Posted on 06/06/2006 10:11:12 PM PDT by Panerai
One of the conditions for Utah to become a state was that they renounce this belief, which they did.
That makes no sense. Roe keeps it from going to the states.
Why does everyone bring up his faith so much? I'm not a fan of Mormonism, but Romney as good as Massachusetts is going to get.
"One of the conditions for Utah to become a state was that they renounce this belief, which they did."
And I beleive them too.
Romney is a joke and I'll be glad when he crash and burn along with fellow RINOs McCain and Guiliani.
I for one will not be voting for a guy who believes in a bastardization of my Christian religion by tacking on the modifer "Latter Day Saints" and coming up with a crack Moses wannabe story . "We believe in Jesus Christ...oh yeah, and some white guy who experienced a seizure and claims to have reveled in a Moses deja vu moment." I'm all for religious tolerance, but Mormonism hits a bit too close to home for me to be anything but disgusted that more individuals don't realize how insulting its doctrines are to true Christian beliefs.
What more should they have done?
No questions about my underwear, please.
"Why does everyone bring up his faith so much? I'm not a fan of Mormonism, but Romney as good as Massachusetts is going to get"
Cause if they get us to focus and accept that he's a mormon than we'll hopefully ignore what an idiot he is.
As governor he had nothing he could do about Roe V. Wade. If Mass voted, they would vote for abortion.
The public schools are, as Ann so wonderfully put it, the liberals hope for reproduction.
The devil is in the details.
I don't see why he should be expected to discuss his religious at all. It's nobody's business. If someone wants to vote against him because he's Mormon, they can, but I don't understand what the big fuss is here. Look at his stances on the issues, for goodness sakes.
And what about this:
"...he believes the question of whether to outlaw abortion should be left up to individual states. It was a nuanced view that allows him to maintain his anti-abortion views while leaving intact Roe v. Wade, the 1973 Supreme Court ruling allowing abortion."
No! The whole point of Roe v. Wade is to take that power away from the states. Is there something I'm missing here or is he really that misinformed?
You've made your point that you don't like him, but said practically nothing of why.
"What more should they have done?"
I don't believe they have given it up. Certainly some have but not everyone. And I don't class those remaining as the holdout psycho exceptions.
This was central to their faith so why did they give it up?
No you're not.
Sir you have no knowledge of the Mormon faith.
"I don't see why he should be expected to discuss his religious at all. It's nobody's business. If someone wants to vote against him because he's Mormon, they can, but I don't understand what the big fuss is here. Look at his stances on the issues, for goodness sakes. "
Thats just like Kerry saying he's a christian but doesn't let that affect his decisions.
A persons religion effects their decisions. That makes it our business as voters. Its part of who they are and why the do what they do. If they aren't basing the decisions on their background, education, teachings, etc then what do they base the decisions on? Who gives the most money to spend the night in the Lincoln bedroom?
I understand that if a non-Mormon girl was to marry a Mormon, her family would not be allowed to watch the ceremony in the temple in SLC.....they would be excluded.....but that's just what someone told me so I don't know if it's true in this day and age....
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