Good luck Mitt. Your religion is quite frightening. You condemn, convert and ex-communicating is awful. Shouldn't religion bring people together? It took decades for your folks to invite black people and you shun gays. Placement of women in your hierarchy is also of question and polygamy? Get real.

Sent by Chris | 12:08 PM ET | 12-06-2007

By all means let's forget about:
the national debt which is every bit
as much if not more of a threat than
terrorism;
prosecuting Bush and Cheney, so as
not to have another Nixon-style legacy
emphasizing to the American people that
the law is something applied to those
lacking wealth and power;
anything else that actually matters.
Instead, let's all debate the
candidates' individual special
imaginary friends, since if nothing
else Mr. Bush has taught us that there
is no separation of church and state.

Sent by Dave Randolph | 12:13 PM ET | 12-06-2007

Mr. Romney's faith should be of no issue in the USA. Unfortunately, he is running in a party with a base that has adopted a very narrow view Christianity, a base at times suspicious of Episcopalians and Catholics, much less Mormons.

If Mr. Romney is surprised that his Republican Party is not embracing of all faiths, he has been seriously out of touch with his own party, much like "Log Cabin" Republicans.

His failure to address the intolerance of his own party is reason enough to question his candidacy.

Sent by George Bishopric | 1:25 PM ET | 12-06-2007

Mr. Romney's speech was vague about his beliefs and certainly didn't change my opinion that he's not the right candidate to be this country's President. Everyone should read the Book of Morman and see what their beliefs really are. His leadership would take us decades back into the discrimation of women and in many areas of life and political leadership in this country. He has NO foreign relations experience, and his religious view may well be divisive in dealing with other countries---and this curretn administration has done enough damage in in that area. His lack of candor about hiring illegal workers speaks for itself. He's part of a party that keeps holding on to intolerance and respect for truth and caters to the rich. This country has had about enough of that!

Sent by Carol Neese | 3:27 PM ET | 12-06-2007

Absolutely scary pandering to religious niche voters. Religion has no role in politics --just take a look at what it does for other fundamentalist nations or the role it played it some of this country's darker moments.

Oh, if only we had been settled by chefs or dancers or good old fashioned convicts (aka Australia) or maybe, more scary than all, people who valued brains!!!!

Sent by kel | 7:52 PM ET | 12-06-2007

GO ROMNEY!!!!!!!!! Great speech!

Sent by Steven Rinehart | 7:30 PM ET | 12-07-2007

Great speech of the true American spirit of politics vs. religion. Sad and pathetic though, the the cloaked, bigoted comments above. They hold Romney up against a standard which their own candiates could never match. They don't even see the bigotry through their own self-rightousnes. Yeah, they're "true" Christians alright.. You don't have to answer that one aloud- but in your heart, you know the answer.
I hadn't decided until now.. I'm not voting for more of the same. I'm voting for Mitt Romney!

Sent by Mike | 7:33 PM ET | 12-07-2007

For those of you who think Romney didn't talk enough about his Mormon beliefs you completely missed the boat. He has said time and again he is not the spokesman for his faith. If you want details about Mormons go to one of the Mormon Church websites.

It is so sad to see the hypocritical statements from the so called "Christians" about Romney and his faith. "They didn't allow black people to hold the priesthood until the 70's" says the white evangelical who has never attended a church with there was a preacher of a different race. It is very convent for a white Baptist to point the finger at the Mormons when historically they just allowed their black brotheren to have their own Baptist churches.

Or how about the bigot saying "I won"t vote for Romney because his beliefs on the trinity are different than mine." When those differences would have absolutely no effect in regards to the War in Iraq or on terror. The differences in religion that Romney has from you and me will not affect your taxes, the economy, social security, health care or any other real issue in this election but that is not what the bigots what you to wake up and realize.

Sent by Herb | 7:41 PM ET | 12-07-2007

Mitt Romney's speech was really inspiring. he brought it excactly to the roots, the reason why this country was founded in the first place. it seems as if this nation forgets that. if it wasnt for religion our founders of our country wouldnt of came to america. if it wasnt for religion there would be no politics to consider in america, so why knowing that, would we throw that aside? nowadays people get too caught up in things they dont take a step back to look at the big picture. the war of today isnt just in iraq.. its here in america, against principalities. "Dont judge a book by its cover" but with the LDS religion its seems thats all thats happening. But in ending i say Mitt Romney's Speech on faith was well needed for us as people and also as a nation. its not for the mind but for the soul. Great Speech Mitt!

