Mitt Romney's Mormon Issue

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I think anyone who votes for a candidate based on their religious beliefs or their party affiliation is un-American. How many good presidents would have not been elected, and how many bad ones who have claimed to be religious have actually put harm on this country? Religion should be considered but not a deciding factor.
Ron Paul is for liberty, freedom, less government intrusion in our lives, and peace. But he doesn't feel it's his place to push a spiritual agenda on anyone else, because it's not Constitutional.
For the life of me, I cannot understand why anyone would vote for Obama or any of the other GOP candidates, unless they have been brainwashed by the media. Here are some solid facts about Ron Paul:
His foreign policy is completely correct, according to the ex-head of the CIA's Bin Laden unit, Michael Scheuer, who is an expert on the middle east and terrorism.
( http://tinyurl.com/6hs2xpt )
He predicted the financial crisis we are now in back in 2002, while everyone else was jumping on the bandwagon and helping create the problem.
( http://tinyurl.com/7hyptw9 )
He doesn't take corrupt lobby money from anyone. ( http://tinyurl.com/75893co )
He has been re-elected to his Congressional post 12 times, so he is highly electable.
He has never voted against his conscience, even under the pressure from his peers and his party. He puts America first.
He would eventually put an end to the federal reserve, who has been taking from American taxpayers for 100 years. ( http://tinyurl.com/5vmkf57 )
He would cut 1 trillion from the budget immediately to help get our 15 trillion dollar debt under control, and balance the budget in his 3rd year.
( http://tinyurl.com/3od8q7m )

Never Fails of CA 12:54PM February 07, 2012

Amen to that Mr. Brown!
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"As man is, God once was; As God is, man may be."

Caydon Robison of CA 10:51PM February 06, 2012

As a Mormon, I have always voted for presidential candidates who were not of my faith. This is because, up until now, no one who was a Mormon had a chance to become a presidential candidate. My personal beliefs are quite different from those of Catholics, Lutherans, Methodists, Southern Baptists, Christian Scientists, and our current president, whom I believe is a Muslim. I have always voted for the person whom I thought would do the best for my country. As a Mormon, I will not automatically vote for Mr. Romney. I will vote for the person I think will do the best for my country – same as in precious elections. At this point, I would vote for a purple polka-dotted camel (if he were born in the US) and if he got the GOP nomination to run against Mr. Obama.
Want to get Mr. Obama re-elected? Just don’t vote! Your vote won’t cancel out the vote for Mr. Obama – and Mr. Obama will win. If you don’t want a Mormon president, you'll get the Muslim one again. Your choice!

Mr. Brown of TX 8:48PM February 06, 2012

Joseph Smith the self proclaimed "prophet" of Mormonism was a charlatan. He claimed to have translated The Book of Abraham from Egyptian papyri. This is part of the LDS holy scriptures known as the Pearl of Great Price. His translation has been proven to be false after hieoglyphics were able to be read because of the the Rosetta Stone.In 1967 these papyri were found and prove that Smith made the whole thing up.
We cannot have a President who either is ignorant of these facts or is choosing to ignore them. Where is his critical thinking?

Sherri Patton of HI 5:52PM February 06, 2012

Of course it's his issue. Which is why the Evangelicals endorsed Santorem - a Catholic !
It's not just that he's a Mormon, it's that he's an elder in the church. As if John F Kennedy had been a Bishop.
And, of course, Mormonism is a complete hoax, created by a con-man, that was the 19th century equivalent of L Ron Hubbard. The Book of Mormon was plagiarized by Joseph Smith from various sources.
http://www.amazon.com/Who-Really-Wrote-Book-Mormon/dp/0758605277

Kurt Anderson of UT 4:59PM February 06, 2012

Many think Mormonism was an issue in South Carolina. The question I ask, is this a Type I Error or Type II Error?
Maybe the South Carolinians were bamboosled by Newt. Romney's attention was on Obama until he lost in SC. I think the negative campaign reminding people Newt left congress in disgrace was key to winning Florida. Newt's true skin was shown as a slimy, adulterous, panderer who would say anything for the nomination. Go figure.

Kenneth Anderson of OH 12:27PM February 06, 2012

There is more proof for what Prophet Joseph Smith taught than in any other religion. Joseph Smith explained many mysteries that other teachers were not able to explain in the King Follett Discourse. Based on Joseph Smith's teachings, Lorenzo Snow, the fifth president of the Mormon church, wrote that: "As man is, God once was; As God is, man may be." This is what we call exaltation. Look into this truth yourself.

Caydon Robison of CA 10:14AM February 06, 2012