I have lost much respect for Mormons in getting to know Romney

[riderinthestorm]

13. As an atheist I've always been pretty disrespectful of believers. rMoney takes the hypocrisy

to a new level however. Religious belief requires such a suspension of logic in order to give oneself over to some pretty outlandish superstitions, practices, and stories. I'm definitely one of those who mocks, especially religious hypocrites.

So the Rmoney's Mormon faith doesn't necessarily jump out at me as singularly special on the scale of cultishness, weirdness or bizarro behavior.

What DOES ring my bells however about Mormonism is the "Lying for the Lord" bit (http://www.mormonwiki.org/Lying_for_the_Lord) which means Mittsters can realistically lie about everything as long as he can justify it. Since Mitt is arguably the leading Mormon personality in the US at the moment, presumably he can lie about just about anything to keep up appearances and pretensions.

That goes beyond simple hypocrisy and into fraud.

Honestly, I believe Mitt has utilized the "Lying for the Lord" principle all his life. He's used it to be greedy (its to tithe more to the temple!), he's used it to leverage power (reflects on Mormons in general), he's used it for fraud (Cayman Islands tax evasions of course!) - virtually anything can be rationalized away as being done for the good of the church.

The Mormon principle of lying as a religious precept is what's alarming, and I believe Mitt takes it to a whole new level. THAT reflects badly on Mormons in general.