Post by AspireOne on Nov 27, 2011 21:23:13 GMT -6
Romney’s Mormon faith shows fault lines among religious
Herman Cain, Michele Bachmann dodge Mormon question
Over the weekend, Mitt Romney’s Mormon faith became the center of a nasty little tiff that shows what can happen when religion and politics collide.
A Baptist minister’s denunciation of Romney and other Mormons as “non-Christian” has put other Republican challengers in a tough spot. They can repudiate that line of religious thinking–as Rick Perry appears to have done–but that runs the risk of alienating one political faction that could provide an important block of votes in some primaries. Of course, failure to repudiate anti-Mormon theological rhetoric will probably be noticed by Mormon voters, who tend toward conservative. (But don’t forget that Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid is a Mormon…)
A Baptist minister’s denunciation of Romney and other Mormons as “non-Christian” has put other Republican challengers in a tough spot. They can repudiate that line of religious thinking–as Rick Perry appears to have done–but that runs the risk of alienating one political faction that could provide an important block of votes in some primaries. Of course, failure to repudiate anti-Mormon theological rhetoric will probably be noticed by Mormon voters, who tend toward conservative. (But don’t forget that Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid is a Mormon…)
Herman Cain, Michele Bachmann dodge Mormon question
Presidential candidates Michele Bachmann and Herman Cain both were given point-blank opportunities this weekend to repudiate the words of a Dallas pastor who called Mormonism a “cult” and said that Mitt Romney is not a Christian — and both took a pass.
On CNN’s “State of the Union,” Bachmann, who, like Cain, is actively courting religious conservatives, was asked repeatedly by host Candy Crowley whether Romney is a Christian. Each time, the Minnesota congresswoman demurred.
On CNN’s “State of the Union,” Bachmann, who, like Cain, is actively courting religious conservatives, was asked repeatedly by host Candy Crowley whether Romney is a Christian. Each time, the Minnesota congresswoman demurred.