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[Ken Howell]

No Religious Test Shall Ever Be Required
Wednesday, October 31, 2007 1:20 PM

Paragraph 3, Article 6 of the U.S. Constitution reads, “. . . all executive and judicial Officers, both of the United States and of the several States, shall be bound by Oath or Affirmation, to support this Constitution; but no religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States.” - emphasis added.

Well, so much for the Constitution. On the campaign trail to the 2008 presidential election, religious bigotry has reared its ugly head. Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is a Mormon. As his poll numbers continue to rise there is a sudden, alarming amazement, a dread resulting in utter confusion and dismay.

It seems that the leaders of evangelical churches view Mormonism with some misgiving - something that their congregations seem to ignore. In many denominations pastors rely on the church as their source of income. They are good, moral people whom, I believe, earnestly minister to their respective flocks. Yet, it is also their livelihood. Mormons do not pay their leaders and, doctrine aside, evangelical leaders have problems with that. Too, the rapid growth and retention rates of the Mormon Church, coupled with its superlative welfare system have only added grief to the evangelical leadership. So, from the evangelical seminaries to the smallest southern pulpit the Mormon doctrine is attacked.

Never mind that one would be hard pressed to find a more humble, clean-living, patriotic, law-abiding and civic-minded group of people than a Mormon congregation. Never mind that the church’s name is The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Never mind that two major articles of their faith are: We believe in God, the Eternal Father, and in His Son, Jesus Christ, and in the Holy Ghost, and We claim the privilege of worshiping Almighty God according to the dictates of our own conscience, and allow all men the same privilege, let them worship how, where, or what they may. Mormons just cannot be Christians!

Richard Land, a leader of the Southern Baptist Convention, says Romney has a lot more explaining to do. ``When he goes around and says Jesus Christ is my Lord and savior, he ticks off at least half the evangelicals. He's picking a fight he's going to lose.'' And Representative Bob Inglis of South Carolina said of Romney, “I told him, you cannot equate Mormonism with Christianity; you cannot say, `I am a Christian just like you,’” Pastor turned candidate Mike Huckabee, while speaking (preaching) to the choir at the Values Summit said, “Faith is also threatened, and let me share with you how. I believe that there are many who will seek our support. But let me say that it’s important that people sing from their hearts, and don’t merely lip-synch the lyrics to our songs. I think it’s important that the language of Zion is a mother tongue, and not a recently acquired second language. It’s important that a person doesn’t have more positions on issues that Elvis had waist sizes.” Oh, that was subtle. It is just pure religious bigotry; “you can only believe what we say you believe.” And it is offensive to the principle of religious freedom. Where do these ideas come from? Well, just ask Noah Crowe, a Southern Baptist pastor from North Carolina. He studied Mormonism at his evangelical college in a course called Cults and False Religions. He claims there's nothing Romney can do to overcome their ideas on Mormonism.

Unfortunately in the evangelical south, such rhetoric has marginalized the most qualified presidential candidate, the one who most shares their value system. Moreover, this consternation is unwarranted.

More than a few members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints have served in our Federal Government. Democrat Senator Harry Reid is the current senate majority leader. Ezra Taft Benson, Republican, served as Secretary of Agriculture in Eisenhower’s administration. J. Reuben Clark, Republican, was appointed U.S. State Department Solicitor. In 1928, he was appointed Undersecretary of State. In 1930, ambassador to Mexico. Most in the Republican party know of Paula Hawkins of Florida, Gordon Smith of Oregon, Ron Packard and Ivy Baker Priest of California, and, of course, Orrin Hatch. Democrats know Stewart Udall of Arizona, Tom Udall of New Mexico, Ralph Harding of Idaho

Indeed, on famousmormons.net Stephen M. Studdert, Special Assistant to President Reagan says, "Ronald Reagan truly admired the Latter-day Saints. His administration included more members of the Church than any other American president, ever. Three of us, David Fischer, Gregory Newell and I, served on his personal White House staff. Richard Wirthlin was his chief strategist. Terrel Bell served as Secretary of Education, Bay Buchanan was Treasurer, Rex Lee was Solicitor General. His White House included Roger Porter, Brent Scowcroft, Richard Beal, Blake Parish, Jon Huntsman, Dodie Borup and Rocky Kuonen, and there were many other Latter-day Saints throughout his Administration.

The list goes on and on. Many more members have served in high and trusted positions throughout the world in business, medicine, law, education, media, sports, and entertainment. Thank goodness. After all, “no religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States.”

