re: #319 ralphieboy

The deep-set Fundamentalist view is that America owes its exceptional status to its close relationship between worship and legislation. Electing a Mormon/Athies/Secret Muslim is toying with incurring God’s wrath.

Same goes for allowing abortions, gay marriage, teenage sex education, etc…

And there is no debating on these issues, we are dealing with the Certainty of the True Faith.

# Mormons & Romney Presidency “Dangerous” According to Evangelical Author
# A Conversation with Warren Smith

This week, evangelical Christian author Warren Smith made waves with his essay “A Vote for Romney is a Vote for the LDS Church,” a candid and forthright exposition of evangelical Christian objections to the presidential campaigns of Mitt Romney and, by extension, Jon Huntsman. (The headline for Smith’s essay was modeled after evangelist Bill Keller’s famous 2008 campaign commentary that “A vote for Romney is a vote for Satan.”) Given historical tensions between Mormons and evangelical Christians in the United States, it set off strong reactions in LDS communities. Today, Smith graciously agreed to speak with me about the article and his views on the Romney campaign.

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