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

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33. This isn't about Romney's relationship to god, it's about his relationship with people....

His belief in what happens to us after we die or whether god forgives our sins or what prayers to recite when asking for god's blessing isn't relevant in the discussion of whether he'd be a good president--that's judging him by his religion--saying, "He can't be president because he doesn't get the sacrament" or "he has to be president because his religion is Christian and the other guy's isn't." But how he views women's rights, how he views science, how he views the position of president (as servant of the people or as dictator), that matters. And if any position of power that he held, anywhere, left him with distinct views on any of these--ones he shows in his actions or verbalizes--then they matter and can be discussed. They DO tell us what kind of president he will be.

I mean, hey, such influences are certainly of as much importance as the Rev. Wright's influence on Obama.

In short, we're not asking Romney about his relationship with god, we're asking him about his relationship with people. And he doesn't get a pass on being asked about such relationships just because they happened inside a church rather than in the public sector. If a former Catholic Priest runs for president, we're not going to ignore what he did in his time as a priest simply because all that took place in a church rather than in the secular world.

So saying this is off limits because it talks of religion is Apples and Oranges. It's not about religion. It's about the positions of power Romney held, how well he did that job, and what he learned from them.