[Saundra Duffy]

“The ‘Mormon issue’ seems to be more important to the drive-by media than to the grass-roots Republican voters.”

You are right about the drive-by media. They hate Mormons and are using animosity to Mormons exhibited by the so-called Christian right to thumb their noses at all of us. It’s a sick game and unfortunately, IMHO, the religious right has fallen into the trap.

[JRochelle]

You are bigoted against Christians.

Your persecution complex is off the charts.

[Bluebird Singing]

“You are right about the drive-by media. They hate Mormons and are using animosity to Mormons exhibited by the so-called Christian right to thumb their noses at all of us. It’s a sick game and unfortunately, IMHO, the religious right has fallen into the trap.”

I haven’t had time to read this whole thread carefully,and maybe it’s mentioned, but don’t the mainstream media have the highest regard for Harry Reid, the Mormon? They conveniently overlook his religion.

[the808bass]

It’s a sick game and unfortunately, IMHO, the religious right has fallen into the trap.

Methinks you may have fallen in as well, in a bit of a different way.

[Pan_Yans Wife]

So you aren’t a member of the religious right?

You aren’t a Conservative Republican?

What are you doing here, then?

[BlackElk]

Saundra, I am a Roman Catholic and Mitt Romney's Mormonism is to his credit. Each and every Mormon I have known in Young Republicans and College Republicans and Young Americans for Freedom generally has been a pleasure to know. I had not known that you are a Mormon but you know I have the highest respect for you personally on general principles and it is certainly not diminished one bit by your religious faith. I am not acquainted with Mitt Romney but his Mormon faith and the standing of the Romney family within that faith are to his credit as well.

I prefer Fred Thompson as a candidate for a variety of reasons. If Mitt Romney were nominated, however, he would certainly get my vote.

Mitt Romney has to convince "religious right" voters that he is trustworthy on abortion, marriage and homosexuality.

His own marriage speaks very well for him. He and his wife seem as devoted to one another as one might expect of a Mormon couple. There has never been a hint of scandal about his marriage to the best of my knowledge.

On abortion and homosexuality, there is no doubt as to the Mormon opposition to both but Mitt has waffled a bit years ago in debates with Ted the Driver and John the Traitor on abortion. Ronaldus Maximus signed a very permissive abortion bill as California governor and was forgiven for it. Mitt Romney can be forgiven as well but it takes special effort. I don't know enough about Mitt Romney's positions on "gay" "marriage" or "civil unions" to offer an opinion but he should make special efforts to make sure that we know where he stands.

The only recent negative about Romney that I am aware of is Romney's Massachusetts health care plan.

Where is Romney on guns?

Bigotry against Mormons as Mormons is inconsistent with American traditions. It is shameful. It ought to be unacceptable within the GOP and within the US. As a Catholic, I am not indifferent to the serious doctrinal differences between Mormonism and Catholicism but I also shall not allow those differences to blind me to the many great virtues of Mormons and Mormonism.

In any event, it is good to see you posting as ever. May God bless you and yours.