Mitt Romney – Mormon

When you look up the definition of charity in  Webster’s dictionary, you read the following: …benevolent goodwill toward or love of humanity, generosity and helpfulness especially toward the needy or suffering, an institution engaged in relief of the poor, lenient judgment of others. It would seem that no matter what your beliefs or political party [...]

On January 23, 2012, Mitt Romney released his tax information for 2010-2011, showing himself to be one of the richest men ever to run for president of the United States.   Fifteen percent of his income went to charitable donations, mostly to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, often erroneously called the “Mormon Church.”  [...]

Mitt Romney comes from a long line of members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Perhaps his best known ancestor is his great-great grandfather, Parley P. Pratt, one of the first Apostles of the LDS Church.[1] Mitt’s ancestors came to Utah with the Mormon Pioneers—those men, women, and children who endured unbelievable [...]

Mitt Romney has continued to receive a great deal of criticism from opponents and members of the media regarding his religious affiliation as a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, as the nicknamed “Mormon Church” is officially known. Some allegations are so wild that they accuse him of being in sympathy [...]

In October 2011 controversial comments made  by a Texas pastor and supporter of Gov. Rick Perry again inserted the issue of former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney’s faith into the forefront of the race for the 2012 GOP presidential nomination. The GOP field, including Romney, found themselves having to respond to comments made Friday by Dr. Robert [...]

By Mel Borup Chandler. Is Mitt Romney Christian? Romney was raised in the Mormon Church (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints).  He served a two-year, full-time mission to France (and thus is fluent in French).  He has served in positions of leadership in the LDS Church’s lay clergy. Now that Mitt Romney has [...]

When running for president during his first campaign, Mitt Romney faced several hurdles in regard to his faith. Ironically, Protestants, and especially evangelicals (the Christian group with whom Mormonism has the most in common) are Mormonism’s biggest opponents. While these groups share a largely Republican base and strong, conservative social values, the central doctrines they contend [...]

When the new Belmont meetinghouse of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (”Mormon” Church) burnt down, members of the community extending generous, helping hands. At that time of the incident, Mitt Romney was the congregation’s leader or Bishop. He had been vacationing with his family at Cape Cod when he received word of [...]

Mitt Romney gets paid for his business enterprising, but as a leader in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (inadvertently called by the media, The ”Mormon” Church), he works freely, without remuneration of an earthly kind.  The rewards are the fruits of faith and joy among the members of the Church. Stroll through [...]

Mitt Romney: there is more to the man than politics. He is, after all, a husband, father, and faithful member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormon). Mitt Romney was reared in an religious Mormon home in Michigan. He served a two year religious mission for the Church of Jesus Christ [...]