After eleven months of trying to Not make this election about religion, campaigns like Huckabee's and McCain's keep trying to paint themselves as more "Christian" than the others. Now, Romney has to get out there and say "Hey, Mormons are Christians, too", or people are just gonna stay home on primary/caucus days. Do you think Christianity should be an issue?
2007-12-03 11:15:39 · 25 answers · asked by Paper Mage 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Fish, I don't know which anti-Mormon website you've been visiting, but can you at least go to one that isn't Completely off-the-wall idiotic? Not once in the history of the LDS Church have we ever taught that Christ isn't the Messiah.
And SallyG, I appreciate your answer, but I seriously doubt that all Mormons are going to vote for Romney anyway. Senator Harry Reid certainly won't be, and I don't think Bill Bradley will, either.
2007-12-03 11:43:23 · update #1
Why shouldn't it be an issue? Anything that is important to a person is an issue in an election.
2007-12-03 11:22:21 · answer #1 · answered by Bible warrior 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Romney didn't seem to be all that Mormon or Christian as Governor of Mass. All these guys are playing shamelessly to the base. The only one who seems the least bit sincere seems to be Huckabee. No, I don't think it should be an election issue. There are far more important issues concerning the welfare of this country than which guy is a better church goer. It is ridicules. Have we learned nothing about the kind of leaders you get when the right wing christian base elects our leaders for us. If this country made any sense, presidential candidate would be distancing themselves from the right. Wars, corruption, homelessness on the rise. All because GW was able to convince enough people that he talked to Jesus. If these same people look at what they received for their votes they would recognized that they got the same shaft as everyone else and nothing more.
2007-12-03 11:27:51 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Since America has decided to have a separation of Church and State, then no religious beliefs should come into play. If we as Americans are going to start allowing a man's faith to decide who runs our office, then we should start allowing the 10 Commandments to be posted, students saying prayers before football games and so on. We can't say that on one hand we will bring religion in and then on the other hand so no...Religion has no place with government.
2007-12-03 11:33:38 · answer #3 · answered by ~Niecey~ 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I wish elections were like job interviews. Religion isn't even allowed to legally be brought up. Imagine what it would be like if as voters we weren't even allowed to ask for the religion of a candidate.
How do I feel about him giving "the Mormon Speech"? I don't really care.
2007-12-03 17:26:07 · answer #4 · answered by Feelin Randi? 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I personally think it is a good move on his part. Lots of people have distorted views of the L.D.S church and I think he needs to just address it and get it out of the way. People who do not understand it have a problem with it and people are going to base their vote on it any way so he may as well educate people about it so maybe some people will see that our religion is not as weird as people think and that we are normal people just like everyone else. I think this is a great move for his campaign.
2007-12-03 11:38:15 · answer #5 · answered by Erica M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A persons unwillingness to openly share their faith is a poor trait especially for a political candidate, it implies he has something to hide or is ignorant of his own faith.
I believe the latter is the answer hence he has waited all this time to organize some sort of confession of faith that will show to Mormons he has a good grasp on his beliefs yet try to show himself off as a mainstream Christian.
He probably will not get into specific details as he would only lose votes.
2007-12-03 11:29:14 · answer #6 · answered by Holy Holly 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I do not like politicians that wave the religion card and no matter what Romney was not going to get my vote anyways because I saw the mess he made as Gov. of Massachusetts.
2007-12-03 11:25:23 · answer #7 · answered by genaddt 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's a mistake...
Anything he says will be twisted by sects of Christianity and create a bigger problem for him...Those who believe personal religious beliefs should not be an issue don't need talking to...It is highly hypocritical of any religion to make someone prove their faith as requisite to entering politics...
...and Romney certainly does not speak for all mormons...
2007-12-03 11:25:00 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
It should NOT be an issue in America...but for some reason it is.
A sad day in America when someones religion is a negative factor in a presidential candidate.
Oregon Flower and Fish....you really need to get out more...making FALSE conclusions about Mormons and putting them on a public site is very bigoted.
2007-12-03 11:17:59 · answer #9 · answered by J 1 5 · 3⤊ 2⤋
I think faith of any kind is an issue in this country and most want a leader who has some faith. Not necessarily in christianity tho.
Overall I think people vote on who they feel will best tend to our country and its needs not what church they go to on Sunday,etc.
Do I think it SHOULD be an issue....not at all!
2007-12-03 11:49:18 · answer #10 · answered by ChaosNJoy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, it should be an issue of who is capable of running the country.
Incidently, if all the Mormons get out there and vote, they are going to vote for Romney...which means he's a sure winner!
And if anyone thinks Mormons are not Christians, they need to do their research because they most certainly ARE!!!
2007-12-03 11:20:10 · answer #11 · answered by Sally G 5 · 1⤊ 3⤋