Mitt Romney – Mormon

An Editorial by Mel. With the presidential elections quickly approaching, many Evangelicals are sincerely concerned that Mitt Romney, a Mormon (member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) could conceivably get the nomination for the GOP, and that if he were to beat Obama, he could become the next President of the United [...]

The Conservative Political Action Conference is a key annual gathering of right-leaning Republican activists.  While some have called Mitt Romney a moderate and contested his conservatism, CPAC upheld Romney’s conservative stance, giving impetus to his campaign.  Romney defeated Rep. Ron Paul (Tex.), who won the poll the last two years. At the straw poll conducted [...]

[block]0[/block] Vince Lombardi, the Hall of Fame NFL coach has been quoted as saying, “Winning is not everything – but making the effort to win is.” As we are witnessing within the Republican Presidential Nomination process, it seems that winning and effort are going hand in hand. After a making some waves with his win [...]

In South Carolina, the third U.S. state to hold a vote for Republican presidential candidate, Newt Gingrich took 41% of the vote to Romney’s 27%.  Rick Santorum had 17 percent of the vote and Ron Paul  had 13 percent. Romney is still projected to come out ahead in number of delegates to the upcoming Republican [...]

The U.S. media touted Mitt Romney, saying he had cemented his place as the frontrunner in the Republican primaries to choose a 2012 presidential candidate with his decisive win in New Hampshire on January 10th.  Romney ran 16% ahead of his nearest competitor, Ron Paul, with 39% of the vote.  Paul garnered 23% of the [...]

An eight-point victory in a presidential primary race is not an auspicious win, but it’s still a victory, and that turned out to be Mitt Romney‘s lead in Iowa with Rick Santorum following close behind. The Iowas caucus night took place on January 3, 2011.  With all of the state’s 1,774 precincts reporting, Romney received [...]

Mitt Romney, Republican presidential candidate and member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (inadvertently called by friends of other faiths, the “Mormon Church”) talked with Parade Magazine about the blessings that his Mormon beliefs has brought to his life, and about how his faith has shaped who he is. Latter-day Saint members [...]

Mitt and Ann Romney have a net worth of over $200 million, and they’ve given generously to various charities.  Mormons, members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, are among the most charitable givers in America already, mostly because they pay tithing to the Church.  Tithing equals 10% of one’s increase, and in [...]

The following is a transcript (as prepared for delivery) of former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney’s speech “Faith in America,” delivered at the George Bush Presidential Library in College Station, Texas. Romney discussed his views on religious liberty, religious tolerance and how faith would inform his presidency. The speech begins with Romney addressing former President George [...]

Presidential candidate Mitt Romney joined other Republican candidates, Michele Bachmann and Rick Santorum, in signing a pledge against gay marriage.  This pledge was created by the National Organization for Marriage (NOM) and is more specifically crafted than a previous pledge which Romney refused to sign.   The previous pledge was written by an Iowa group [...]