Ana Marie Cox: 'I Know Mitt Romney Is Not Himself Christian'

NewsBusters ^ | Mark Finkelstein

[governsleastgovernsbest]

Ana Marie Cox: not just a snarky ex-blogger turned Time editor -- now a theologian who has pronounced Mitt Romney not a Christian.

The former Wonkette is all over MSNBC today. This morning, as I noted here, Cox [as seen here] cattily swiped at Katie Couric on "Morning Joe," surmising that the CBS Evening News anchor was traveling to the Middle East because she needed rugs.

This evening, Cox appeared on "Countdown" to discuss the Larry Craig matter with Olbermann. Talk turned to the way Mitt Romney (R-Ma.) has dealt with the Craig matter. The Idaho senator had served as Romney's co-chairman in the Senate. Romney was quick to disassociate Craig from his campaign, and Tuesday referred to Craig's behavior as "disgusting."

ANA MARIE COX: [Romney] has inserted himself into this story several times. I think the smart political thing to do would have been to get rid of the guy from your campaign staff, maybe take the [Craig endorsement] video down, but why would you perpetuate the story, why would you involve yourself in this? It really just seems politically inept in my opinion.

KEITH OLBERMANN: Are we again missing something here? Is there some base that he's appealing to by being cruel to somebody's who's in trouble? I'm quite serious about this.

Olbermann lamenting cruelty toward Craig? That's really just too rich. Olbermann is of course reveling in Craig's disgrace, going so far as to have produced a mocking "Joe Friday" re-enactment of the restroom scene.

COX: I think that his understanding of even the conservative base is rather incomplete. I think that someone like Sam Brownback, you may disagree with him, but you really cannot doubt his social conservative credentials, at least has the strength of character to extend Christian mercy.

That's when Cox ruled Romney off the Christian reservation.

COX: I know Mitt Romney is not himself Christian, or [trying to retrieve herself] that's a point of debate, but to show some kind of compassion for somebody who at least there family is going through something really terrible, I think it smacks of opportunism for him to, you know, throw the guy aside.

I wonder if "Time" endorses the view of its Washington editor of Time.com questioning Romney's Christianity?

[ClearCase_guy]

He believes in a religion that requires him to behave honorably in his personal life, and he does behave honorably.

Well said. I care about a person's values. Their precise religious affiliation may be important to God, but not to me. I just have to worry about their politics.

[rwfromkansas]

One of the few times she has been right.

[xJones]

I actually don’t know...are Mormons Christians?

That depends on if they are Republican presidential candidates. Always remember Reagan's rule about thou shouldst not speak ill of another Republican, unless he's caught playing footsie in an airport bathroom, or have the last name McCain, or something else really bad like that.

[John123]

thanks...I’ll read about it and figure it out! :)

"Under The Banner Of Heaven: A Story of a Violent Faith" by Jon Krakauer is probably the best book I ever read that explains the Mormon faith based on historical research.

To be honest with you, this book isn't flattering to Mormons. You probably can find it in the library, that is what I did...

[rwfromkansas]

Mormons are distinct from orthodox, traditional and true Christianity.

Their very ads that you can’t escape on television claim they are “truth restored.”

They are not Christians.

[EternalVigilance]

There is no depth to which the self-aggrandizing Mitt Romney won’t stoop in his lust for power.

One day he’s blazing Larry Craig’s endorsement, in which the Senator talked about how he “shares Mitt Romney’s family values,” prominently on his website, and the next he’s kicking him repeatedly on national TV - before his political body was even cold.

No class.

[what's up]

are Mormons Christians?

Christians believe there is one Son of God...Christ.

Mormons expand that definition and include all Mormons to be "Sons of God".

That is why orthodox christians do not consider Mormons true christians.

[whatisthetruth]

Mormons are not Christian, they’re ‘MORMON’.

[colorcountry]

MSNBC reported this evening that the Romney web site
removed a video of Senator Larry Craig (who had been heading the Romney campaign in ID). Under the circumstances, that is a perfectly reasonable thing to do.

BUT
they also rewrote all press releases that had any mention of Larry Craig to remove the reference, but didn’t change the date of the release or anything else to indicate that they had been edited.

How ingenious of whoever did the editing. Hey, it worked in various editions of the D&C, the Booj o’Mormon (most recently changing “white” to “pure” and delightsome), the First Vision, and in the lesson manual on Teachings of the Prophet Brigham Young.

If it’s good enough conduct for the Lard, then by golly it’s good enough for Romney. Those who conrol the past control the future.

Too bad Google controls the past. :)

[EternalVigilance]

ohhhhhh....

[Boiler Plate]

Meanwhile, you can watch the mushroom cloud rise from the bomb you just dropped.

[Vigilanteman]

My name is Matthew J. Slick, the President of CARM. I'm 50, married, have children, and live in Idaho. Studying cults and apologetics has been a passion of mine since 1980. In 1991, I graduated from Westminster Theological Seminary with a Masters of Divinity. I'm reformed in theology (but do not push it on CARM), ordained, and my main goal is to point people to Jesus.

Gee, another self-appointed expert on what Mormons believe! Personally, I don't give a rat's rear end what they believe as long as they keep voting like they do. I'm more concerned about being governed by a Baptist like Bill Clinton or Jimmy Carter who subscibes to a more popular theology but governs like a Euroweenie nanny-statist.

On the other hand, a Baptist like Duncan Hunter is just about perfect in the brand of governance he proposes.

[humblegunner]

I actually don’t know...are Mormons Christians?

No.

They have their own saviors and prophets, Young and Smith.

[TheDon]

[GOP_Lady]

Anyone who takes Olbermann seriously ... he’s simply a propaganda/smear merchant.

[EternalVigilance]

Down the old memory hole, eh?

Orwell would be proud...

[GOP_Lady]

:-) You couldn’t have stated it any better.

[Secret Agent Man]

Mitt Romney is not a Christian. He’s a Mormon. As a prior poster said, just saying you are something doesn’t mean you actually are that something.

Mormons want to claim they are Christian but they are not. Their Jesus is not the biblical Jesus, rather the fake Jesus of Joseph Smith’s writings. He was not a man who became “a god”, He has always been God and at a point in history, took on human flesh, God in the flesh. Mormons are not trinitarians. As a Christian, I will correct him and any other Mormon on that point using his own style of logic.

[Secret Agent Man]

ummmm....just males are “sons of god.”

For women you need to be married so that in the afterlife you can be the spirit eve of a new world and give birth to millions and millions of your own spirit children. Can’t get there without a husband, though.

[greyfoxx39]

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