Sent by Desik | 9:08 PM ET | 12-07-2007

I was moved by Romney's salute to the various major practices of religion. It gave me that same general feeling when I was at the NY Worlds Fair listening to Disney's, Its a Small World After All. I didn't quite get the secularists being almost a religion part; is that like being something you think you are but are really not? At least I know I won't have to answer to Chuck Norris for my doubts about fearing God.

Sent by One from the ancient traditions | 12:03 AM ET | 12-08-2007

The Constitution was created by the founders to be a protection of our right of conscience. Mitt Romney in not detailing the Mormon beliefs, exemplifies the notion that his right of conscience is no more "valuable" than any other Americans coice of belief. He is choosing not to engage in inapropriate and un-American competition of rights of concience. The oath of the Presidency to uphold the constitution is the only commitment of conscience for which voters need concern. Will this candidate uphold his oath if elected, I think YES!! Go Mitt!!

Sent by Derrick | 2:44 AM ET | 12-08-2007

It would be really interesting if Mike Huckabee won the Republican nomination and lost in the general election by 5-9 vote (Utah 5, Idaho 9). I wonder of the members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints would ever consider voting for a bigoted Baptist minister.

Sent by Chris Anderson | 6:36 PM ET | 12-08-2007

I don't really know how to say this. I used to live in Kansas City. Most all of my neighbors were Mormons. So when I tell you what I have to say about Mormons, you can be assured that it is from experience and not some sort of imagined ravings of some goofhead. The Mormon people, at least the ones I met, are the nicest and most honest people you have ever met. They are polite, kind, helpful and honest. When my car wouldn't start, they came out and helped me before I could get the battery charger out of my house. When I asked about their belief, they accepted and told me the tenets of their religion. But here's the thing. You could NEVER ask a Mormon a question he (or she) wouldn't answer honestly. So why not ask THEM about the Mittster? He doesn't seem very much of a Mormon to me. He lies all the time, and changes his positions on issues to whatever is politically expedient. He's claiming kinship with a people who don't deserve ANY sort of association with HIS type. Look guys, I know it's not your thing and you want to be nice all the time, but can't you REPUDIATE this jerk? He's contaminating all my memories of the wonderful Mormon people who were so kind to me when I moved....

Sent by Louis Nardozi | 2:18 AM ET | 12-09-2007

All religions are searching for one thing and that is a relationship with our creator. Therefore all are the same for me. I really respect the Mormans I know. However, they are too secretive. We do not know what goes on in the higher echelons of the faith. How great of a lobby will they be? We have enough secrets and hidden agendas all ready and do not need more. Therefore no matter how decent Rommney is, I could never vote for him.

Sent by Michael Snobl | 11:12 AM ET | 12-09-2007

Romney's speech is full of manipulation. He being a nonchrist, an antichrist exactly, how could he recite John Adams, a saved Christian through our LORD JESUS CHRIST? John

Adams said: "Our constitution was made ONLY for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate for the government of others." "A moral and religious people" means a nation

who is saved by the grace and throught the faith of Jesus Christ. Because God says the only way coming to Him is through His Son Jesus Christ. Romney believes a god, most likely

the Dragon himself. So "others" by John Adams clearly means the nonchrists, the antichrists, or the Gentiles who worship anything or anyone else except God the Creator of Heaven

and Earth THROUGH HIS ONLY SON JESUS CHRIST by Christ's blood shed on the cross for the redemption of the world from sin.

Do you know that God is the God of the living, the saved through Jesus Christ? Do you know that God is not the God of the dead, those who reject Christ wilfully or those who even

haven't heard about the salvation of Christ? Christians, let us not be fooled! Romney is not a Christian, and if not, he is an enemy of Christian, and we all know, what an enemy of

Christian will do to the true believers of Christ Jesus. An enemy of Christ shall make America sin against God and thus brings condemnation upon her.

Romney said:" I believe in my Mormon faith and I endeavor to LIVE BY IT." His statement is very contradictary to what he promised as "If I am fortunate to become your president, I will

serve no one religion, no one group, no one cause, and no one interest." If Romney does believe in his Mormon faith and endeavors to live by it, and if he became the president of

America, then as he promised, he would certainly lead American to serve his Mormonism and interest towards Mormon church and Mormon religion which is a false religion.

Romney flattered his lips and he flattered American people, the same as Satan tempted Eve with his devious temptation.

If we Christians heed Romney's voice, we shall reap what we have sown, thus bring the wrath of God upon ourselves.

Sent by Esther Salem | 12:18 AM ET | 12-10-2007

Again, religion proves to be a divider and not a uniter.
So very sad, why don't we revert to the dark ages once more for kicks.
Although, perhaps faith is more important than religion. Maybe this is what we need in times when it is difficult to find faith in many things that occur in our world.

Sent by E | 6:24 PM ET | 12-10-2007