Comments on: Romney To Give "Religion Speech"

Mormon Candidate Will Address His Faith As His Lead In Iowa Falls To Huckabee

[mojo884]

PLEASE, whoever is running these comments sections, include more appropriate language after someone hits the PUBLISH button. Say something like; "Your comments will be posted shortly. You may not post for 10 minutes".

The language about posting being disabled is causing numerous unnecessary multiple postings, myself included. Make it clear that hitting the PUBLISH button once is all that''s needed................

[mvslkv]

Samt66, what about you?

[mvslkv]

Fibonacci,

What is a smart thing to believe?

[mariethomson]

Any Christians out there who read their Bible? It says judge not that thou be not judged yet in your bigotry you are proclaiming that Mitt Romney, a man who proclaimed Jesus Christ as his personal savior on TV even, is not a Christian by their definition. I believe the Bible both Mormons and other so-called Christians prescribe to says that only one, Jesus Christ himself is qualified to say who is a Christian and who is not. How dare you take that distinction upon yourselves??? Is that not blasphemy to act in the place of God? There will be a HIGHER COURT for Bible Belt Bigot and Huckster Huckabee and those who follow him in taking judgement unto themselves. Ultimately Romney will have to "let God Judge between thee and me" and I''m betting on Romney to win. One can hardly imagine a better example to the nation. We don''t want an average Joe as stated in the other blogs and Romney is way above average in every way.

[jcr103]

It''s a mistake for Mormons to expect the christian right to embrace them as the christian right have consistently illustrated a remarkable degree of intolerance and ignorance. Romney''s predicament stems from the Republican party''s two decade long pandering to the fringe while generally neglecting true conservative principles. Now, he finds himself unable to gain acceptance from a segment of the populace that should have been left behind by mainstream Republican voters years ago.

[denn034]

"Aren''''t we being a little immature?"
Posted by bookaholic

This reminds me of an incident in a seminary class about comparative religions at LDS Business College in Utah. It was mentioned in that class that practitioners of a certain eastern religion bowed to trees and apologized to them before cutting them down as a result of their belief in animism (i.e., all is spirit with life) and we all laughed. The instructor chided us by saying that if we weren''t mature enough to study such without laughing, then, we were in the wrong class and to leave. That instructor is right and I feel the need to apologize if I in anyway contributed to such in any of my postings on the cbsnews.com site to any and all concerned.

[jb3212]

I must''ve missed the announcement... when was the speech explaining his religious beliefs given by Huckabee going to be? Oh that''s right, he doesn''t have to because he''s not Mormon. This whole argument reinforces to me that as a society we''re really not very nice to each other. There are many posts here that are so completely untrue, but unfortunately, the posters don''t care if they''re right or not, they only care about being judgemental and negative to one religions. It looks to me like many need to remember exactly what the term, "Christian values" means.

[bookaholic]

Religion is good if it prompts you to be a better citizen and a better person. As Mormons, we are encouraged to love one another.

Six guys from church came and cut up and hauled off a huge pickup load of branches and windfall in my yard a couple of weeks ago. This week I''m making four frozen entrees to put in the freezer of a lady in my ward who is having cancer surgery on Dec. 12th.

What is wrong with helping one another? This is the type of behavior that being LDS produces. Where is the tolerance that America was once so famous for?

I have no idea why anyone would be interested in whether Clinton wore boxers or briefs, whether Romney wears garments. Aren''t we being a little immature? Isn''t that type of concern more properly addressed by drunk young adults on some dippy music show?

We are choosing someone to steer the country economically and keep us safe. If being religious makes him a better, more responsible citizen, why object? Let''s pretend we''re grown ups and select a good man to lead the nation. If we''re gonna be stupid, why not pick a less important venue? Our future is at stake here, people.

[bookaholic]

If believing that Jesus Christ is the Son of the living God, the Savior of all mankind, is a threatening to you, then maybe you shouldn''t vote for Romney. That statement describes what Mormons believe. Pulling out weird esoteric statements of good people who were in Mormon leadership positions, and expecting the LDS members to defend them is wrong.

Mormon beliefs are in SCRIPTURE--Old Testament, New Testament, Book of Mormon, and Doctrine and Covenants (instruction on how to run the Church in the latter days). The Book of Mormon is a record of two of the lost tribes of Israel, the lost sheep spoken about in John 10:16.

I believe that Hillary (or less likely a desperate conservative candidate) is pulling out weird anti-Mormon blather to turn people away from Romney.

Don''t let yourself be manipulated by Dems and loons. The Bible says that by their fruits ye shall know them. Romney has lived a moral life, still married to his high school sweetheart, is a good, decent man.

Romney is not standing for election as preacher of the USA but as president. We are lucky that someone of his caliber wants to work for us. He''s the only one that has worked and succeeded in the private sector. The other candidates are just members of a vaunted debate club. We need someone with an analytical mind that can achieve real good, not just talk. Don''t let yourself be fooled our of supporting the best guy...Romney!

