Mitt Romney

Yes, in this case it does matter. I recently met someone who is mormon and I started researching the religion and I will try not to offend, but this religion veers significantly from the religion that this nation was built on. Now, if he really believes in his religion, how much of it is he willing to deny to be president. The last thing we need is a president trying to make major changes in the American peoples beliefs. America is already in enough trouble.

I don't think Mitt Romney will be president, because I don't think a Republican will win, no matter if I like it or not. I vote on morals. There are some things he believes in that I don't approve of. Other things he supports, I do as well. But I don't think his religion would be THE deciding factor in becoming the President. I think morals should be considered, not religion in particular.

I do think a person's religion makes a difference (I wouldn't vote for a Satanist!), but in this instance, I don' think it would matter that much.

Well to be completely honest I would have trouble voting for a Mormon, the same as I would have trouble voting for a Scientologist or a born-again evangelical Christian, because my personal opinion is that their beliefs are kind of wacky. Yes, if you are indoctrinated at a young age then it is hard to think independently, but if you want to be President then you should be able to! I have to question the judgement and intelligence of someone who gets to middle-age still believing in aliens and angels and such. Don't get me wrong, I totally respect his right to believe whatever he wants, but then I also have the right not to respect him intellectually for believing that stuff. Fortunately for him, I don't get to vote.

That's the problem with people, worried about relegion and killing over a beliefs instead of living in piece.

I do think the president should be of the major Christian groups and be of moral character. I do not know why you would want Romney to be the President *(that is why you were asking, was it not?) The Mormons are considered a cult. Also some Mormons believe in plural marriages, and even though Romney may not, there is a good chance that the Mormons who have more than one wife may consider that he approves of this. Therefore he would be put in a difficult position.

First of all, I don't think it's the fact Romney is a Mormon that will stop him from becoming President but rather the fact that he's been on both sides of every issue at one point or another, usually within a few short years, and he's been known to "stretch the truth" a big. That having been said, I don't think one's religion should either prevent or help someone become President. It depends on their record and where they stand on the important issues that face our nation and the world. I think a Presidential candidate owes it to the voters to assure them he or she will remember the separation of church and state and not run the country by the doctrines of his or her particular religious faith. Just one small example - I think Catholics are still against birth control, although I don't think a majority follow that teaching, but would it be appropriate for a Catholic President to attempt to outlaw birth control or even prevent it from being paid for by health insurance if only for federal employees? I guess my short answers is no, it shouldn't make a difference in politics as long as the candidate also agrees it shouldn't matter. Annie

A Mormon? That would be interesting..As for will it matter? No.. I probably won't vote for him, but if he makes it in there, there is a reason and I will pray for him like I have prayer for the last 3-4 presidents we had. (And trust me, some of those presidents I didn't agree with..)

When John Kennedy was running for President, you had people saying that if he was elected that the Pope was going to take over the US. Even some Catholics were saying it. It didn't happen of course. Folks are afraid of a Jew in the White House too. Well, Pelosi is a Jew and she wields a lot of power in Congress and I can tell you that her Jewishness sure isn't showing. I think that it is possible for someone to be elected to office and keep their religion out of office. Romney has done it so far. You do not hear people from his state that are not Morman screaming that he has shoved his religion down their collective throats have you? Shalom~Adoniah

Hi Pose, I'm not an American and haven't followed this subject but it is interesting. I don't think that religion should play a part in politics and a politicians religion should be kept to himself, as low key as possible. The most hypocrital politicians put too much emphasis on their religion to curry votes, look at how Tony Blair was always spouting on about his to sway votes. Personally I find it a real turn off if a politician plays the religious card, if they just said that their religion was their private belief and kept it out of politics I would be much more inclined to give them the benefit of the doubt. Mormon,atheist, whatever, they should just keep quiet about it. Incidentely has their ever been an atheist as candidate for president in America or would he have had to align himself with one to gain votes?