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In reply to the discussion: Why I think Mitt Romney is running for President. [View all]Hawkowl
(5,213 posts)Mormons emigrated from the US to form their own country, Deseret, aka, Utah. And Utah wasn't god's idea, it was where they stopped to recuperate after being driven out of the US for their straying from Christian orthodoxy and embracing polygamy and heresy. Ever since then, there has been a strong motivation to gain legitimacy as a "Christian faith" for whatever reason. I don't think Mormonism is any more or less ridiculous than most branches of Christianity--just younger. A few more hundred years and continued breeding like feral cats and you will have gained your acceptance into mainstream organized crime--er I mean religion.
Mitt just wants to be more important and a bigger success than daddy. That means being a bigger deal politician AND a bigger wheel in the Mormon money machine. What better way to achieve this goal than being the Republican nominee and US president?