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Romney's speech on faith earns high marks from Utah Latter-day Saints

I want to hear about obamas religion, I understand
rommneys and don't have a problem with it.
thanks

While Huckabee proclaims he is the "Christian candidate" -- aren't they all Christian candidates?

Of course it got high marks from LDS people! That was without question. However, I think he did a good enough job to get some high marks from Non-LDS folks. I don't know if he changed anyone's mind, or if he'll even get past Iowa, but it was a great speech.

USE YOUR SPELL CHECK!

what does obama's religion have to do with romney's speech?

btw- do a few seconds of research & you'll find out he is a Christian.

To claim on one hand that he will exersize tolerance... while on the other he infers that he will apply his religous based "values" in his decision making and public policy is simply inconsistent. Apply his position on abortion, gay marriage, respect to those who dont practice religion and he comes up a hypicrite every time.

Mitt,you are either open minded or you are not. Either you respect and tolerate me, or you dont. You cant have it both ways.

Mitt did an absolutely SUPERB job today! I will admit that as an active member of the LDS church I initially wanted Romney to talk more specifically about the basic doctrines of the Church. He didn't do that like one would expect, ala "missionary style", or like one sitting in on a missionary discussion, except in one specific area; the most important area!......that of his CLEAR statement that he is indeed, without a doubt, a CHRISTIAN and that by default, the LDS church is a CHRISTIAN religion. Way to go Mitt!
I have come to the conclusion after reading numerous, numerous "anti" comments on the web against the Church that those who truly hate Romney and what he stands for are simply choosing to stay ignorant. Those who are simply deceived by the lies of men but who WANT to learn about Mitt's religious beliefs have to look no further than the Church's website for info or ask the LDS member who lives down the street from them. But those who are truly hateful simply choose to stay in the dark. As for me, I like the light. Go Mitt!!!

Missy, Obama's and Romney's religion are the same. They're both Christian. As Emmaline here pointed out, as far as I know every candidate running right now is a Christian.

I think Romney gave a great speech this morning. Very well done.

To Ken: Are you somehow under the impression that a tolerant, open-minded person never has an opinion? Of course he can and does! He listens to opposing views and weighs them before reaching conclusions. A person who is so open minded that he has no opinions would make a very poor president. He would never be able to take a stand on anything. Ultimately, the president will be required to take a stand on many, many things. And no matter what stand he takes on anything, there will be a lot of people upset; some of them will even accuse him of being close minded and intolerant, simply because his opinion is different than theirs!

So, Ken--are you open-minded? Do you respect Romney? I suspect there are a great many things in this world that you do not tolerate. That does not make you a hypocrite.

The only thing superb is that Mitt Romney comes across better than Orrin Hatch.
But that's about it.
You people are in love with yourselves.

Ken, your post seems to imply that you don't understand what is meant by tolerance. One's leanings politically have nothing to do with tolerance. If that were the case, we could conclude that the liberal candidates and intolerant of traditional family and christianity, due to their efforts to foist certain viewpoints upon society as a whole via legislation or court decision. One can tolerate, and even protect, certain elements of society without having to accept that it is the societal norm, or that it represents the opinion or will of the general populace. When the candidates express their personal leanings, that gives the populace the opportunity to decide if they feel a candidate will represent their individual leanings. Apparently Romney will not represent your personal leanings, but he certainly does not seem intolerant of portions of our society. Seems he will represent a moderately conservative agenda, but he cannot "rule" this country according to HIS agenda. I have not heard him propose legislation contrary to that which would represent the views of possibly a majority of the general populace.

People who sling the close-minded accusation are often unaware of the fact that they are just as close-minded as the person to whom they've directed the accusation. Mitt may be close-minded to the possibility that Ken's viewpoint is correct, but we have proof a few posts above that Ken is most certainly close-minded to the possibility that Mitt is right, and that, paired with his righteous anger make Ken a hypocrite! Ta-duh!

Sorry "Question for Ken" but when a posting goes on and on like yours, I lose interest. It's like filling in 3 straight hours in church each Sunday.
Less is more, dude!

check your typos in the last paragraph.

To Ken,

Because romney says he will use his values in the decisions he makes does not imply he is intolerant. Here is my personal example. I have a son who is living with his girlfriend. I love them both dearly. I enjoy their company and regularly visit with them on the phone, at their apartment, at restaurants, and in my home. But I will not allow them to sleep together over night under my roof. I have discussed openly and civilly with them their situation. They understand my feelings as I understand their's. We are all willing to tolerate the situation and we understand the limits that it imposes because of my beliefs.

Which brings us back to Mitt Romney. Will he tolerate abortion, gay rights, secularism, agnosticism? Certainly. But just like the rest of us governing in our own little realms, the decisions he makes are based on his personal convictions. Such action is not hypocrisy.

. . . instead of just talking the talk, I'll believe him. So far, all I've heard is the expounding of just another sleezy politician. I wouldn't vote for him for dog catcher.

BTW I'm a Utah-residing Latter-day Saint. I was here when, following the 2002 Olympics, Mitt fell all overhimself to establish himself as a Utah resident so he could run for office here. THEN, when he decided he'd rather run for office in Massachusetts, he fell all over himself again to undo his "residency" and establish himself as a temporary visitor in Utah. The lies he told and the shenanigans he pulled to undo his residency were amazing. Right then I decided (1) that he had no honor and (2) that he did not deserve anybody's vote for anything. Nothing I have seen since has changed my mind.

Just one more sleezy politican among a bunch of them.

To He' No JFK: You are correct, he is no JFK. Thank the good Lord for that. Ya, we love ourselves, and that makes it possible to love you also

It was an inpsiring address.

Mitt rocked this morning. He sounded like a president, and that's more than any other candidate on either side. Hilary tries so hard to sound presidential, but she has such a negative feeling about her I hope she's the candidate against Mitt.