February 19, 2007

Questioning Mitt's Faith

By Thomas Lifson
Like it or not, we are going to be hearing more about the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Last month I expressed my eagerness to see the media's treatment of Mitt Romney's faith. There are bound to be all kinds of treatments, some better than others.There many issues that will be discussed about Mormon doctrine, assuming Romney remains viable. Religion was a thorny topic even before political correctness. We'll see all sorts of treatments, motivated by everything from sincere interest and respect to outright hatred.Mark Finkelstein of Newsbusters catches Stephanopoulos challenging Romney's own explanation of his beliefs. [emphasis in original]When I spoke with him, I asked him how Muslims might perceive the Mormon belief that Jesus will return to the United States and reign personally here for a thousand years."GMA then rolled a clip of Romney saying the following: "Our belief is just like it says in the Bible, that the Messiah will come to Jerusalem, stand...(Read Full Article)