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This Thread is asking if you as an LDS Member will vote for him because he is LDS. Please note that there is another Thread in the Politics & Activism Board about Mitt where everyone can reply with regards to his Political views.Mitt Romney & The Mormon Church - Page 5
I cannot stand people with double intentions. He states he does not know much about Mormonism yet he asks a typical question that most Anti-Mormons ask? 
Give me a break. His Church (Huckabee) believes all sort of things that a lot of people would consider ridiculous, what was his point really? I do not buy for a second he was genuinely interested in knowing the answer.
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I think it's fascinating that Huckabee is not getting the same scrutiny about religion that Romney is, considering he's actually an ordained Southern Baptist minister. Doesn't anyone wonder if *his* religion will affect his ability to preside over the United States? Talk about the media being biased and manipulative!
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More he says he does not wish to talk about his religion, I find that more often he does it. Anyways, he commented how he "wept" when he heard in 1978 that Blacks would be able to hold the Priesthood.
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| WASHINGTON - Mitt Romney on Sunday said he pulled off to the side of the road and wept when he heard in 1978 that the elders at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints had decided to let blacks participate in Church rites. "I can remember when I heard about the change being made. I was driving home from - I think it was law school, but I was driving home - going through the Fresh Pond rotary in Cambridge, Massachusetts. I heard it on the radio and I pulled over and literally wept," the Republican presidential candidate said. Romney said the matter still makes him emotional today. The former Massachusetts governor said that the Mormon church's decision to change its doctrine had no impact on his own views of race relations - he had long been brought up to believe that all people were created equal in God's eyes. "It's very deep and fundamental in my life and my most core beliefs that all people are children of God. My faith has always told me that. My faith has also always told me that in the eyes of God, every individual was merited the fullest degree of happiness in the hereafter and I had no question that African Americans and blacks generally would have every right and every benefit in the hereafter that anyone else had and that God is no respecter of persons... |
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| tortdog "A person's religion is relevant. If a person espoused beliefs that put him at odds with the values of society, I would not want him in office. Let's say Romney belonged to a religion that taught that robbing from your neighbor is fine as long as they do not belong to your church?" |
Yet the nation voted in Clinton who IS the most vile and hypocritical person to EVER be sworn in as president with his womanizing ways and turning the oval office into the 'oral' office and then having the audacity to try and argue the definition of 'is'. Yet he wanted the WORLD to know that he went to church, made sure the cameras were on him as he did so. And yet, because the LDS religion holds different ideals of what Christianity is, they are now focusing on that rather then his record and his platform.
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| FarSeer Talk about the media being biased and manipulative! |
The main stream media is going to throw an unfavorable light on ALL republican nominations. They are backing the liberal democrats. UGH!
And MOST presidents have come from the south, being one form of baptise or another. It's the typical 'old boys club' so of course Huckabee is NOT going to EVER have to answer or defend his religion or beliefs.
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| bountifulsno Most presidents of the United States are left with the legacy of the prior president to deal with. Unfortunately people that run for president who have high ideals and are elected sadly find that their good intentions are buried by the pressures of the special interest groups that control the politics of Washington D.C. If they do not compromise at a minimum, they find that they cannot accomplish any of the necessary changes that they wish to make for the good of its citizens. I would vote for Mitt Romney but not just because he is LDS but because he could demonstrate his capablity of dealing with the Washington politics to get things that matter done. Past presidents that have not been willing or capable of some compromise to get things done to better the U.S. have only gotten one term and others have been assasinated. We must keep in mind that the president is only one part of the overall U.S. governmental system that has been manipulated to its present state over the history of this great and God given nation. I had a step father that served for many years in the U.S. State department. His comment to me a few years before his death was that it makes no difference who you vote for, the power behind the presidency remains the same relative to our economy, wars, poverty, ecology, energy etc. It is the wealthy groups in the world that indirectly control the Federal Reserve System. Unfortuntely today the majority of those wealthy groups are not composed of U.S. citizens and are only interested in one thing....growing their wealth. The biggest issue for the U.S. is globalization and unless the tide on this is stemmed it won't make any difference on any other issue because the U.S. will become a nation without a livelyhood to afford the products we enjoy but no longer capable of producing ourselves. Globalization is a good idea but not to the extent that it has been implemented in the U.S. |
I agree whole heartedly with you on that point! It is SOO true!
