What do you think of Mitt Romney's Answer for the bible on Youtube Debate?

Question

When he was asked "do you believe in every part of this book?" what did you think of his flustered answer?

Answer 1

he is mormon....they dont believe Gods word....they believe mens words

go to latterdaysaints.com and see what the founders of thie cult beleived

they were racist and false prophets

Answer 2

I haven't seen it, what is the link? Why is the bible being brought up in a debate anyway? Isn't that against the constitution or something?

It bugs me that people are more into what he believes on anything else about him. This isn't about religion!!! It's about who's best for the job. For the record, I'd vote for him. Not just because he's LDS, although that would be a factor, but because of what he stands for.

*EDIT**

I finally found the link, and watched it. I think he answered to the best of his ability. The asker asked if they believed the book. He didn't ask what parts, what was wrong, or anything like that, he asked if they believed it. Romney answered that he did believe it. That's good enough for me.

Answer 3

I always thought that church and state were supposed to be separate, so I don't even know why that would be part of the debate.

Yet, to answer your question and it is a good one...Mitt Romney was flustered because within the Mormon church they do read the Holy Bible, but they also take Scripture from their own Book of Mormon, the Pearl of Great Price, and Doctrines and Covenants.

The Mormons believe in the 19th century Book of Mormon by Joseph Smith and Romney failed to clarify this most important point. The Book of Mormon is not accepted by most other Christian faiths, because Mormons believe the Joseph Smith's book to be the true word of God.

Mitt Romney answers, ""I believe the Bible is the Word of God." So then the question should have been, which bible? The one the viewer asked in his question, or the bible of Joseph Smith?

Answer 4

It doesn't matter in politics. Period.

But, since people want to mix religion and politics, this goes back to LDS Articles of Faith #8:
"We believe the Bible to be the word of God as far as it is translated correctly"

I'm a latter-day saint (aka Mormon), so I'd hope this is what Romney would've said in a non-secular environment:

You can pry my King James Bible from my cold, dead hands.
I believe in the word of God and do not question it. In fact, I read from 1 Corinthians this morning. What I do question is:

-Who has had the authority to edit the Bible? The Catholic Church once allowed people to pre-pay for sins, massacre non-believers, and overthrow governments. Is it not possible that someone might've also abused their powers as a scribe?
-Who can prove that the Bible was never edited to fit a particular doctrine? Even Martin Luther removed 3 books from the accepted OT of the time and wanted to remove Hebrews, James, Jude, and Revelation because they didn't fit his definition of faith.
-The marked-up manuscript facsimiles that I've seen on tours of holy sites... where entire paragraphs are stricken out, rewritten in another handwriting, then the edits are stricken out and rewritten.

The phrase "translated correctly" refers to the process from where the will and word of God are transcribed with His intent. Is it not possible to think that even one politically motivated scribe could have made one unauthorized change, minor or major, in a lineage of over 2600 years? Is it not possible that this happened more than once?

"Chain of custody" is a phrase used with DNA evidence, but it applies here as well. I think a vast majority of God's will still comes through in the Bible, but I've read too much to believe that every Dark Age scribe was infallible.

Answer 5

I think he wasn't prepared for people to question his feelings about that book.

He said he believed it, and was questioned about that.... "every word..?"

Yes, he's Mormon- and as such, there are parts of the Bible we feel isn't exactly inspired (Song of Solomon... what spiritual value does that really have??).

I'm sure he realized that if he went much further than what he said, people would be all sorts of up tight about it.


BTW- kymeth- I just read your answer- please notice, the young man who asked about the candidates' beliefs regarding "this book" was holding a King James version of the Bible.
Fact- Mormons use that exact version of the Bible in their services.
Fact- The Bible tells that there will be another record that God will join with the Bible and He will make them one in His hand (Ezekiel 37:16, 19). Is your reference to "Joseph Smith's Bible" a reference to the Book of Mormon?... uh, they're two different books.
Fact- Any issue you can bring up that discounts the Mormon faith and support with a passage from the Bible, I can find another passage it the Bible that supports Mormonism's side.

Answer 6

Because most of the Republican base is not open minded enough to listen to someone with a religious viewpoint other than mainstream Christian.

The more important question is, why are we placing such an emphasis on this when we have real issues to worry about?

Answer 7

Why isn't the religion of the Dem candidates being attacked and evaluated? Even among the Republicans, nobody questions Giulianin about it, and he is supposedly Catholic and divorced several times. I would rather see someone with enough integrity to live their religion in office than someone who believes little, upholds nothing, and denies what little they claim as religion.

Answer 8

Why is the bible being discussed in a political debate?


EDIT: Inanimate girl....what on earth is hypocritical about an American running for President of the US? I'd love to hear your explanation on that one. And what does his being mormon have to do with foreign policy?

Answer 9

He knew that it was a very sensitive area to discuss, and he wanted to fumble around to find the most appealing answer to the audience. That's what it's all about: pleasing the widest audience possible.

I liked Guliani's answer the best. He doesn't sound like a complete dumbass like the rest of them.

[edit]: inanimate girl, why does his religious views make him a hypocrite? Are you saying that you have to be strictly evangelical Protestant to become the president of the U.S.? What's even sadder is that people like you vote.

Answer 10

Juiliani had the best answer I think-those that said they believed the book literally showed themselves to be morons on a public forum.

Answer 11

~~~ AG ,,, A textbook example of Political Slime as there has ever been and a perpetuation of christian hypocrisy. What showed his True Colors as a Human Being was his Dodge in condoning The Torture Techniques of his Fellow Man. It renders his Ideals of Christianity, whether LDS or not, moot and without merit. ~ Namaste`