When the Religious Reich wants Mormons' money to pass laws like
Proposition 8, that's fine and dandy. Otherwise, fugiddaboutit.

Michael Steele and Mitt Romney trade barbs over Mormonism

By John Amato Monday May 11, 2009 2:26pm

Michael Steele is fighting with more republicans. This time it's with
Mitt Romney:

In an unusual move for the person tasked with being his party's top
cheerleader, Republican National Committee chairman Michael Steele is
shining a light on the political vulnerabilities of one of the GOP's top
figures and a likely frontrunner for the 2012 Republican nomination --
former presidential candidate Mitt Romney.

Now Romney's team is hitting back.

Steele, guest-hosting on Bill Bennett's radio show Friday, cast doubt on
Romney's conservative bona fides and blamed the Republican base for
rejecting Romney last year because "it had issues with Mormonism" and
was unsure of Romney's commitment to opposing to abortion rights. Those
comments aren't sitting too well with Romney's political team.

"Sometimes when you shoot from the hip, you miss the target," said
Romney spokesman Eric Ferhnstrom. "This is one of those times."

Romney's Mormonism was a turn off to some some of the reigious right.
Remember when Focus on the Family took down an interview with Glenn Beck
because he's a Mormon?

Colorado-based Focus on the Family pulled an online interview with
conservative television host Glenn Beck after concerns were raised about
Beck's Mormon faith.

Gary Schneeberger, vice president of media and public relations for
Focus on the Family Action, said that "differences in the Mormon faith
and the historical evangelical faith are not inconsequential."
Beck's interview with CitizenLink.org, Focus on the Family Action's Web
site, touched on his Christmas memories and his recent best-selling
book, "The Christmas Sweater."

On Dec. 22, Underground Apologetics, a Wisconsin-based group dedicated
to helping Christians "defend their faith," criticized Focus on the
Family for not mentioning Beck's membership in the Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-day Saints in its online interview.

"While Glenn's social views are compatible with many Christian views,
his beliefs in Mormonism are not.

Check out the book by Jon Krakauer called Under the Banner of Heaven: A
Story of Violent Faith if you want to learn a bit about Mormon beliefs.
I'm reading it now and it's intense.

http://tinyurl.com/qjkj84

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