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| dbackers A: When I ran for the first time, I said I was personally pro-life but that I would protect a woman's right to choose as the law existed. Two years ago, as a result of the debate we had, the conclusion I reached was that cloning and creating new embryos was wrong, and that we should, therefore, allow our state to become a pro-life state. I believe states should have the right to make this decision, and that's a position I indicated in an op-ed in the Boston Globe 2 years ago. This is not an unreasonable stance. One can be against the law of abortion but support the enforcing of the laws on the books. It would also be better if individual states rather then the judiciary branch made the decision on abortion. QUOTE "On a personal basis, I don't favor abortion," he said. "However, as governor of the commonwealth, I will protect a woman's right to choose under the laws of the country and the commonwealth. That's the same position I've had for many years." As a member of the church and as a Governor it is Mitt Romney's responsibility to obey, honor, and sustain the law regardless of his opposition to it. Under the laws of the United States the Executive responsibility is to enforce the law while the Legislative branch makes the laws. Actions as Pro Life as governor Vetoed emergency contraception for rape victims Vetoed stem cell research bill Though the executive cannot make laws there are safeguards for them to Veto laws that they disagree with Actions that support the non interference of the federal government in state matters Said he would leave the matter of Medicaid funding for abortion to individual states. Romney wants to to move the decision for choosing abortions from the federal bench to the respective states. I believe this is the best way to fight out the abortion issue Actions as Pro-choice Endorsed legalization of RU-486, the abortion-inducing drug. I believe that Romney stance on abortion is well thought out. There are some things that I disagree with but I would support him as president if it was against the current democrats running. |
You hit it right on the head there. That is precisely how one in politics are SUPPOSE to be.
I like Fred Thompson. I like his laid out plan to stop and deal with illegal immigration and those already here. I like his proposals for health care and dealing with foreign policy. I like his stand on many, MANY things. Unfortunately he hasn't been as assertive as other nominees.
The republican nominees that are in the running, sure don't have nearly the detailed or outlined proposals that Mr. Thompson has put forth. Which to me makes it seems like they are just like Hilary, they are only running for power and for ego.
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I have to wonder where Mitt get's his information from? What are your thoughts on this one?
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| Romney's statement on prophets may contradict LDS doctrine In a lengthy interview with one of Boston's most prominent journalists, Mitt Romney was asked the following: "Should God speak to you and ask you to do something that might be in conflict with your duties as president or should he speak to your Prophet who would speak to you - how would you make that decision, how would you handle that?" To which Romney responded: "I don't recall God speaking to me. I don't know that he has spoken to anyone since Moses and the bush or perhaps some others." But this answer appears to contradict one of the foundations of the LDS church. Ref. https://www.abc4.com/news/local/story.aspx?...0b-ed018d03bf31 |
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Mitt Romney is a politician, making politically correct public statements like a politician. What was he supposed to say to that question? "I'll do whatever God asks me to do!" "I'll do whatever my prophet asks me to do, especially when he says God says so...." ? He'd be a laughingstock in the political arena, and people would be dropping away from him in droves.
Romney can't answer that question - or lots of other personal questions - according to LDS doctrine without endangering his campaign. And it's very obvious that he really, really wants to be president.
No matter what his religion, he has to play the political game and be careful about what he says. Romney is just another political candidate. He just happens to also be LDS.
How can I vote for someone who will sacrifice his own religious integrity - in public - for the candidacy? On the other hand, how can I vote for any other candidate who has none to sacrifice? It's a very tough choice this time.
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There is a difference between answering a question and adding things not asked. For instance he did not have to say:
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| To which Romney responded: "I don't recall God speaking to me. I don't know that he has spoken to anyone since Moses and the bush or perhaps some others." |
Of course that is a lie and will be used to hurt him. He did not even need to say that. He just needed to stick with something like... I serve citizens of the US and the Constitution, not the dictates of the Prophet or the Church and that is it. He is just giving away info, false info at that. When you are at this level you have to be 'smarter' than that.
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