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Sat May 12, 2012, 01:01 PM May 2012

Mitt Romney delivers deeply spiritual address, but avoids his Mormonism, at Liberty University [View all]

Source: Washington Post

Mitt Romney delivers deeply spiritual address, but avoids his Mormonism, at Liberty University


By Philip Rucker, Updated: Saturday, May 12, 11:39 AM

LYNCHBURG, Va. — Making by far his most spiritual speech of his presidential campaign, Republican Mitt Romney on Saturday offered a fierce defense of Judeo-Christian values and an America that he said “has trusted in God, not man.”

Romney sought to root his candidacy in faith with a commencement address at Liberty University in which he spoke of a shared “Christian conscience” to bridge his Mormon faith with that of evangelical Christians. But the all-but-certain nominee largely sidestepped divisive social issues in his speech to more than 6,000 graduates and some 30,000 of their friends and family members here at one of the nation’s most influential bastions of political and Christian conservatism.

Although Romney spoke of common spiritual values, he did not discuss his personal faith. The candidate who is poised to make history as the first Mormon to win a major party’s presidential nomination made no reference to his Mormonism.

“Central to America’s rise to global leadership is our Judeo-Christian tradition, with its vision of the goodness and possibilities of every life,” Romney said. “From the beginning, this nation has trusted in God, not man.. . .There is no greater force for good in the nation than Christian conscience in action.”

Read more: http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/mitt-romney-delivers-deeply-spiritual-address-but-doesnt-mention-mormonism-at-liberty-university/2012/05/12/gIQAR4zYKU_story.html



Compare and contrast.

“Central to America’s rise to global leadership is our Judeo-Christian tradition, with its vision of the goodness and possibilities of every life,” Romney said. “From the beginning, this nation has trusted in God, not man.. . .There is no greater force for good in the nation than Christian conscience in action.”

"Morality is doing what is right no matter what you are told. Religion is doing what you are told no matter what is right."
— Larry Mundinger, 1999

What Mitt fails to realize is that he's never going to pin down America and take a scissors to it.

And another thing. Mittens, why are you so afraid to talk about your own religion directly? Because it came on the back of a cereal box? (Oh, wait, it was inside of a hat.) Because when you open the book of Mormon at any hotel, you find Joseph Smith smugly next to Jesus in the pictures at the front? Wearing a 50s suit?
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"There is no greater force for good in the nation than Christian conscience in action" OKNancy May 2012 #1
I'll bet those baastids still think he's a blaspheming heathen, though! MADem May 2012 #2
Spritual my Aunt Fanny. That was dogma, strapped to the top of a platform. nolabear May 2012 #3
That is brilliant in so many ways... targetpractice May 2012 #15
Christian Conscience Iliyah May 2012 #4
You are so right n/t goclark May 2012 #6
He is deceitful. Not "baring false wittiness" is NOT part of Mitt's Christian Conscience. The Wielding Truth May 2012 #14
How can they call themselves Liberty University, Jamaal510 May 2012 #5
Romney brings greetings from Planet Kolob to Liberty University students Zorro May 2012 #7
I'm not surprised that Romney avoided talking about "the elephant in the room" (pun intended). Viva_Daddy May 2012 #8
Romney and Religion SoutherDem May 2012 #9
Magic underwear is the perfect garment for wearing under a White Sheet at Klan rallies SleeplessinSoCal May 2012 #11
We know that Romney is the same crazy, abusive Christian type as that NC Baptist preacher SleeplessinSoCal May 2012 #10
"possibilities of every life" PSPS May 2012 #12
Of Course Romney Doesn't Want to Talk About Mormonism bucolic_frolic May 2012 #13
It says a lot about the moral convictions of the evangelicals. Kencorburn May 2012 #16
"Scientology: Making Mormons look sane since 1952." japple May 2012 #18
The Bible is not literal Jerry Frey May 2012 #17
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