Mitt Romney's conservative roots lie in Mormon faith

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Published: Sunday, Sept. 23 2012 8:30 a.m. MDT

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney and wife Ann arrive at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Bedford, Mass., Sunday, Sept. 9, 2012.

Charles Dharapak, ASSOCIATED PRESS

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Our take: Presidential nominee Mitt Romney's recent remarks about personal responsibility can be perceived as a reflection of his background in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, with its emphasis on self-reliance over government aid.

When the bottom fell out of the real estate market, Jason and Liz Anderson reached out to the institution they trusted most: the Mormon Church.

Meeting with their bishop in Rancho Cucamonga, they laid out the problem: Although Jason was working two jobs, he was barely earning enough to make ends meet.

The bishop "was really open and loving," Liz recalled. But it was tough love. "We're not going to pay bills. We can't pay your mortgage," she recalled him as saying. He offered food assistance and a blessing.

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pacificblue55

SANDY, UT

The big turn off on Bishop Romney was when he got on stage and uttered "let's take his failed policies and shove it down his throat" comment about Obama. No matter how much you disagree with a POTUS you just don't express such More..

10:20 a.m. Sept. 23, 2012
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Hutterite

American Fork, UT

People can, and certainly do, lawyer the bible to mean whatever they want. Whenever I read it, however, I don't get a sense that jesus was someone you could characterise as a modern conservative.

8:56 a.m. Sept. 23, 2012
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Furry1993

Ogden, UT

Which "Mitt"? There re so many of them that it's hard to know about whom any comment is made.

9:27 a.m. Sept. 23, 2012
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