On Sat, 26 Jul 2014 01:01:57 -0400, Warp wrote:

> Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:
>> Well, there are a lot of things that didn't become an issue for the
>> general public, partly because Romney wouldn't really talk about what
>> he believes or what his church practices.  I may not have liked him as
>> a candidate or as a person, but I can respect him for saying "that's
>> not what this election is about" and refusing to talk about his faith. 
>> If he had been elected, I actually think he would have not had his
>> faith be front and center, because he didn't want it in the spotlight. 
>> He considered it to be a very personal thing, and not relevant to his
>> policy choices.
> 
> I really have to wonder if he did that honestly, or because he (or his
> advisors) thought that it would be better to not openly discuss his
> beliefs because it would drive voters away...

Oh, he probably was advised not to make it about his religion.

>> But there's still no way I would have voted for him.  But I do wish
>> more candidates would say "you know what?  My beliefs are not your
>> business, they're mine." - and then left it at that, and let their
>> actions rather than their beliefs (or perceptions about their beliefs)
>> be what they were judged on by the electorate.
> 
> That would probably be the best, but then, perhaps people would vote for
> the one candidate who praises God all the time?

It's a question of making beliefs be private or "none" becoming the 
norm.  That's something that's going to take some time over here.

Jim



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besides, the pig likes it." - George Bernard Shaw

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