Brigham Young’s Great-Great-Granddaughter on Mormonism and Mitt Romney

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22. And it's important to remember

That while Kennedy was Catholic, he wasn't an official in the church. He had no leadership position. Romney was a bishop and a stake president.

Also, in those days, the Catholic church didn't demand that you enforce Catholic doctrine in political positions. That's changed as the church has swung to the far right, but in those days, it was more relaxed about it.

Another interesting note. I have a friend who was an evangelical minister. In fact, he was being groomed to be in the forefront with people like Billy Graham, etc. He has since come out as gay and is no longer religious.

However, he told me that as a young seminary student, the evangelical position was that they should not be involved in politics at all. They should merely concentrate on getting people "saved" and leave the political system alone. That, as we now know, has changed dramatically.