Romney's religion [UPDATED]
Mitt Romney is set to give what some are calling "the speech" on his religious views today:
Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney will deliver a much-anticipated speech on religious faith at the George H. W. Bush library on Thursday, CBS News has confirmed. Romney's Mormon faith has been an underlying theme of his presidential candidacy but, until today, it has been an area he and his campaign have shied away from addressing directly.I am not voting for Romney. The healthcare plan he pushed in Massachusetts that is much like what Hillary Clinton is proposing during her campaign is one of the reasons. Another reason is that he changes his position on issues too often."This speech is an opportunity for Governor Romney to share his views on religious liberty, the grand tradition religious tolerance has played in the progress of our nation and how the governor's own faith would inform his Presidency if he were elected," said Romney spokesman Kevin Madden in a statement released Sunday evening.
But I have to be honest about this...his religion is one thing I could care less about. I don't care what religion (or lack thereof) a candidate practices as long as they have a record of keeping taxes low, cut spending and keeping government out of my life and they must be willing to stand behind that.
[UPDATE 11:29 AM]: Here is the text of the speech.
Comments
Amen! uh, I mean, um, what he said.
Posted by: Daniel N. Adams | December 6, 2007 07:44 AM
What do you think about Huckabee wanting to close GITMO? Do we really want to have these guys in some prison in the continental US? Seems like moderate pandering.
Posted by: South Fulton Guy | December 6, 2007 01:09 PM
The speech was mostly what everyone probably expected. I would've liked to have heard less about how the LDS authorities won't dictate public policy, and more of this:
"These American values, this great moral heritage, is shared and lived in my religion as it is in yours. I was taught in my home to honor God and love my neighbor. I saw my father march with Martin Luther King. I saw my parents provide compassionate care to others, in personal ways to people nearby, and in just as consequential ways in leading national volunteer movements. I am moved by the Lord's words: 'For I was an hungered, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in: naked, and ye clothed me...'
"My faith is grounded on these truths. You can witness them in Ann and my marriage and in our family. We are a long way from perfect and we have surely stumbled along the way, but our aspirations, our values, are the self-same as those from the other faiths that stand upon this common foundation. And these convictions will indeed inform my presidency."
Posted by: Robbie | December 7, 2007 10:24 AM