Did Raddatz ask abortion question to focus media on Obama ‘war on women’ playbook?
Does a bear.... in the woods? Simply put, why else bring this up? It was actually a double question, the inference is Romney is Morman. The idea is to juxtapose catholics against mormans.
It's just another way to kill babies without seeming to kill babies.
The only saving grace is the Mormons have a history of giving up their innermost beliefs in the face of government force ~ e.g. polygamy, discrimination against blacks, etc. Specialists in the field say there are more. The First Born don't give up that easy, so I suspect I'll have to keep up the campaign against them long after the Mormons try out being Pro-Life.
The whole practice of prayer and counseling before committing sin is not, I believe, taught by the Catholics ~ at least not publicly, although I've encountered some Orthodox folks who complained their former priest (they left) did teach that doctrine privately.
I suspect most Catholics make a basic differentiation between Republicans and Democrats and that's about as far as politics goes, and a hardcore few hold to a Right To Life belief that counsels their voting habits.
I was raised Catholic when nuns were real and have recently done some research on Mormons. I was surprised to learn that their core beliefs are very similar. The main difference seems to be that Mormans believe in the pre-existance of the soul and Catholics do not. Both believe that we are children of a loving God Who so loved us that He sent His only Son to save us from our inability to live perfect lives. That is the crux of the issue. If you hold that belief it is hard to believe that God would discriminate on the basis of what we call ourselves. Mormans are most definately Christians and my observations tell me that they are much better at walking the walk than some Christians who call themselves by other names. Religions all claim to understand the workings and desires of God. I think all of them have some parts right, but I don’t think it is possible for humans to understand God and that is why God only requires faith. If we acknowledge His awesomeness we will understand that we CANNOT understand Him, only trust His love and onipotence and when we do those things good things happen in our lives AND we are guaranteed eternal life.