Nov. 6, 2012, the day that Latter-day Saint Mitt Romney claimed 58 million votes in the presidential election, may qualify as the most important day — ever — in Mormon history. What had long been America’s most reviled, and openly rebellious, religious minority had become certifiably mainstream.
Less than a 100 years ago, every young male Mormon joining the church had to recite an “oath of vengeance” against the United States, swearing to seek revenge for the 1844 killing of church founder Joseph Smith. Until 1927, Mormons vowed “to avenge the blood of the prophets upon this nation, and . . . teach the same to your children.”
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I don't anticipate any trend for the Republican party to be nominating any more Mormons for national office any time soon. And no religious institution wants to be that much associated with a loser, literally. Mitt was the "Rom-in-ee" of the GOP more in spite of, rather than because of, his religious practices. Look at the cast of clowns they put forth. Good heavens. The party of kooks. And don't get me wrong, I believe all religious practices are cults, and the poor Mormons are among the nuttiest, but this was no national referendum on Mormonism. It was simply a desperate attempt to find a candidate that could string together two cogent sentences.
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What a wacky article this is. More Mormons voted for George Bush than their own Mitt Romney. Also to endorse a candidate as an icon for the religion to give it legitimacy can be dangerous. Romney himself took great pains to diminish his life as a Mormon. We have no idea what his support would have been if he had put his heavy involvement in his church on his sleeve. His decision was that it was a losing proposition and therefore kept it in the background. No religion should have any political cache and this principle is reflected in the first amendment. Somehow the authors of that document realized that if this was not part of our national laws we would be at each other's throats. Mormonism played no part in this election as it should not. The Republican candidate was judged and found wanting by a majority of 3 million or so of the electorate, a fact that will be apparent once all the votes are counted. Showcasing his religion would have made the loss bigger in my opinion.
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Alez this article is like saying the sun had a big day today because it came up. Ridiculous article. You need to do some homework if your going to be a columnist and present articles of value
If there is an enduring eclesiastical legacy from Romney's campaign it will come from the willingness of fundamentalist Protestants and Catholics to abandon the "not really Christian" attacks they have been so fond of over the years. However, only time will tell if those positions were abandoned or merely set aside for the cause of getting Obama out of the Whitehouse.
Good God!! I'll reserve further comment on both Mormonism and on the author of this piece's conclusion. I'll simply thank him for the belated information. Who says there is no place for "political correctness?!