Dave, there ya go, again, with your pre-conceived presumptions that religion & political arenas are to be carefully compartmentalized.
God doesn't operate that way. Why do you? Is this a reflection upon the way you run your own life?
Again...discernment is a HUGE issue...a key character trait.
For example, the MORMON church has issued countless articles, papers, book portions trying to convey how Islam & Mormonism have many similarities.
A Mormon president who falls for this line is extremely gullible to how Muslims operate. If radical political Islam is just an "incomplete Mormonism" to a Mormon president, duck!
If this election turns on magic underwear and proxy baptisms, I’ll be real surprised
Oh, the MSM & Dems will help ensure that it will...but don't worry, you're right on one: There's so many whacky Mormon beliefs & practices -- and racism is just one them -- that magic underwear and necro-baptism will be just a few bullet-points in the overall storm...you know like the "hail" in a small area as the tornados sweep over multi-states...
Allow me to give another example of how theological worldviews influence our social (& political) worldviews...from a distinctly Mormon perspective:
Mormons believe that Muslims were brothers & sisters to them in the "pre-existence."
So...before Mitt was born, he was stationed near Kolob after having his spirit born there...[no spirit-birth certificate, yet Mitt believes he really is an "alien" of sorts]
And he was supposedly surrounded by brothers & sisters who would become Muslims.
The New Testament worldview of those who would descend from Hagar...is reflected (as a contrast) by the apostle Paul in Galatians 4:21-31...(people can read that for themselves if interested).
It's a more realistic appraisal of the spiritual bondage that the Muslim world finds itself in. This worldview is more wary of Muslims; whereas, the Mormon worldview is more accepting of Islam.
Oh, and btw, watch the Dems & MSM have some "fun" with Romney's belief about the so-called "pre-existence."
One of them will eventually say: "Oh, so you 'birthers & other conservatives have 'issues' with Obama's Hawaii birth certificate; you think he's an alien citizen who moved here after birth. Yet Mitt Romney confesses that before he became a U.S. citizen, he was actually spirit born not only in another country, but another planet! So. That's 'OK' with you? That's not your hypocrisy showing? Why aren't you demanding that Mitt show his Kolobian spirit-birth certificate?"
So. Imagine that. Mitt Romney, our first potential 'Truly Alien' POTUS!