The former governor of Massachusetts gave his much-anticipated speech on faith today. This was to be his JFK moment, emulating the speech in which John Kennedy assured the voters of 1960 that he would not govern the country under orders from the Vatican. I have never been especially worried that a President Romney might heed advice from the elders of Salt Lake City, so I was unimpressed by the inevitable disclaimers. My only concern about the man's Mormonism goes to the issue of his intelligence, not his integrity.
Romney went on to completely discredit himself. It happened very quickly. All it took was for him to say, "Freedom requires religion just as religion requires freedom." If you really need to read more after that, the New York Times has the complete text of his talk. I'll leave you with just another tidbit of absurdity.
In one paragraph, Romney says: "The founders proscribed the establishment of a state religion." Almost immediately afterward, he says: "We should acknowledge the Creator as did the Founders – in ceremony and word. He should remain on our currency, in our pledge, in the teaching of our history, and during the holiday season, nativity scenes and menorahs should be welcome in our public places." To me, "should" sounds like the establishment of a state religion, even if it's just a generic American religion of religiosity for its own sake. I should do no such thing, and anyone who shares my scruple should give thanks to the American electorate the moment this fool admits defeat and ends his unworthy quest for the Presidency.
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