Posted by
Phil E. on Monday, January 09, 2012 3:11:30 PM
The Drudge Report linked an op-ed by Ken Starr today, published in the Washington Post, titled "
Can I vote for a Mormon?"
Mr. Starr concludes that, because of our country's "tradition," because our Constitution says there can be no religious test to hold office, you should vote for a Mormon.
I heard a native Spaniard on talk radio explain to the host why the
Spanish run with the bulls and get gored (and killed) every now and then. The caller
exclaimed "Tradition!" As if that was a sufficient explanation.
Wow - for an argument made by a big time lawyer, that's really weak. What did Jesus say
about those who uphold the traditions of men?
I've answered this argument numerous times before. (In google, type ["religious test" site:romneyforpresident.blogtownhall.com]
Here's one hit.) Just because the law says that the government cannot make a religious test to hold office doesn't mean that you can't. Like being on a jury, you can vote any way you want. For any reason you want.
Look, don't you think the Mormons are going to vote for Mitt Romney simply because he's one of them? They're going to apply a religious test. And Hugh Hewitt admitted
the Mormons would NOT vote for Mike Huckabee for his religion.
If you're a true born-again Christian, wouldn't you be inclined to vote for a true born-again Christian because he shares God's—and presumably your— values?
And, per the parody book cover to the right, parodying Hugh Hewitt's "A Mormon in the White House," would you vote for a radical Muslim for President? You know what his religion teaches, what he believes. He believes the United States is "the Great Satan," that Israel has no right to exist, that we should all submit to Islam, etc. Even if he lies to you and tells you pre-election that he doesn't believe any of those things, you know he does. (As when he tells you he's not building a nuclear weapon but enriching uranium nevertheless.) I mean, haven't you learned anything from Obama and his religion?
Now, when people write columns that the religion of a candidate doesn't matter, I always wonder about the writer's own religious convictions. I mean, if they don't believe a president will act on his religious convictions, that probably means they don't act on their own convictions either.
Consider: If you're truly born-again and believe what God says,
that abortion is murder, can you raise your hand and swear to obey man's law, which allows murder of the unborn, instead of God's law? We have a bunch of Roman Catholic Supreme Court Justices who have.
But just because they, and maybe you, don't let your religion guide you doesn't mean a president won't. Again, look at how Obama's religion of hatred toward America is guiding him.
Or maybe you don't know what Mormonism teaches? It's hard to be ignorant about that in this day and age. Just google "Mormonism" Or peruse this blog.
Mitt Romney swore an oath to his church, to use EVERYTHING he has to build up his church. His godhood depends on it.
Really, you don't want a Mormon in the White House. If if comes down to it, the devil you know is better than the devil you don't know. (Really,
God isn't happy with voting. Ever since Israel wanted their own king, we've been reaping what we've sown. But I digress.)
Well, at least Mr. Starr didn't use the word "bigot," as have Hugh Hewitt and Bill Bennett. Being an informed voter and not voting for a radical Muslim—or a Mormon—is not bigoted. It's smart.