and how do you think America will respond to his intro to LDS?
More questions?
Acceptance?
2007-12-03 13:39:18 · 17 answers · asked by ? 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Please don't watch. I've seen him try. Its actually a bit embarrassing when he gets basic doctrine wrong (or maybe he's just trying to placate the religious right).
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"Reads plates out of a hat?" Please explain.
2007-12-03 13:43:28 · answer #1 · answered by Mickey P 4 · 2⤊ 2⤋
He wont explain what he believes. What he will do is explain how his faith affects his life and how it wont affect his presidency. That is really all he has to explain.
It is pretty sad that the guy that is actually committed to his family and his faith is the only one being forced to prove his religion and his value system, while most of the other candidates just pay lipservice to both and get a free pass.
Nobody that actually looks at his past voting record and supports could with a straight face actually claim the mormons or salt lake is controlling him.
Why isnt anyone forcing Harry Reid to do this about his mormon belief, oh I know why, he is a far left liberal. Religion only matters if you are a republican. After all, democrats can campaign in black churches and noone says a word about that.
bete
We are now responsible for our ancestors??????? I hope all your ancestors were perfect then.
2007-12-03 13:46:19 · answer #2 · answered by cadisneygirl 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Personally, I think it's horrible that he has to do this. It shouldn't matter what religion he is. Is anyone asking for anyone else to do this? I think it's a horrible double-standard, and totally unreasonable to force him to have to.
Do I think it will be acceptance? No. I don't think it will matter what he says, there will be people who take what he says and twist it to mean something other then what it was meant to be. That's just the way it always works. Even if it was another religion, it would be the same thing. It is politics after all.
2007-12-03 14:41:59 · answer #3 · answered by odd duck 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sad, but the truth is the fanatical right have forced him to address an issue that should be personal....
"I can tell you I'm not going to be talking so much about my faith as I am talking about the religious heritage of our country and the role in which it played in the founding of the nation and the role which I think religion should generally play today in our society," Romney said in an interview with WBZ-AM.
He added: "I will also talk about how my own values and my own faith will inform my thinking if I were lucky enough to become president of the United States."
2007-12-03 13:51:22 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
You know. I love in a county founded by Mormons. They are nice people, excellent work horses. (they have a remarkable abillity to do repetitive tasks and the like)
But My county has the highest crime rate in the world for its main city. The percentage is the highest. And I have been told the numbers are pretty bad to.
Also my Pa works for the county.... They do so much stupi* cra* that I want to move. (and I cant wait to move) The Mormons have been involved heavely in the County government since they founded it..
They are great at some things. But If my county is the model..... HE** NO.
I hate to make generalizations.... but highest crime rate in the nation.... speaks for itself.
I dont think america will respond well at all.
2007-12-03 13:46:49 · answer #5 · answered by Viking Raider 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Yes I will and it depends on how he presents it.
If he explains it using the weirdest terminology ever and makes it sound like a cult, that's what people will think about it. If he does his best to make the american people see it the way he does, then he will probably be successful. My experience is that most people don't know a whole lot about Mormons, and the only reference they have are antis. And that's the way it is usually.
2007-12-03 13:52:32 · answer #6 · answered by Princess Ninja 7 · 4⤊ 1⤋
I think he will try and do what the leadership of his church has been trying to do... make LDS more palatable and acceptable to main-stream Christianity. It should be an interesting political race if he is chosen as a presidential candidate.
2007-12-03 13:44:19 · answer #7 · answered by Blessed 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋
I would like him to comment on his faith, not the FAITH. He may have been a Stake President, but I don't think he's very good as a Gospel Doctrine instructor.
2007-12-03 15:23:05 · answer #8 · answered by Isolde 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mormons have strange beliefs? LOL what a joke! People who believe in an imaginary ghost is wild in its self. Especially when those same people who believe in this nonsense never ever follow the teachings what so ever or even come close.
2007-12-03 13:44:30 · answer #9 · answered by Guapo Pelonsito 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Well, to me, it's a pretty farfetched idea. I have no beef with Mormons whatsoever, as they're normally the most easygoing, peaceful people I've met, but it's impossible for me to buy the idea of a religion created by a guy who read plates out of a hat. As a result, it's harder for me to vote for someone who actually believes that.
2007-12-03 13:41:58 · answer #10 · answered by Danagasta 6 · 2⤊ 3⤋
I'm not sure how America will respond. Mormons have some strange beliefs, so it may hurt him more than help.
2007-12-03 13:42:20 · answer #11 · answered by the pink baker 6 · 2⤊ 2⤋