Vote for whomever you wish. I won't criticize you for your vote, and I refuse to accept criticism of MY vote, which will be for conservative Virgil Goode.
There are FReepers who feel compelled to defend mormonism...which is something that Romney refuses to do. He would prefer to avoid the subject entirely.
It appears that some of these defenders of mormonism like to avoid the doctrine and belief and then accuse those who refuse to vote for Romney of supporting Obama. That's a straw man argument, as the comment "I guess this means we are morally obliged to vote for the Muslim." seems to be.
Are there issues in the thread article that you wish to discuss?
I take it that you would prefer that Obama win?
OK, this is a discussion of ISM - I got that. I don’t believe in it, don’t defend it, never have.
However, there is apparently some feeling that this discussion of the ISM, is in truth, an argument against Romney.
Let me ask this plainly - is there concern from the antiMormonISM crowd here that if Romney is elected president that his belief in MormonISM will have some terrible effect on our country (worse than that of a second Obama presidency)? If so, what is that fear, what is the damage that you perceive Romney will visit upon the US? If not, is there some other connection between these discussions and Romney? What is that connection, if it exists?
Now a couple of questions related to your mention of “your” candidate:
Do you believe Virgil Goode is a viable candidate, in the sense that there is a possiblity that he could win?
If not, do you understand the very real fear many of us have of a second Obama term, that far exceeds our very real concerns (doubts) about Romney?
Do you understand how a vote for Goode (or not voting at all) helps Obama get closer to another term?
If you understand and acknowledge these fears, then you will understand the passion with which your choice of candidate is met - not from “Mittbots” as you so charmingly phrased it in a previous encounter, but from those of us who desperately want Obama defeated. This in not a choice of the lesser of two evils, we see it as a choice between evil, and not as good as we would like.
Do you contend that? Do you believe Romney is as evil a choice as Obama, or worse? If so, why? Is it related to his belief in the LDS teachings??