Thanks Reaganaut for the long analysis of Mormonism. Very informative.
We don’t have a religious test for who can hold the office of President, but come on. Romney was the equivalent of a Mormon pastor, right? This guy really believes this stuff. It says a lot about his ability to reason and make decisions.
You say that it is easy for Mormons to distort the truth, say one thing but hide the reality of wacko beliefs behind easier to accept words. Hmmmm. Sounds just like Mitt to me.
Romney was a Mormon Bishop (the equivelent of Pastor) and yeah he really believes this stuff. While there is a constitutional prohibition against the government prescribing a test for religion, I do believe that for individual voters worldview mattersI
IMO, Romney’s flip flopping and lying to get what he wants or to make his goal is because of his Mormonism not in spite of it. It is how he was raised and the culture, sadly.
I left Mormonism almost 20 years ago now and I look back and see a completely different person.
Finally, it is easy for Republicans to say Romney’s religion doesn’t matter, but it will matter to many independent/swing voters and it will matter if he get the nomination because the media will bring out the weirdiest LDS teachings, practices and stories. The media WANTS Romney because, frankly, he is the only one on our side who can lose to Zero.