I don't want to put down Mitt Romney's Mormon faith

[gulliver]

14. Absolutely

While I might oppose Romney as an individual on moral and logical grounds, it's impossible to dispute the great influence his election would give the Mormons relative to other faiths. Other Christian faiths would finally need to make room for the Mormons to take their place in mainstream Christianity and in the seats of power. As you say, "Mormons are generally better educated than non-Mormons." Fewer non-Mormons, therefore, means fewer less educated people in the country if I follow your reasoning, because non-Mormons are, according to your studies, worse educated.

I think very little of Romney, but perhaps you agree. He strikes me as a rich man's son who, despite being provided every advantage the world has to offer, lacks any evidence of compassion, stands for nothing reliably, and is willing to speak the most egregious and obvious lies. I don't know how that comports with Christianity in general or Mormonism specifically. Those moral and ethical shortcomings may come from Mitt's Republicanism.

But I don't want to do a disservice to you by implying that you consider Mitt one of the "good fruits" of which you speak. You may or may not be Mormon, but if you were that doesn't mean you would automatically support a swinish liar just because he is a Mormon. Although Mitt may not be an exemplary human being or Christian, I do have to acknowledge the power and prestige his election would give to the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-Day Saints. Mitt's election would give the Mormon's a tremendous boost in recruiting appeal and a seat at the head of the table of mainstream Christianity.