In regards to the Mormon religion and abortion I was relying on Bishop Romney’s statements in this interview. What is your take?
INTERVIEW:
Jan Mickelson: If they don’t think you are a morally consistent Mormon they are not likely to hold their nose…
Governor Mitt Romney: I make it very clear. I do not try and distance myself from my faith, in any way shape or form. I’ve been asked time and again, will you distance yourself the your Church, will you disavow this practice, and the answer is no.
Jan Mickelson: The point is when you try to hermetically seal them, that makes your potential supporters who agree with your ethics, nervous. That’s all I’m trying to say.
Governor Mitt Romney: And so what should I do? I should not have been pro-choice. And so therefore I’m just finished right their. Well you were pro choice so you distanced yourself from your faith so your finished. So what should I say?
Jan Mickelson: No, no, I made a mistake when I…
Governor Mitt Romney: And every Mormon should be pro-life?
Jan Mickelson: If that’s what your Church says.
Governor Mitt Romney: That’s not what my Church says! There are leaders of my Church who are pro-choice. You’re wrong. That’s your problem.
Jan Mickelson: No that’s false logic. Your Church’s official position is pro-life.
Governor Mitt Romney: No, no-no, no no. We can continue that conversation
Jan Mickelson: We only have about 30 seconds. Unless you want to stay longer.
Governor Mitt Romney: I’ve got to run.
Jan Mickelson: No that’s false logic. Your Church’s official position is pro-life.
Governor Mitt Romney: No, no-no, no no.
Well, Mickelson isn't quite right. Leaning "pro-life" is not the same thing as being pro-life...'Cause when you're only into leaning -- vs. standing -- you have no stability or balance. It's easy for somebody to come along and shove you in another direction.
And unfortunately, both Mitt Romney and the Mormon church he represents have been -- and continue to be-- wishy-washy re: the pre-born.
On the one hand, you would expect Mormons to be more staunchly pro-life than any religion around -- on the basis of their theology alone!
They believe pre-existent spirits are up there near Kolob -- awaiting to float down into a body in the womb.
Yet Romney derives some of his wishy-washiness direct from the Mormon church. Therefore when he says Mormon church leadership is "pro-choice," he is correct.
#1 Mormon leaders are "pro-choice" toward the disabled. (Basis of this conclusion: "The fetus has severe defects that will not allow the baby to survive beyond birth." -- Lds "apostle" Dallin H. Oaks, "Weightier Matters," Speech at Brigham Young University, 1999-FEB-09, at: http://library.lds.org/) ... hmm...that's interesting...I didn't know perfect prophesy exists on a regular basis to determine exactly how long people will live!
#2 Mormon leaders are "pro-choice" toward an incest perpetrator's baby: The best way to protect an incestor perpetrator's evil is to cover-up by destroying "evidence" in the womb. And the Mormon church serves as a mighty accomplice for incest perps!
#3 Mormon leaders are "pro-choice" toward pre-born babes who don't even threaten the life of their mom. The 1983 official Mormon handbook says "only exceptions are...in the opinion of competent medical counsel, the life or health of the woman is in jeopardy..." (Source: http://www.religioustolerance.org/lds_abor.htm) The Mormon church goes beyond just covering "life of the mother..." Health of the mother can mean ANYTHING!
#4 Mormon leaders are "pro-choice" toward pre-born babies being overseen by abortionists. It's been for more than the past decade where 90% of the abortions are not done in OB-GYN offices or hospitals; nope...abortion clinics by full-time abortionists. The Mormon "prophet" in '83 didn't foresee this increased development.
#5 Mormon leaders are "pro-choice" toward pre-born babies however often the Mormon god wants to be "pro-choice" toward them! IOW, ANYTIME a Mormon girl or woman gets "spiritual confirmation" via "prayer" that the Mormon god has "OK'd" the dismemberment of a pre-born baby, then off to the abortion clinic they can go!
Governor Mitt Romney: I’ve got to run.
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But he didnt
he kept coming back through the door to abuse the poor guy some more
That transcript is from the video of the radio interview in I think it was Aug 2007 or thereabouts
The camera kept on running all the time and this bit is during a break
He also mentions junk like the mormon jesus coming back to MO
it used to be on YouTube but it cant be found anymore