It seems ironic that there was initially so much press and discussion about the religious background of Mitt Romney, yet it is Huckabee who seems to be bringing his religion to the forefront of his campaign. Of course, I don't think that Romney was ever a Mormon Bishop, while Huckabee made his living as a Southern Baptist preacher. What do you think? Issues aside, which one can concentrate on being President without bringing his religion into the office where it doesn't belong?
2007-12-30 17:14:07 · 7 answers · asked by wasamoto 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Elections
It's true that no one's made Mike Huckabee's religion more of an issue that Huckabee himself has. It's also true that Mitt Romney is the only one of the two that has promised to not let his religion interfere with his governing. He has his record as Governor of Massachusetts to prove it.
But Romney was actually a Bishop of the LDS Church. Unlike Catholic Bishops, though, Mormon Bishops are only over one congregation, aren't paid for their services, and are released after a few years in office.
2007-12-30 18:23:36 · answer #1 · answered by Paper Mage 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The race has nothing to do with religion. In the quest for power, the candidates and their handlers use bigotry as a weapon against their opponents. Its an effective tool, because there are plenty of bigots. Just look at some of these answers.
2008-01-01 13:37:15 · answer #2 · answered by Matt 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Stop. Neither can keep religion out of the job. They are religious fanatics. Romney was a Bishop and is a High Priest in the Mormon Church. Call Utah and ask the damn Mormon Church for yourself. And stop the lies you are telling. In the Middle East they don't want religious fanatics to take over the government, so why would we allow it on our turf, as these two men are religious fanatics with a trueness. Romney pledges that his church is TRUE every first Sunday of the month. Facts are facts.
2007-12-30 17:27:56 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 3⤋
i can't speak for huckabee, but i know that romney is unlikely to bring religion into the office.
how do i know that? i' a mormon, and this is against our policy.
2008-01-01 13:17:16 · answer #4 · answered by rmarshan 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
In this perverted world, you'd better hope that our leaders are God-fearing Prayer dependent persons of moral virtue and fortitude.We seem to want God out of everything, when this country was founded of principles of religious freedom. 100 percent of the first settlers were protestant Christians and those Judeao-Christian beliefs are what our government and freedoms are about. We are in a moral declension for two basic reasons:
(1) After WW2, "Mom" felt good about leaving home and going into the factory working elbow to elbow with someone else's hubby. With mom out of the home the moral stability of families suffered because mom was no longer available to teach or display moral values to the children. That's why the baby boomers became so rebellious.
(2) Prayer was taken out of the schools and the US has been downhill ever since. Look at our schools now... armed camps. morally decadent , teacher/student affairs, much poorer education.violent, dangerous.. because we don't want God there anymore. The best thing we can do is get new leaders with enough of God in their lives to stop this trend and get America back to God, again.
2007-12-30 17:33:11 · answer #5 · answered by papaw 7 · 2⤊ 4⤋
They're both too religous for my tastes. At least with Romney we know he'll flip-flop to get votes, so I guess religion will be less of a factor for him.
2007-12-30 17:31:52 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
yes i do
2007-12-30 17:19:35 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