Surly's Soap Box

I'm kind of concerned that there is a white washing of Mormonism for the sake of making Romney more palatable to the evangelical voters. Now, I think Romney would be a good president based on his business experience and his family values. Yeah, yeah, yeah: Flip-flop this and flip-flop that. Look, I believe differently about thing than I did twenty years ago, and wouldn't want to be held to those believes today. But I get concerned when I hear people like Hugh Hewitt and Sean Hannity blowing off Mormonism as just another Christian denomination with some different views. There are some fundamental heresies at the root of Mormonism, the 'worse' being the denial of Jesus Christ being the Son of God. They believe that he is merely an 'ascended human', being an example to Mormons who wish to ascend themselves. That stands in the face of traditional Christianity, which believes Jesus is the Son of God, and salvation is based in trusting in Him, not just having knowledge of Him.

Ironically, a lot of Mormons don't know what their faith teaches, so they just place their trust Jesus. That is why I think there are saved Mormons: They don't know what they are supposed to believe.

So anyway, I think it's okay to support Romney for prez, just as I don't mind having a Hindu of Muslim Doctor, but I not going to water down their faiths to make it easier to swallow.