[Ken Howell]

The Phenomenal Rise of Mitt Romney

It started on Tuesday, January 09, 2007. Mark Joseph of Fox news told us that Mitt Romney would likely not win the Republican nomination for President because Evangelicals in states like New Hampshire (20% of voters), South Carolina (34% of voters), and Iowa (37% of voters) would not support a Mormon candidate. Then, Steve McMahon (Dem Strategist), speaking with Chris Matthews, claimed the same thing. Not only was Romney a Mormon, he was really a “Massachusetts Liberal”. Few if any in the MSM and on the professional pundit shows gave Mitt Romney a chance. John King of CNN summed it up for us, “A successful Olympics, one term as governor and 3 percent in the national polls does not give you the nomination.”

My, my . . . things have certainly changed in the past nine months. According to USAElectionPolls.com, Romney’s rise in the national polls has been just short of astounding. Consider these key states:

Arizona 10% in January to 18% in October

California 3% in January to 11% in October

Florida 2% in January to 16.5% in October (wow!)

Iowa 8% in January to 24.3% in October

Michigan 9% in January to 39% in September*

Nevada 11.5% in March* to 23.5% in October

New Hampshire 13% in January to 24% in October

Ohio 4% in January to 8% in October

Pennsylvania 1% in January to 8% in October (wow!)

South Carolina 6% in January to 16% in October

And here are some interesting averages:

Southern States from 4% in January to 16.3% in October

Western States from 7.5% in January to 28.2% in October

Red States from 7% in January to 17.8% in October

Blue States from 6.6% in January to 16% in October (wow!)

Consider that Romney is splitting the polls with up to eight other candidates, and he is leading or a close second in those states that the pundits said he had little chance of winning. For Romney, if the next twelve months is anything like the last nine, they will not call him “Mitt the Mormon” anymore. They’ll be calling him Mr. President.

*polls were not available in for January/October

[alex]

I knew Mitt to see him as a teenager, and had immense respect for his father .
The one concern I have is that he either does not understand the FairTax , or has not yet understood what it could do for American business , exports of American products , and the benefit to the taxpayer when manufacturing comes back to this country .

[A Business Man]

We don't need any more politicians. What we need are more businessmen, like Mitt. You do know what kind of businessman he was, I hope. If not, let me enlighten you. First off, have you ever heard of Bain Capital? Probably not, unless you've been the CEO of a business ready to crumble. You see, Bain Capital is a company that saves other companies. Basically, if you are ready to throw in the towel and declare bankruptcy, you call Bain - and by the way, Bain is indisputably the best in the business. So what happens when Bain Capital itself is beginning to fall on hard times? You call Mitt Romney. Well, that's what they did. The very best company-saving company needed saving, and Romney was the man they called in. Now, let's take a look at our country - try to think of it like a business. We've got some serious corporate debt (the deficit), thousands of frivolous employees (government organizations that don't actually do anything), millions of unhappy customers (you and me), and a whole bunch of other problems. If Romney can bail out Bain, he can bail us out too.

[Man from Mars]

This is almost too good to be true. The best person for the job is actually rising in the polls. If you merely watch the news and believe everything they say you'd believe McInsane was a front-runner. Surprisingly Floridians are gonna put that belief into the round file, where it belongs. It really is a good idea to put an intelligent businessman in the White House, especially now with the crumbling dollar. Not saying Romney is perfect - but compared to all the other candidates on both sides he is a Godsend. And the man is smart enough to know that if he isn't an expert on something, he will hire somebody that is. That's important.

[JamiefromCincinnatiOhio]

For those who want change... there is a reason that all of the Republican candidates who have dropped out and McCain is getting all of these endorsements, it's because they all think alike which equals no change. Birds of a feather flock together. There is a reason that Mitt Romney doesnt have the support of the media and Washington, it is because he will bring change and he is a true republican. He is the outcast because he will do what Washington and these other so called Republicans are afraid of and that is make the changes we want. VOTE MITT!!!

[Confidential Voter]

Hello. It is difficult to narrow to one vote for a candidate. All involved in the public speaking throughout 2007 and 2008 will be summonzed over the next four years for "re call". The Presidency is a "team effort". The word of God says, if two or more agree.......well, there is an apostle prayer circle already formated. God uses "willing and obedient servants". All are called, few are "chosen". Even "behind the scenes", God is in "control".

[sradfam]

Hey Mitt i want you to know that i am praying for you and also that i am wishing you all my luck, and also I am LDS also, anyhow i will keep praying for you, and I am so sorry about what MC.cane did he irritates me i don't like hem much, that was out of line of hem for the way he treated you at that debate, but anyhow keep it up,