The Romney campaign is currently ticked off about supposed push-polling in Iowa, which questions Mitt Romney's Mormon faith. Now I can see how he'd be mad about the push-polling, but what the heck does the guy expect? He has never answered really any questions on Mormonism that potential voters might have. Now I don't think that push-polling should be used at all in politics, but if Romney would just explain some of his positions regarding Mormonism this probably would not have happened.
Matt Rhoades from the Romney campaign stated that, "Whichever campaign is engaging in this type of awful religious bigotry as a line of political attack, it is repulsive and, to put it bluntly, un-American." While I don't condone push-polling, questioning a candidates Mormon faith is not a form of religious bigotry, and is not un-American.
There are some serious questions that Romney needs to answer. The LDS Church was officially racist until the late 70s, when the Church finally received a revelation that blacks should be able to enter their temples and even become priests. Mitt was a member of this organization while it was officially racist. He was in his early 30s when the Church finally changed their mind. Asking Mitt why he was a part of an organization that was officially racist is a totally fair question.
Christopher Hitchens hit the nail on the button today on "It's Your World with Neil Cavuto". Instead of explaining everything he said here and why I agree, I'll just save you some time by posting the video. (I loved how they cut Hitchens off when he was about to start talking about Joseph Smith).
I'll just one quick question that I think Mitt should answer and leave it at that. (There are many many more questions I would have if I felt like wasting time and your time, but the truth is that I would never vote for Romney, no matter what religion he believed in. )
- Do you believe that Native Americans are descendants of Jews who's skin was turned red as a form of punishment?