Mitt Romney is a Mormon. So what?
I am not Mormon. I was raised in a Mormon family however, and live in Salt Lake City, Utah, and know a lot about the church.
I see a lot of confusion among people who are not Mormon, but have strong beliefs in other Christian denominations, about whether it is *okay* to vote for a Mormon. It is as if voting for Mitt Romney would be the same thing as converting to Mormonism. Trust me; it isn't the same thing. I have never heard anyone prior to this election discuss whether it was okay to vote for a candidate based on religion. We can have a Mormon president without all of us converting to Mormonism. Honest.
I may not be Mormon, and even disagree to the point of leaving the Mormon church. I may not raise my family as Mormon, but I would have absolutely no problem with having a Mormon president. It is not a valid criteria to disqualify someone for the job any more than foot size is.
Because he is so outspokenly Mormon, I believe he would represent a Christian worldview and moral standard that he will be held accountable for by the authorities of his religion. There is a hierarchy in the Mormon church that is very uncommon outside of the LDS people and the Catholics. Mitt Romney has stood up and claimed a moral compass that requires honesty and integrity. I personally
want a president with a solid moral compass that I can count on.
I am not Mormon and will never be Mormon. But to suggest that someone can't be president simply based on that religion is downright silly and I am standing up as a non-Mormon and telling you that it needs to be removed from his list of either qualifications or disqualifications.
I like Mitt Romney and I plan to vote for him based on his economic platform, his job growth platform, and his foreign policies. I don't think he is a perfect candidate, but I don't think we have had one of those for a long time. I am not voting for him because he is Mormon, Christian, Muslim, Hindu, or atheist. It just is not on my list of criteria for this election.
