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Romney: No candidate should be rejected because of his faith

He did a great job we are one nation under God and He loves all of us

The real concern some people have is that LDS leaders will make statements which may appear to interfere or conflict with Romney's political positions. Although LDS leaders seldom do that (liquor by the drink, homosexuality and prohibition are exceptions), there is no guarantee it can't change in the future. Romney, as a devout Mormon, would then have to choose between following the prophet or following his version of Karl Rove (i.e., conscience). JFK was able to persuade people that he wouldn't be swayed by papal declarations, mainly because he wasn't that devout a Catholic. Romney can't say that about his religious principles. That being said, I don't think he understands his own religion if he can say he would double the size of Guantanamo. There are more than enough reasons not to vote for him, religion is a minor one.

Hey folks, I told you so yesterday, Mitt hit it out of the park and around the world, there was nothing to worry about.

Not impressed with his speech. Given in a decidedly Mormon General Conference fashion, with the trancing projection to boot! However, all the applause broke the tempo, to the obvious chagrin of Mitt.

He really lost points when he equated the explusion of Brigham Young (and the Mormons) westward with the religious intolerance of earlier American history, since the whole expulsion issue was driven by the sedition and subterfuge against the State and Nation by the early Mormons, which was not the case with the earlier religious intolerance of American history.

It's amazing how every Mormon just has to inject their 'Prosecution complex' into anything and everything every chance they get. Not impressive at all, and totally out of historical context.

Romney still does not represent the values of the general American population and is still about changing values to meet the then prevailing political expediency needed to win office. He's just not credible on this point and that's what the Christian are most concerned about, not whether he's a Mormon or not.

He's just not electable.

amen

Interesting that Mitt mentioned separation of church and state. Israel could use a bit of that, more tolerance, seems that it could help things a lot.

Thank you, Mitt, for your remarks. I like the reference to "we do not insist on a single strain of religion � rather, we welcome our nation's symphony of faith." That is beautiful. So is "Freedom and religion endure together, or perish alone," and "I will take care to separate the affairs of government from any religion, but I will not separate us from 'the God who gave us liberty.'" Well done.

Wow, that was amazing, if only those annoying people would have held their applause to the end.

The speech was so well conceived it just might, might convince me to give up support for Ron Paul and put my full support behind Mitt.

If everyone in America saw this speech, I don't see how they couldn't be inspired and feel comfortable with this man being their president.

As a Giuliani supporter, I thought Romney hit a home run with his speech. Very presidential. I'd gladly support this man for president.

Bravo!

Well done Mr. Romney! I was inspired after listening to your speech. Well done!

Gov. Romney did a wonderful job in expressing his faith in God and Jesus Christ. He definitely explained his position that no religion, including his, should take away or direct the President of the United States' responsibility to its US citizens.

Great talk.

To: Not Impressed

Why would you waste your time listening to the speech? You had your mind made up long before it.

As a Ron Paul Supporter,and a catholic I gained alot of respect for Romney. Im still voting for Ron Paul if given the chance but I would definatley support Romney as our next President.

I love his words, they reminded me of the importance of my religion! Hi!! Happy Christmas! Love You!

Well done Mitt Romney! That was a beautiful and heartfelt speech. It promoted unity and tolerance and his love for America and the citizens. He was very Presidential!!! He should not have to explain the Mormon doctrine because we have missionaries out in the field to do that. They are not hard to spot. Mitt Romney said what needed to be said and it was fantastic. He was emotional at times, and so was I. Mitt would make a fantastic president. Everyone needs to see that speech! Here's to our new President of the United States!!!

Nice speech. I still would not vote for him. He's a liberal.

I thought making this speech was a huge political mistake. After all, religious bigotry is too deeply rooted with most people to allow them to see anything positive about Romney.

However, contrary to the negative comments (and shaky grasp of American history) found here, I've had our 3 DVRs going so I could watch the pundits on three different national news stations analyze the speech, and they all think it was mostly a positive thing for Romney.

I guess I have to agree; I stand corrected.

It was a great speech, and more importantly, a great thing for Americans to be thinking about right now.

Whether or not the speech affects Romney's candidacy (for good or bad), remains to be seen, but what Romney said was spot on and needed to be said. More importantly, it needs to be heard.

We've made great strides in America to overcome gender bias, racial discrimination and even tolerance for sexual orientation.

Hopefully, we can soon do something about all this religious bigotry, and perhaps Mitt gets people thinking about themselves.

As a person from jewish heritage, I am disappointed that a political candidate would make it a point to talk about Jesus Christ as a "vote-for-me" tool.
This should add ammunition to the Church and State separatists - as it should.
We forgot what happened in Nazi Germany, didn't we?

What I find interesting with Mr. Romney and Mormonism: if one is rich, powerful and has influence, they can publicly support positions in opposition to announce Church policy and be named to Church leadership positions. But if you are a regular working stiff and support similar issues, at the discretion of local leadership one can be deemed not worthy of recommends, and denied positions.

There really are two Mormonisms.