WSJ: Bob Taylor Endorses Romney
A top official at Bob Jones University, the Evangelical Christian school with a history of anti-Mormon rhetoric, plans to throw his weight behind Mormon presidential hopeful Mitt Romney.Robert R. Taylor, dean of the university’s college of arts and sciences, said he believes the former Massachusetts governor is the only Republican candidate who both stands a chance of winning the White House and will reliably implement the anti-abortion, antigay marriage, pro-gun agenda of Christian conservatives.
“The fact that I’m seen as a Religious Right person would hopefully get others to step out for him,” Taylor said in an interview in Greenville, S.C., the university’s hometown.
Taylor’s endorsement, which he said he plans to announce in the near future, marks a stunning move for such a high-placed academic at Bob Jones University. In 2000, Bob Jones III, then president of the university, wrote a public letter that referred to Mormonism and Catholicism as “cults which call themselves Christian.”
Taylor acknowledged that endorsing a Mormon for president risked alienating the university’s conservative donors and alumni. But, he said, “we’re not electing a pastor — we’re electing a president.”
October 16th, 2007 at 12:42 am
It’s about time.
October 16th, 2007 at 1:29 pm
This is great news! I feel I’m part of the religious right and support Romney. This is wonderful to see leaders supporting the “right” cause and not selling out to money or extreme religious pressure groups.
If we stand a chance of keeping our values alive we must bring others into the fold. We must support people of all religions who hold our same values. This is not a cause we can win alone.