Romney's Mormon Church fiercely attacked California's LGBT community with support of Prop 8.

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19. I was raised a Mormon...

And I will never lay off his beliefs. Mormon's are told that being gay is a "sickness". I lived in Salt Lake City and knew more than a few people who owned land - and were visited by Mormon church leaders and convinced to donate it to The Church. The Mormon church is a huge tax-free money-making machine, and they play the stock market. Its history is very shady (Mountain Meadows Massacre, anyone?) and has a history of outright bigotry. Up until the 1980's, African American's weren't allowed full participation in some of the ceremonies and were barred from holding The Priesthood. I was taught that being black or dark skinned was a curse from god - the curse of Cain. Granted, my friends and I argued against this in Sunday School all the time, but this was taught as Mormon Doctrine. And to top it off, members participating in the Mormon Temple ceremonies are asked to take a blood vow, stating "I will suffer my life to be taken" while slashing their finger across their throat if they ever go against the Mormon church. Kind of sobering stuff.