Comments on: Romney’s Religion Speech – A Solid “A” to Read and a “B-” to Watch

By: No Pundit Intended - Presidential Survivor: Wannabedaprezi - Week 10

No Pundit Intended - Presidential Survivor: Wannabedaprezi - Week 10 — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 22:57:13 +0000

[...] Romney – Speaking of faith, Mitt had to describe his or risk being looked upon as a demon. It seems to have worked, but was it [...]

By: No Pundit Intended - Presidential Survivor: Wannabedaprezi - Week 10

No Pundit Intended - Presidential Survivor: Wannabedaprezi - Week 10 — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 22:57:13 +0000

[...] Romney – Speaking of faith, Mitt had to describe his or risk being looked upon as a demon. It seems to have worked, but was it [...]

By: Aquila

Aquila — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 15:49:43 +0000

Jimmie, I'm not talking about Christian (protestant) doctrine, but all non-liberal protestant Christians. Christians as a group have never said, "we are the way". Christians have always said, "Jesus is the way".

This is one of the distinguishing characteristics of all pseudo Christian Groups, such as Mormons, Jehovah's Witness, etc. whose message always seems to be "We are the way".

By: Jimmie

Jimmie — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 21:19:06 +0000

That's a good observation, Aquila. I'd add that not even the various Christian religions can agree on major doctrinal points. Christianity is far from monolithic.

By: Aquila

Aquila — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 20:42:22 +0000

What the mainstream media fail to realize is that Christians are antagonistic toward Mormons because Mormonism is fundamentally antagonistic toward Christianity.

Mormon doctrine teaches that the LDS church is the " true Church of Jesus Christ today". By saying this, they are marginalizing traditional Christianity. If they are the true Church then you cannot be, unless of course you join them and are baptized into the LDS church.

Moreover, there will be posters who will say, but the Christian Churches say the same thing. You Christians are just as bigoted as the Mormons. Traditional Christianity does not say this, it says "Jesus is the only way".

There is a world of difference between these two perspectives and between Christianity and Mormonism.

By: PoliGazette » Romney’s Major Speech: Conclusion

PoliGazette » Romney’s Major Speech: Conclusion — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 17:17:13 +0000

[...] Jimmie at the Sundries Shack: “That really is my one big quibble about the speech. It felt as if you could have put it in the hands of pretty much any Republican candidate or a couple or three of the Democrats’ and it would have been equally appropriate. Romney said at the beginning of the speech that it would ‘offer perspectives on how my own faith would inform my Presidency, if I were elected’ but it didn’t. It was inspired, but not individual. It delivered pretty much the same thoughts about religion in America that have been said since Alexis de Tocqueville and it didn’t do so in a way that anyone’s really going to remember. It could have been an important moment in the Presidential race, but Romney seemed to just let it fall flat. The speech will certainly help him, but not nearly as much as it could have.” [...]

By: Martin

Martin — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 15:46:42 +0000

Romney states that he wrote the speech, and I think it was outstanding. It felt like I was watching George Washington speak to the country.

By: David RUpert

David RUpert — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 14:32:12 +0000

I for one, don't care for the particulars of the Mormon faith. But I do appreciate Romneys emphasis on living his faith AND talking about it. He isnt afraid. He clearly seems to have a grip on this. Other candidates pretend — and in the end, we want someone real, someone genuine, and someone passionate about what they beleive.

Best line "Even if dooms my candidacy, so be it"

For an excellent evangelical's perspective on this, go to:

http://redletterbelievers.blogspot.com/2007/12/ro…