From Deseret News archives:
Can Protestants accept LDS Church?
Religion could be a hurdle if Romney runs for president
A faith guide issued by the influential Christian right group Focus on the Family declares that "God cannot be identified . . . with the Mormon religion's notion of god." And each year, evangelical organizers behind the National Day of Prayer bar Mormons from speaking at their proceedings.
As Gov. Mitt Romney mulls a race for president in 2008, his strategists expect their "family values" candidate who opposes gay marriage, abortion and some forms of embryonic stem cell research to find a natural base of support among religious conservatives. "As Mitt has traveled the country and tested the waters, he's gotten very strong responses, including from religious conservatives," said Michael Murphy, a political consultant who advises Romney.
But an examination of the views of powerful Christian right groups suggests that, even as some of these voters might appreciate Romney's lifelong commitment to his church, the governor's LDS Church faith could become an obstacle for others among this same group, who make up a large and vocal segment of Republican primary voters.
Protestant evangelicals commonly overlook vast theological differences to form political alliances with people of other faiths, particularly conservative Catholics and Jews. But the LDS Church, in particular, faces an activist opposition from a faction of conservative Protestants.
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