Posted on 06/06/2011 10:36:45 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Religion aside, at one of the 1st debates in 2008, Romney boasted about his 40+ years of pro-abortion and his pride that his own mother ran on a pro-abortion platform in 1970
so when Romney claims he just wanted to defend the law...
remind him that abortion was ILLEGAL in 1970...
I will not ever vote for a murderous joke like Romney
The most precious thing I own as an American citizen is my vote
I dont hand it over to criminal minds who want to kill innocent babies, etc...
When was the “Religion Qualification” added to the Constitution?
And where is it? I cannot find it.
Bigots show up in all guises.
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Dont they though ???
I hope you have never posted anything about Obamas religion...
Someone will be checking your posting history and looking for it
Can you say HYPOCRITE ???
Absolutely.
I don’t care if whoever runs against el Zee-rho worships a pile of talking poo, I’ll vote for him.
At least the Romney HAS a religion he regularly practices.
Some people are far more than telling....
Anyone who votes for a candidate who supports abortion is not a conservative. Nor will they value anything else in life which might be of concern..... If they can’t protect the life of an innocent child in the womb what would make anyone even imagine they care about anything in thier life otherwise?
There is a reason why the Founders put into the Constitution (Article 6) : "but no religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or public trust under the United States".
However, there is nothing in the Constitution which says that a person can't use religion to determine their vote. You make it sound it must be unconstitutional for a person to base a vote on such a standard.
Personally, I think that it would be foolish to disregard religion entirely. If a person has strong convictions about a belief structure, I'd like to know. It often gives insights into that person and his or her thought processes.
While many would not say that Mormonism should disqualify a candidate, just about all voters have a point beyond which it would be concluded that the belief system is just too weird and they could not vote for someone who holds to it. If not Mormonism, then maybe Islam or Scientology or Paganism or Druidism or atheism... I would hesitate to attack someone just because they have a different point of tolerance than I do.
There are many reasons why mitt the twit should not be voted for and is a POS but his religion is not one of them. Those who would discount a true conservative candidate on the basis of their religion (even islam) don’t think much of the Constitution, religious freedom, or electing the best conservative choice. If you would exclude Romney by virtue of religious belief what about a Catholic or a Jew? Romney is no conservative and is not a good choice for that reason but maybe those who would discount any candidate based on religious belief should move for a coalition with the muzzies since they also make religious belief a primary focus of their political activities. At least they would agree with the concept if not your religious beliefs.
You do realize that I didn’t write this article, don’t you?
Yep, there was a reason all right. At that time some of the states had religious tests for office. They did not want that at the federal level, so they added a provision restricting GOVERNMENT. Said provision is not binding on the citizenry whatsoever. Americans have the right to base their votes upon any grounds whatsoever. Religious conviction has to be among the most common grounds for voting throughout our history. Show me a man whose religious beliefs (or lack thereof) don’t inform his voting at some level and I will show you a person who isn’t all that serious about his faith.
I would never ever vote for Rommney because of his liberal record. However, if he had a long consistent conservative record, I would be in a real quandry. My first loyalty is to Christ and the gospel of His grace. I don’t want to cast a vote that betrays my most deeply held convictions. I will not do anything that might contribute to the further norming of what I believe, and what my church teaches, is a false gospel that damns souls to hell. There can be no doubt that Mormonism would get a real shot in the arm if he were elected. I would have to pray and think hard about voting to support that.
I have Mormon friends, even a few Mormon relatives. I am not anti-Mormon. I am, however, anti-false gospel. I don’t want to contribute to anything that extends the Mormon reach and influence. This life is but a vapor. The eternal destiny of men’s souls is infinitely more important than any earthly considerations.
Why is it that Mitt can practice his religion freely (and legitimately!), but Christians who, as a matter of conscience, cannot support him are bigots if they practice theirs?
I would agree to that statement. Romney's held beliefs would fall into the "weird", and I would add bizarre to say the least. They closely mirror New Agers and Scientology hocus pocus as well... Which would lead one to conclude his ability to make rightful judgments concerning our national best interest isn't in a favorable place. When one believes they are "chosen" to restore the earth for an invasion from the outer planetary system, well one would even more than question where their head is at if they cannot discern none-sense as clear as that.
The problem comes from those who do not look into what a candidates religious beliefs are really about...and just accept that as different is not enough...for everyones religious beliefs, as well as those who have none, affects how they make judgement calls.
Obama's distancing himself from Wright did not change how he determines the route he is taking this country in, rather it clearly shows his indoctrination under Wright plays out in Obama's decision making.
He reminds me of the Mancherian Candidate, programmed to the hilt. Somewhere along his indoctrination he sacrificed his ability for independant critical thinking. He looks and sounds like those pre-programmed, which is very different than those who are simply being scripted in their presentations.
if you are looking for a bigot or a hypocrite, maybe you should check your mirror. There just might be one hiding there
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Is this what you wanted one of us to say to you ???
It seems you were are the only one who has been “looking for a bigot”
as for me I just stumbled over a hypocrite
No looking was involved
Read posts 2,3, and 4, and you have my commments already posted, so we needn’t use up additional bandwidth.
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Take a breather, your ignorance of the Constitution is showing.
What an individual does or does not do based on their religious convictions does not make one a bigot. Nor does it usurp the legal qualifications.
It’s called freedom and Utah exercised that to the tune of a 90% vote for Romney in the 2008 Utah primary.
So getting your knickers in a knot over some evangelicals doing the very thing mormons did in 2008 is hypocritical.
Or is it that too difficult of a concept for the mormons to comprehend?
I would add "gay agenda loving". His religion doesn't matter to me. His blatant hypocrisy does. Mormons do not support "gay marriage", or abortion on demand. Romney did.
I agree that a religious test shouldn’t be used by the government as a qualification. However, private citizens can certainly examine everything about a candidate, including their religious beliefs, to get a better understanding of the candidate’s values, allegiances, etc.
How would you feel if a scientologist ran for president? I certainly wouldn’t want them disqualified to run, but I would definately question the ability of the candidate to make critical decisions if they could believe something so phony.
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