Romney gives his speech on Religion

Below is the video of Mitt Romney's speech on "Faith in America," intended at least in some capacity to address his religion, Mormonism, and how that might affect his presidency, if he were to be elected.



The video is 20 minutes, I know, so I've included below one of what seemed to be the key themes in his speech. Basically, he seems to say that America is for religions of all types, as long as you believe in the Christian God.

Lifted from this article from Talk To Action, here's one of the quotes that sums up for me the address. Enjoy the article as well; it checks in with an thoughtful view on the matter.

Romney says: “We separate church and state affairs in this country, and for good reason. No religion should dictate to the state nor should the state interfere with the free practice of religion. But in recent years, the notion of the separation of church and state has been taken by some well beyond its original meaning. They seek to remove from the public domain any acknowledgment of God. Religion is seen as merely a private affair with no place in public life. It is as if they are intent on establishing a new religion in America - the religion of secularism. They are wrong.

The founders proscribed the establishment of a state religion, but they did not countenance the elimination of religion from the public square. We are a nation 'Under God' and in God, we do indeed trust.”

I think that this kind of comment works, if he weren't Mormon. It seems to me that mainstream Christians are LESS likely to vote for him than people who are agnostic or atheist. I would imagine that most Christians don’t really care if he talks about God. Heck, those “crazy Muslims” worship the same God as they do. They want to know if he renounces Mormonism in public matters. If not, he’s out.

On that front, The Washington Post checks in.