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Given Romney’s public deportment, I would expect nobody to be surprised by this report…

 

Does Romney's Religious Devotion Make Him More, or Less, Trustworthy?

 

…although I was shocked by some of the 2,000 articles referenced in MormonWiki.com (an evangelical encyclopedia of Mormonism) , specifically by the revelations in this entry…

 

Lying for the Lord – key section: Milk before Meat

 

…and now find myself reluctantly admitting that I could not vote for this particular Mormon{*}, even if he were running as a Democrat.

 


{*} “Unlike Kennedy, who was merely a lay Catholic, Romney served as a bishop in the Mormon church, leading rituals and offering spiritual advice to lower-level Mormons, and wealthy co-religionists have poured money into PACs that support his election because they see him as someone who shares their worldview.” [Cynicism Alert: …as someone who will give them whatever they have paid him for. (PN)]

Sunday, 14 October 2012 07:42 By Valerie Tarico, Truthout | Op-Ed

 

 

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