Romney to Give Speech On His Mormon Religion

[_Mercury]

...and in many cases blacks (in a discussion about the country having ablack president or a Mormon president.)

If true, why is Obama getting such good reception without having to explain why he is black?

What's to explain? His parents were black and it's not like he can change his mind and join some other race (ill-defined as race may be).

You were trying to compare a race nonissue with a religious issue, the issue of romneys wacky religion. I did not see how the comparison worked.

[_moksha]

...the issue of romneys wacky religion.

I think Romney's task will be not so much to convince voters that he will not take orders from the Church, but that he will not let what seems to non-mormons to be wacky ideas that are part of the Church, affect how he will conduct himself while in office.

His appeal need not be addressed to the voters religious prejudices, but rather their rationality.

[_The Nehor]

Next we should have Romney and Huckabee in a Republican hopeful Presidential Pray-Off. Mitt might be restrained from using some of his choicest phrases outside the Temple, but he looks like he could stay on his knees longer than Huckabee. Republicans of course, will be looking toward both difficulty of execution and promise of luxury birthrights in their voting tabulations.

I suggest an Elijah vs. Priests of Baal style battle.

[_asbestosman]

You were trying to compare a race nonissue with a religious issue, the issue of romneys wacky religion. I did not see how the comparison worked.

I was making no such comparison. I was merely exaplaining why race is a nonissue while religion might be seen as one. You can choose your religion. You cannot choose your race.

[_Jason Bourne]

...and in many cases blacks (in a discussion about the country having ablack president or a Mormon president.)

If true, why is Obama getting such good reception without having to explain why he is black?

Ask Dick Morris, He said it not me.

[_Mercury]

Next we should have Romney and Huckabee in a Republican hopeful Presidential Pray-Off. Mitt might be restrained from using some of his choicest phrases outside the Temple, but he looks like he could stay on his knees longer than Huckabee. Republicans of course, will be looking toward both difficulty of execution and promise of luxury birthrights in their voting tabulations.

I suggest an Elijah vs. Priests of Baal style battle.

Romney would go perfect as the priest of Baal.

[_Maxrep]

It's going to be Mitt Romney-centric and Faith-centric, not specifically Mormonism-centric. ..... without actually getting into the meat of Mormonism itself. That's just a rabbit hole, and Romney's too smart to go there.

I was picturing the same, Seth.

Nobody in America that votes, is conversion material for Mormonism. He's not selling the LDS faith - nobody's buying! He's selling the idea that faith can be good, he has faith in God. Mitt is not taking the opportunity to distinguish himself as being pert of a, "Peculiar people".

[_Mercury]

...and in many cases blacks (in a discussion about the country having ablack president or a Mormon president.)

If true, why is Obama getting such good reception without having to explain why he is black?

What's to explain? His parents were black and it's not like he can change his mind and join some other race (ill-defined as race may be).

Race and religion are two different things. I think your assumptions fail when one realises that your race is set in stone, not your religion. If you are taught that if you are to have your throat slit if you give up the temple goods and you are to become a god after you die and stick with it, then that is a shade of Romneys character that is different than NORMAL.