religion itself is an issue. Now, would he use his presidency as a bully pulpit for Mormonism (as Kennedy did not)?

Let's say your new nextdoor neighbor was running for a local office...oh, let's say...dog catcher.

Let's say as a good neighborly gesture, you gave him a Bible.

Let's say a month later he gave that Bible back to you...with all the margins filled with edits...and much, much, much additional content added to it. You ask him what it is...and he tells you that he's a new "prophet" and that his edits & additions have been copied & are going to the printer...

And that he'll have millions of copies of the revised Bible...plus three other "books" as new "revelations."

You start leafing thru his additions.

You see one part where it reads, "Joe Smith - History" in what he calls "The pearl of great price" revelation. It announces that all members of your Christian sect -- and all other Christian sects -- are "corrupt" and that all your creeds are putrid...an 'abomination.'

You read elsewhere in his notes where he deems you & every other Christian worldwide to be an "apostate" -- a spiritual infidel.

Of course, there's many other objectionable "revelations" in there...multiple gods...multiple wives...etc.

Tell me, something Clara Lou...would this inspire you to vote for your neighbor as "dog catcher?"

Joseph Smith revised & edited the Bible (the "JST version")
Smith wrote the Pearl of Great Price
In Smith's Doctrine & Covenants, he wrote about multiple gods & multiple wives -- and those doctrines are still "on the books."

Now Romney is not that "prophet"; but he's given MILLIONS to circulate the above world-wide.

And this vote isn't over whether or not somebody can catch dogs; it's over who will be the leader of the free world.

Do we want somebody leading foreign policy who deems all worldwide Christians as "apostates?"

When they are oppressed and persecuted, will Romney think that's not worth intervening in any way -- given that Mormons think they are "apostates?"

[reaganaut]

Now, would he use his presidency as a bully pulpit for Mormonism (as Kennedy did not)?

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ABSOLUTELY!!!