Posted on 08/26/2007 9:41:53 AM PDT by Clintonfatigued
Jan Mathusek, a Mormon, has raised five children in a place far removed from the strait-laced Utah heartland: North Jersey.
That posed some social barriers for her kids, who, abiding by Mormon values, had to forgo dating, drinking alcohol and R-rated movies.
"All of them have taken a lot of heat," said Mathusek, of Dumont. "But that is why I love New Jersey. It has given my children a chance to decide whether they stand by these things. And they do stand by them."
Now Mathusek is watching the presidential campaign of Mitt Romney with a similar mix of emotions: She's proud that a fellow Mormon is standing publicly by his faith, but afraid that he will come under attack.
"I'm pleased because he seems to be a very fine man," she said, stressing that she has not decided how she will vote. "But I'm worried that it generates enemies of the church."
Indeed, Romney's bid for the Republican nomination is shining a light on the Mormon faith -- a religion that has 13 million members worldwide and is the fourth-largest in America, with about 6 million adherents.
(Excerpt) Read more at northjersey.com ...
On the other hand, FRed Thompson accepted money to persuade lawmakers to allow the continued slaughter of the unborn. No water will wash away that blood.
Judas Iscariot well understood such "business decisions" as FRed Thompson made.
Accepted by a Polish Catholic married in a Mormon church 27 years ago this Labor Day weekend. :-)
You have my condolences regarding considering the article anything other than c grade fluff piece of dubious factual value. I do not question your Catholicism. And I lived through the Kennedy years and the specious assertion that Southerners would not vote for him because he would be ruled by Rome. BTW, look at the vote turnout in the South for a clue to the coming disaster should Romney get the nomination. Kennedy literally paid for the election win via Chicago and did not fair well in the South and turnout is telling and for whom theyvoted. even my grandfather, a died in the wool democrat, would not vote for Kennedy because of Daddy Joe’s history which my grandfather was all too familiar with.
That was way over the top. I don’t fault you for supporting Romney, as he has many good qualities. But that’s going too far for something that Fred Thompson devoted a few minutes to many years ago.
It’s worth noting that Romney and Thompson haven’t attacked each other. I suspect it’s because they might be running mates in 2008.
I think Romney and Thompson are both good candidates. Let’s see what kind of campaign Thompson runs. Why people have to get so detailed and worked up is beyond me.
Corzine raises profile of New Jersey Morons.
Thanks for the ping.
New tagline.
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Funny, considering you and your many Romney-supporting friends are on the exact same threads.
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