Perhaps it's just me, but I find it almost inconceivable that our country could elect a Mormon president (Mitt Romney or his doppelganger John Huntsman). Google tenets of mormonism, and you find almost nothing directly from the Mormon church, but several websites on the first page that are deeply critical of mormonism as a faith. As a Christian I understand how the writings of a faith can be misconstrued to paint a negative image of its teachings, but Mormonism seems, from all accounts, to run counter to several core teachings of Christianity, and the current values of our country. I feel that, if Huntsman or Romney end up as likely Republican nominees, pieces of the book of Mormon and quotes from Mormons with significant status in the church could be used in questions directed at them, with deleterious results. An example: I think the church's historical stance on intermarriage between races could result in some painfully interesting discussions for the two.
-Son
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