Mitt Romney is the real deal

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Tuesday January 03, 2012 · 5:53 PM PST

2012/01/03 · 17:53

Meh, only the 3rd of January and already I have writer's block. I just don't feel like writing about my personal journey, so...

How about that Mitt Romney?

Now that he's poised to win Iowa and NH, and thus ruin the little remaining suspense and entertainment value of the GOP primary, it's time to ponder the question: Is he for real?

With his very public flip-flops on many important issues, one can be forgiven for wondering whether he has any core principles at all. What's going on in his head? How can he live with all those internal contradictions?

Well, I'm here to tell you that he sleeps very well at night, thank you very much. He genuinely believes what he says (on any given day); in fact, he is the most genuinely conservative candidate in the GOP race. And his Mormonism has a lot to do with it.

More after the jump, but first, a history lesson.

FaithAndReason

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Saturday December 31, 2011 · 10:51 PM PST

2011/12/31 · 22:51

Happy New Year y'all!

I've made a resolution to write every day, and this is as good a place as ever, especially since my main topics of interest are still religion, science and politics. So I guess I should try out this whole DK4 thing...

They say, write what you know, so I'm sure I'll be writing a lot more about Mormonism, even though it's a much smaller part of my life now that I have moved from Mormonism to Buddhism to Paganism to atheism. More on my personal arc in the future, but for starters I'm going to continue my "Ask a Mormon anything" series and ask the community what they're interested in discussing. Questions about Mitt Romney are particularly topical...

If I don't get much feedback I'll post my own FAQ starting tomorrow.

Cheers!

Losing My Religion, Part 3: Mormons and Gay Marriage -- A Fundamental Divide

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Monday June 05, 2006 · 9:48 AM PDT

2006/06/05 · 09:48

Hello, my name is FaithAndReason, and I'm a recovering Mormon.

Part 1:	Ask A Mormon Anything -- what I am and why you should care
Part 2:	Why Mormons love the GOP -- and what you can do to change that
Part 3:	Mormons and gay marriage -- a Fundamental Divide

FaithAndReason

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Tuesday May 23, 2006 · 9:15 AM PDT

2006/05/23 · 09:15

Hello, my name is FaithAndReason, and I'm a recovering Mormon.

Part 1:	Ask A Mormon Anything -- what I am and why you should care
Part 2:	Why Mormons love the GOP -- and what you can do to change that
Part 3:	Mormons and gay marriage -- a Fundamental Divide

FaithAndReason

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Mitt Romney is the real deal

Back in the saddle again

Losing My Religion, Part 3: Mormons and Gay Marriage -- A Fundamental Divide

Losing My Religion, Part 2: Why Mormons Love The GOP

Losing My Religion, Part 1: Ask A Mormon Anything