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Anonymous
| Not will he, but can he? Is it totally impossible, given the mormonism = a cult view plus Romneycare? |
Anonymous
Romneycare may do him in. Also, he just says things, like that he understand the plight of the unemployed because he is unemployed too  or when he calls companies "people".
As for religion, I don't know if there are Conservative Christians who would have a problem with that or not. |
Anonymous
| The Mormonism=cult is why I, as a Republican, 100% cannot get behind him. I would rather see Rahm Emanuel run for president. |
Anonymous
Because you think others won't vote for him or because you think he is a cult member? |
Anonymous
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I vote Republican but would have a VERY hard time voting for a mormon. 1, I think it is a ridiculous religion (almost to the point of being a cult) and have a hard time taking a member too seriously. 2, I don't want to boost the LDS church that much via having a mormon president.
I have other problems with his past (flip, flop, etc.), but at least he is a bright guy, clean personal history, strong leadership and financial background, so if not for the mormon thing I'd probably be a big supporter. Perry is a bit too conservative for me, and I don't think he is the best and the brightest. Our presidents should be special. He is not. Obama is not. Bush was not. Romney is the closest we have to someone who is or could be. |
Anonymous
Both. I personally find Mormonism to be the 2nd most unbelievable religion (obviously Scientology is THE most unbelievable "religion") and it bothers me that he has family ties to polygamy in Mexico. I mean, come on, Jesus was not in North America; how could you believe that?!?! Needless to say, I am easily troubled by religion in the political arena. I trust lapsed Catholics, like myself, most, and I find the Mormon faith to be disturbing. I think there are a lot of middle of the road Republicans like myself that don't believe Romney is the gap narrower he purports himself to be. I believe that perhaps his agenda is too scattered and he doesn't have the strength of character he needs considering his policies like "Romneycare." He is mildly attractive and looks like an all-American politician, which is why I think he will win the nomination. |
Anonymous
| I'm PP 21:16 and what I mean by my 2nd paragraph is he has both incredibly liberal and conservative policies but he isn't in that "just right of the center" place I would like to see a candidate. |
Anonymous
Well, companies are made up of people. If the companies perform well, their employees have a much better chance of keeping their jobs and/or getting a raise. |
Anonymous
| Wow. He didn't convert to Mormonism. He was raised a Mormon. He follows Jesus. That should be more than enough for you people on that front. |
Anonymous
Strip clubs are made up of people, but I would not say "strip clubs are people". |
Anonymous
so? he should renounce that cult. he does not follow Jesus. whatever Joe Smith was looking for down that well, it certainly was not Jesus. |
Anonymous
And yet Mary seems to pop up just about everywhere according to Catholics. |
Anonymous
I get your point but also agree with the concept that companies are people. If a company closes just one factory, "people" lose jobs and their lives are turned upside down. |
Anonymous
Yes but businesses do not operate solely in the interest of those people. They operate to make profit, and sometimes they screw people over, whether it is their employees, their customers, or the rest of the population. That is why they have to be "regulated". And that is the point of Romney's comment. We don't regulate businesses to harm people. We regulate them to protect people. Sometimes we do it badly, but companies=good and regulation = evil is not right. |
Anonymous
| I think most people prefer Mormonism to the black liberation church of Jeremiah Wright. |