DeMint on Romney Religion Speech
“Today, Governor Romney demonstrated an understanding of America’s religious heritage and a vision for America’s future that make him the best candidate for President of the United States.
No President should promote a particular religion, but every President must understand the importance of faith in America and protect our freedom to worship the Creator as we choose. Governor Romney has shown that he clearly understands that faith is foundational to freedom. As the Governor so eloquently said, “Freedom and religion endure together, or perish alone.”
Governor Romney’s speech was presidential in both substance and delivery, and I believe it will be remembered as the key speech of this election.”
December 7th, 2007 at 8:06 pm
Romney wants us to believe that he is a man of strong religious conviction and that he will subordinate that conviction to the sovereign authority of law. But that’s a lie. A servant cannot serve two masters. Either he is a man of great religious conviction who will be guided and informed buy that conviction, or he is not.
If he is a man of conviction, then he should show the courage of his convictions and promise to let his conscience be his guide.
If he is not, then he should not be trusted.
The sad fact is that Mitt Romney believes that he can subordinate his convictions while in office. If we are to believe his current rhetoric, he must have substantially subordinated his beliefs while governor of Massachusetts.
That speaks to a shallow sort of conviction. There may be much to gain form pandering to potential voters, but there is little personal virtue in such plastic principles. Romney seems to have replaced his moral compass with a weather vane. And a man who blows with the wind will find himself lost and broken in a storm.
December 7th, 2007 at 8:19 pm
Patrick - hmm…give us a bit. This will take much more than the 20 seconds we have free right now.