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Related: About this forumBeck Acts as a Bridge Between Romney and Evangelical Christians
By AMY CHOZICK
Published: November 3, 2012
On radio and on his Internet network, the influential conservative pundit Glenn Beck frequently invokes God, religious freedom and the founding fathers, but he does not regularly discuss his own Mormon faith.
But in early September, he broke with practice and hosted a special one-hour show, asking his audience, Does Mitt Romneys Mormonism make him too scary or weird to be elected to president of the United States?
Mr. Beck has not always supported Mr. Romney. (I think hes an honorable man, but I dont trust him, he said last year.) But as perhaps the best-known Mormon after the Republican presidential candidate and a major influence on evangelical Christians, Mr. Beck has emerged as an unlikely theological bridge between the first Mormon presidential nominee and a critical electorate.
At the same time, Mr. Becks defense of his and Mr. Romneys shared faith speaks to the long-frayed relationship between evangelical Christians and Mormons and raises the question of whether evangelicals will ultimately put aside religious differences and vote on common conservative issues.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/04/us/politics/beck-acts-as-a-bridge-between-romney-and-evangelical-christians.html?pagewanted=all
cbayer
(146,218 posts)They sure aren't voting Obama.
Angry Dragon
(36,693 posts)muriel_volestrangler
(101,361 posts)Beck's public behaviour is unhinged. Is the NYT saying either Romney or evangelical Christians are even more bizarre than Beck? Or is this a 'bridge of lies' - Beck lies quite a lot, more than the average evangelical, but less than Romney?
For all that he's a lying weasel, I'd have thought that Romney seems more moderate, religiously or politically, than Beck.