[StormPrepper]

While I do not know a whole lot about Mormonism, it seems apparent to me that many Mormons still refer to former bishops as "bishop", even though they have been "released" or "retired" from their active Mormon office, (as affirmed in various online Mormon discussions here, and here, and here, and here, etc.), and they often tend to put extra weight on what a bishop - active or retired - might say about something. Am I wrong about that?

You've mixed a couple things up. A released Bishop has no authority as a Bishop. Whether someone refers to a released Bishop by that title, for what ever reason, might be out of respect or even habit, has no bearing on that persons authority.

A released Bishop has no station. He might be called into the nursery next.

An LDS Bishop probably puts in 20 to 30 hours a week besides doing a regular job and taking care of their own families. It's a huge and important calling and worthy of respect. They will serve in that calling around 5 years and then released to whatever the Lord wants them to do next. Usually it's something light, like the nursery. They seriously deserve a rest.

It would be inappropriate for me to refer to Mitt Romney as Bishop Romney, because he's not a Bishop and he doesn't carry anything with him after he was release. He has the same status as every other man in his ward. Make sense?

[Heart-Rest]

Are you saying you don't think a former bishop like Romney has any more influence whatsoever when advising other Mormons who to vote for or not vote for, than, say, any other Mormon who was never a bishop in their lifetime?

I would not believe that.   As another poster pointed out in a recent thread, I believe that one of the factors for Cruz's victory in Idaho was the high number of Mormons there.   (This link says that "Idaho has the third most Mormons of any U.S. state (after Utah and California), and the second-highest percentage of Mormons after Utah.")

Idaho went to Cruz after Romney made his Trump-bashing speech, and you may think there is no connection between all the Mormons there, Romney's speech, and the results there in Idaho, but I believe there is a connection between them.

Now, regarding Mormon Glenn Beck, I was trying to find out if he was a bishop, or had some other elevated status within the Mormon church (either active or retired/released), which might cause some Mormons to hold his exhortations relating to voting choices in higher regard.

[Tennessee Nana]

He might be called into the nursery next.
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Who ??? Willard in the nursery ???

LOL

Never hes mormon royalty...

Does monsoon take a turn changing diapers ??? Did Hinckley ???

[Elsie]

Usually it's something light, like the nursery. They seriously deserve a rest.

I take it that you've never worked the nursery!

[Elsie]

He has the same status as every other man in his ward.