[larri3]

Because the LDS church is growing, it is a threat to some ministers. The result is a flood of propaganda against Mormonism, mostly inaccurate and based on obscure quotes by church leaders taken out of context. If you want to know what Mormons really believe, visit lds.org or mormon.org. Don''t allow somebody who fears Mormonism to define it for you. Go straight to the source. And for those of you who wonder whether Mormons are Christians, I cite their 13 articles of faith, which include this: "We believe in God the Eternal Father and in his son Jesus Christ ...." You can look up the complete 13 articles of the Mormons'' faith on lds.org. They have gone by them since they were written by their prophet, Joseph Smith, more than 160 years ago.

[larri3]

Because the LDS church is growing, it is a threat to some ministers. The result is a flood of propaganda against Mormonism, mostly inaccurate and based on obscure quotes by church leaders taken out of context. If you want to know what Mormons really believe, visit lds.org or mormon.org. Don''t allow somebody who fears Mormonism to define it for you. Go straight to the source. And for those of you who wonder whether Mormons are Christians, I cite their 13 articles of faith, which include this: "We believe in God the Eternal Father and in his son Jesus Christ ...." You can look up the complete 13 articles of the Mormons'' faith on lds.org. They have gone by them since they were written by their prophet, Joseph Smith, more than 160 years ago.

[larri3]

Because the LDS church is growing, it is a threat to some ministers. The result is a flood of propaganda against Mormonism, mostly inaccurate and based on obscure quotes by church leaders taken out of context. If you want to know what Mormons really believe, visit lds.org or mormon.org. Don''t allow somebody who fears Mormonism to define it for you. Go straight to the source. And for those of you who wonder whether Mormons are Christians, I cite their 13 articles of faith, which include this: "We believe in God the Eternal Father and in his son Jesus Christ ...." You can look up the complete 13 articles of the Mormons'' faith on lds.org. They have gone by them since they were written by their prophet, Joseph Smith, more than 160 years ago.

[larri3]

Because the LDS church is growing, it is a threat to some ministers. The result is a flood of propaganda against Mormonism, mostly inaccurate and based on obscure quotes by church leaders taken out of context. If you want to know what Mormons really believe, visit lds.org or mormon.org. Don''t allow somebody who fears Mormonism to define it for you. Go straight to the source. And for those of you who wonder whether Mormons are Christians, I cite their 13 articles of faith, which include this: "We believe in God the Eternal Father and in his son Jesus Christ ...." You can look up the complete 13 articles of the Mormons'' faith on lds.org. They have gone by them since they were written by their prophet, Joseph Smith, more than 160 years ago.

[larri3]

Because the LDS church is growing, it is a threat to some ministers. The result is a flood of propaganda against Mormonism, mostly inaccurate and based on obscure quotes by church leaders taken out of context. If you want to know what Mormons really believe, visit lds.org or mormon.org. Don''t allow somebody who fears Mormonism to define it for you. Go straight to the source.

[kansas1946]

...who the f cares. Everyone spends all of this time worrying about stuff that don''t mean diddly. Why don''t we start worrying about policy issues that might affect some American''s lives.

[felkner-2009]

Another "assumed" trait is that when something is called a cult, in this case mormonism, it must be something akin to stupidity. I find that to be VERY contrary when that comes to mormonism.

Mormons are very smart. They have an accreditted university to do their brainwashing. My local cable company even has a byu network that spews mormonism 24/7. They are experts in talking circles. They can fend off "hostile" apologists with scripture(from the Holy Bible), yet can only validate their philosophies and faith with the book of mormon.

Yeah, mormonism, is a polished evil, but evil nonetheless.

[mrmazerati]

I have no problem with either a religious or non-religious President. It''s these idiot idealists I can''t stand. Even most of the ministers I know (my mother is one) are practical people. Have faith in heaven or not, but let common sense be your guide on earth.

[liberty4all2]

jmcgilvray:

In a way that''s true. Joseph Smith''s impact was Muhammed-like to faithful mormons. I think you may be taking him too literally. In the end it was the sword (gun). Smith died a martyr for his beliefs.

[cyberdjs4]

It''s a shame that all of these idiots claim some sort of Christian faith.
Is it a requirement that our politicians be Christian?

Christians tend to be narrow-minded and judgmental. In addition, they think their faith gives them some sort of universal entitlement.

Just once, I''d like to see an Agnostic believer run for office. Someone who is neutral to all faiths and beliefs. America is not a Christian theocracy.

This country''s founding fathers wrote into the Constitution that there is to be separation between Church and State. They knew a theocracy makes for bad government.

The last time I checked, the Constitution is still the law of the land; not the Bible.
This country would be in sad shape if it were.

[fibonacci_]

I am just concerned that he is brainwashed like almost all mormons. They make their own people believe truly stupid things. They make their own people stupid. Magic underwear man doesnt have a chance...just watch.