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Related: About this forumHarry Reid : Romney “is not the face of Mormonism”
9/25/12 6:43 AM EDT
Mitt Romney is not the face of Mormonism, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says, adding the former Massachusetts governor has sulllied his faith.
Hes coming to a state where there are a lot of members of the LDS Church, Reid said in advance of Romneys visit later this week to Nevada, according to the Salt Lake Tribune on Monday, based on a Friday conference call Reid did with reporters. They understand that he is not the face of Mormonism.
Reid, a Mormon, said he agreed with Gregory A. Prince, a Mormon historian who wrote a blog post criticizing Romney in the wake of the Republicans remarks disparaging the 47 percent.
He said that Romney has sullied the religion that he, Prince and Romney share, Reid said on the conference call. And hes so disappointed that in his words, Its a good religion and hes hiding from it.
Hes coming to a state where there are a lot of members of the LDS Church, Reid said in advance of Romneys visit later this week to Nevada, according to the Salt Lake Tribune on Monday, based on a Friday conference call Reid did with reporters. They understand that he is not the face of Mormonism.
Reid, a Mormon, said he agreed with Gregory A. Prince, a Mormon historian who wrote a blog post criticizing Romney in the wake of the Republicans remarks disparaging the 47 percent.
He said that Romney has sullied the religion that he, Prince and Romney share, Reid said on the conference call. And hes so disappointed that in his words, Its a good religion and hes hiding from it.
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Harry Reid : Romney “is not the face of Mormonism” (Original Post)
TroyD
Sep 2012
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NCLefty
(3,678 posts)1. Romney lies WAYYY too much to be religious
... and that's why I don't think he is :p
hlthe2b
(102,298 posts)2. This OUGHT to draw out other Mormons to speak up...
I may have trouble defending LDS, but I certainly don't think Romney represents Mormonism. There will be long standing damage to the collective perception of this faith (which already had that difficulty to begin with) if others don't address this. Especially the overt and constant lying that Romney so casually manifests.
Proud Liberal Dem
(24,415 posts)4. and Romney is/was a freakin' BISHOP in the church!
He should know that some of the stuff he's saying is clearly incompatible with Christ's teachings (as I understand them as an agnostic).
mojo2012
(290 posts)3. Good for Harry
for speaking out...this I hope would resonate among Mormons.
CanonRay
(14,105 posts)5. And yet Romney has a 42 point lead in Utah.
TroyD
(4,551 posts)6. I don't think Utah has gone Democratic since 1964
So it's unrealistic for that to change anytime soon.