What Romney Should Say

Yes, this writer is sadly clueless. There is no issue here about Romney's faith, let alone about the role of religion in our society. The issue is about JUDGEMENT. And here Romney fails. Every voter is entitled to decide for themselves whether the candidate is capable of exercising good judgment, and someone who acutally believes that the word of God was delivered just a few decades ago to an upstate New York famer, and was readable only by magic spectacles, none of which was ever seen by anyone else -- well, if someone believes that, then a serious question about their JUDGMENT, not their faith is raised. And here Romney fails.

This article misses the point entirely. No one disputes the proper role of religion in American life or has any problem with Romney's faith. It is is JUDGMENT that is in question, given that he actually believes the things that the Book of Mormon says. And there is no more fundamental question that a voter has to answer than the question of whether the candidate has sound judgment ... Romney, who believes that the word of God was given only to an upstate NY farmer, along with magic spectacles to read it by, fails that test.

Seperation of Church and State, while a good thing, is not nor has it ever been in the constitution. Judges were not supposed to be activist, either left or right. New rights have appeared from reasoning, other rights have been denied to us. Amendment #2, Admendment #10.

Comment: Um...the picture that leads this article is mis-labled. The buiding occupied by the choir is NOT a Mormon Temple--it is most likely the Conference Center, located in Salt Lake City, UT.

Nope! This building is called The Tabernacle - or should I say "'Mormon' Tabernacle".

Um...the picture that leads this article is mis-labled. The buiding occupied by the choir is NOT a Mormon Temple--it is most likely the Conference Center, located in Salt Lake City, UT.

um...the building occupied by the choir pictured at the beginning of the article is NOT a Mormon Temple.

It will be a sad day tomorrow as Mr. Romney addresses his faith not directed to the majority of the American public but to those who are so critical of his faith. That criticism is soley based on fear. Those so called conservative southern evangelicals seem to have forgeotten that this nation was based on religious freedom. The fear for the southern evangelicals is that if Romney were to win the Republican nomination, or heaven forbid, the presidency, they would be forced to accept not just Romney as the Republican Party Leader, but accept his faith. Based on their teachings about the Mormon religion, hell would freeze over on January 2009.

This article, rather than provide Romney fuel for thought before his speech, should have been published after his speech. Romney is no scholar and, truth be told, he is not presidential timber. He is representative of the broad field of candidates, both Republican and Democratic, and that is unfortunate - for us.

I read that Romney fired his landscaper for utlizing undocumented workers. What does this prove? Absolutely nothing in real terms other than the fact that Romney is more than willing to toss anyone or anything under the bus in order to make himself look good. He could have used that situation to intelligently point out and discuss many aspects of the immigration debate. Instead, he fires the landscaper. Pathetic.

His approach, like so many other candidates but personified by him, is one of "I am not..." rather than "I am...".

i congratulate Jon Meacham on this excellent piece. I wish Romney success and hope his message is as clear and concise and Jon's article.

Jon Meacham just wrote the best piece of the day regarding Romney and his Mormom problem. I hope Romney's message is this clear and concise. Amen.

A basic tenet of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints found in their Articles of Faith is they "Claim the privilege of worshiping Almighty God according to the dictates of our own conscience, and allow all men the same privilege, let them worship how, where, or what they may." This is one of their basic beliefs that has been taught from the founding of the church in the 1800s.

Religion and religious beliefs should have nothing to do with politics. Religious fundamentalists, regardless of what religion scare the heck out of me. Every one of them is looking to armageddon as a good thing and they're packed and ready to go.

We need a good ol' athiest in office that'll try to keep the religious lunatics from wiping us all out.

One of the things I love about America is the freedom we have to express our opinions and share our insights. As long as the individual running for office is moral, ethical and has integrity, relgious status does NOT matter. Personal beliefs are just that; personal. If a person is requesting to publicy share their personal belief, that is their right. However, before we attack another's personal belief we need to internally look at ourselves. We only see things from our perspective, look to expand before hastily judging or condemning. After all, you wouldn't want someone attacking you just because you lived in red house and liked the color, would you? It's always smart to remember the Golden Rule; be nicer.