Romney’s main problem isn’t his Mormon faith, but his 180-degree turn on virtually every social issue since he ran for governor of Massachusetts in 2002. Fellow Mormon Jon Huntsman is likewise regarded by many social conservatives as suspect despite his strong fiscal-conservative record as Utah governor—it is his support for civil unions, talk about bipartisanship, and service as President Obama’s ambassador to China that have their collective eyebrows raised.
But anti-Mormon bigotry remains at least a factor in the American electorate. A brand new national survey by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life found that 32 percent of non-Mormons do not view the religion as Christian, and the word most widely associated with the faith is “cult.” That corresponds with the views expounded by Bob Jones III, who holds the view that Mormonism is a cult—a view he mind-bogglingly maintained even when endorsing Mitt Romney for president in 2008.
Romney’s main problem isn’t his Mormon faith, but his 180-degree turn on virtually every social issue since he ran for governor of Massachusetts in 2002. Fellow Mormon Jon Huntsman is likewise regarded by many social conservatives as suspect despite his strong fiscal-conservative record as Utah governor—it is his support for civil unions, talk about bipartisanship, and service as President Obama’s ambassador to China that have their collective eyebrows raised.
ReplyDeleteBut anti-Mormon bigotry remains at least a factor in the American electorate. A brand new national survey by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life found that 32 percent of non-Mormons do not view the religion as Christian, and the word most widely associated with the faith is “cult.” That corresponds with the views expounded by Bob Jones III, who holds the view that Mormonism is a cult—a view he mind-bogglingly maintained even when endorsing Mitt Romney for president in 2008.