Romney Defends Shift on Issues

I think you are wrong. I would be very surprised if Mitt doesn't run.

So you didn't vote for George W. Bush then, correct, since his comments about Islam have given more status and credibility to Unitarian Universalism?

 

I ought to just run for president myself since some folks on this board don't like to stay on the subject we are debating and start debating about me instead. :laugh:

 

"While some seem intent on greeting the news of Romney's conversion with skepticism, history has shown that pro-life converts are often the most effective spokespeople for the movement. Governor Romney has already acted on his pro-life beliefs by vetoing embryonic stem cell research and access to emergency contraception, despite intense pressure from pro-abortion activists in Massachusetts. When Romney speaks of his commitment to promoting a culture of life, we can take him at his word because he's already proven his willingness and desire to act."

- www.evangelicalsformitt.org/front_page/a_compelling_story_of_a_prolif.php

 

This is fantastic news for conservative Christians! :thumbs:

Romney set for presidential announcement ​

By GLEN JOHNSON, Associated Press Writer, Sat Dec 23, 12:21 AM ET​

Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney is making plans for his campaign for the 2008 Republican presidential nomination in two phases early next month, a top adviser told The Associated Press on Friday.

The Massachusetts chief executive is expected to file paperwork as early as Jan. 2 with the Federal Election Commission, establishing a presidential campaign committee and permitting himself to begin raising money for his race on the first business day of the new year. Romney will leave office on Jan. 4.

As soon as the week of Jan. 8, Romney will hold a ceremony to officially declare his candidacy, said the adviser, a top aide who spoke on condition of anonymity in advance of the official filing.

- more at http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061223/ap_on_el_pr/romney2008

 

Considering that Mormons agree down the line with evangelical Christians on social issues I don't see that being a problem if he does.

Frankly, I don't buy the argument that Mitt has to consult with some Mormon guru about the policy decisions that he makes. No one has offered one scintilla of evidence that he has done so while serving as the governor of Massachusetts or that his father did so while serving as the governor of Michigan in the 1960s.

I've heard a bunch of theory and theology but I am interested in reality and cold hard political facts.

Also, I consider anyone who has come to Jesus in repentance and faith to be a Christian - regardless of theology. Theology never saved anyone and it never will. It seems sometimes that theology basically exists so that Christians can argue among themselves and call each other names and question each other's salvation.

 

What's the old saying? Something along the lines that the only mind that doesn't change is the one that is rusted shut. :laugh:

Some folks need a good spraying of WD40 on the ole noggin.

 

Thanks, Ulsterman. Some very interesting quotes from the article:

"Or, put another way: Is the Republican party too bigoted to select a Mormon as its presidential candidate?

Until recently I would have said it probably was. But what I have learned about Mormons and what seems to be happening in America, leads me to wonder whether their time has come."

and

"The Church does not involve itself in politics."

 

It doesn't matter as the practical effect of President Bush's comments are the still the same. So if anyone makes the claim that voting for Mitt will help to promote the Mormon church, then if he/she voted for President Bush he/she must shoulder the responsibility for helping to promote universalism.

Personally, I don't buy into such a claim - but anyone who does so needs to understand the ramifications for their own past votes if he/she does.

For example, has there been a huge surge in Methodist membership during the six years of having a Methodist as president?

I also wonder how many of those who say that they would never vote for a Mormon would also say the same thing about a black candidate or a woman candidate?

 

Actually, Terry, I would want you in the cabinet.

I would want to set up a new Department of Common Sense that would go through the Federal Register and eliminate any rule or regulation that the average American has no hope of understanding because it is written in bureaucratese. Think you would be up to the challenge?

 

I've read arguments, I mean debates, where Arminians and Calvinists bash each other over the head using that terminology.

 

Even if he/she repented of his/her sins and placed his/her faith in Jesus just like you did?