I wonder if Dr. Richard Land would advise Mike Huckaby to give a JFK-type speech to all the Mormon voters that he also will not be running for Pastor In Chief. After all, fair is fair. Right?

Carolyn J. Pillsbury: You epitomize all the bigotted ignorance surrounding Mitt. The first article of faith of the LDS church is: We believe in God, the Eternal Father, and in His Son, Jesus Christ, and in the Holy Ghost. You're going to get Hillary elected because of your ignorance. Truly Sad.

You know if you can get past some of the quirks of the Mormon faith, you would soon realize that they are some of the nicest people you will ever meet. Growing up in DC where there is a sizable group of them I never once came across one I could speak ill of. I don't know if its a different story in Utah, but I think people need to stop freaking out over Mormons being some crazy cult.

You know, if the producer of any hollywood series would have come out and supported Hillary Clinton all the kudos could not have been printed in this column. This confirms that liberal socialists want, yea, demand 100% conformity within what they consider to be their 'base' constituancy. Too bad, the base is leaking.

Shi'te and Sunni do not trust each other. Evangelical Christian doesn't trust a Morman.

Stupid, irrational belief determining the fate of socities, yet it's not polite to question this nonsense without offending people? Ridiculous.

Mitt Romney , if not Mormon would be running away with the GOP nomination. Just because his faith is different than most, it doesn't make it any less sincere and right than any other faith. We as a nation must get beyond religious hypocrisy. For any religious leader to endorse Rudy over Mitt is tantamount to selecting bad over good.

I guess liberals with an attitude towards Romneys religion wouldn't have voted for JFK either….. No room for religous bigotry in 2008!

Hey CNN, here's another bright idea…why don't you run an article saying "LDS Church leaders don't support Romney?"

They too have a long-standing policy of not endorsing any candidate or political party. But hey, you could twist that one too for a sensational story. Forget professional journalism…

Unfortunately, Dr. Richard Land's statement speaks to reality. The group he speaks to has a major problem with bigotry.

Of COURSE he cannot endorse Romney! Mitt would be a pretty poor Pastor-In-Chief, now wouldn't he?

Religion should NOT be an issue in a presidential election. Period. Let's get back to real issues.

Carolyn, who ever told you that Jesus was born on a rock in Utah? This is absurd. It is just anothor example of people running there ignorant mouths about something that they know nothing about. Do you really want to know the truth? Do us all a favor and be quite about things that you don't know anything about. Thanks. Gov. Romney is a real Christian who has a personal relationship with the savior. He will not pastor the country as a Mormon leader but rather he will be a great polictal leader for this country. We need him now.

Evangelicals can give full support to a Mormon candidate. The only difference between the evangelical and the Mormon is theology. They look and act pretty much the same, and theology is just a bunch of hot air telling us the names of the angels and how the universe was created - something that has no practical application in our lives. Both groups are clean-cut, clean-living, clean-talking, attend a church that meets on Sunday (any one will do), anti-abortion, anti-gay, pro-poverty (at least that's how they vote), do-as-you're-told, think-as-you're-told, go-to-heaven.

A special note to Catherine Pillsbury in NH who is concerned about the truth (or lack thereof) of Mormonism: be silent woman. Your faith teaches you that you should obey your husband and be silent in public.

I find it interesting that Dr. Land would say anything on the subject. If this person would be endorsing someone, why wouldn't it be Huckabee? He's a fellow Baptist and a conservative, isn't he?

Your headline is misleading and I believe purposely so. Dr. Land has repeatedly said he cannot endorse anyone.

I hate to bring up the religion thing, but I have to. America was built on our faith in God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit. We as American's have been blessed by our fith in God, now is not the time to deviate from His teachings. The Jesus that I know as my personal Savior was not born on a rock in Utah, and He has a mother called Mary. You can say that Religion is not an issue in order to lead this country, but it most certainly is.

Rom in SC looking for the Racist vote hun.

Dr. Land's Neutrality???? Dr. Land does not want to give up his tax free status.

Don't care about the particular endorsement- just want to look at pictures of Mitt for the next eight years. He's dreamy …

This article is a perfect example of media manipulation. Now don't get all excited, they do it equally against Democrats as they do against Republicans. IT's all about riling up the people.

Land says

as a matter of poilicy I have not endorsed, do not endorse and will not endorse candidates

BUT if you read the "headline" it seems as if Dr Land is saying he "won't" endorse Romney, but it implies he may endorse someone else.

I'm not endorsing Romney, also.

Go Huck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It's pay back timeeeeeeeee. Remember the mess you left here in massachusetts abandoning your job to run for presidency?. You were responsible in approving cheap and bad concrete that made the tunnel colapse leaving one woman dead and her husbad injured? You said you are glad your sons are not in IRaQ. You owned a company down here that was engaged in illegal activities(Bain financial…). You called Obama Osama the other day without shame.. You change positions all the time on Abortion,Gay marriage and gun control…I have no problem with your religion but I think you have enough buggage to be our president no matter how presidential you may look..

wow, I would quit running for presidency right now!

Please. He's says right there: "Im not endorsing any candidate." Dr Land is not saying who he will vote for. Why is this a story ?

I want a president who hides his faith, alleviating America from having to deal with this trivial factor. What are we, the Middle East? What are the two worst things to talk about over dinner? Religion and politics can be deadly alone, but lets not put these together.
Roe vs. Wade? Politicians are going to start committing political suicide if they continue to be anti-abortion. I'm not taking a side, but today's generations of new are more careless than ever and more than willing to take a quick fix to their problems.
Let us concern ourselves with important issues, not typical, outdated issues that are weighing down and clouding the election processes.

I am for freedom of religion and against all maneuvers to bring about a legal ascendancy of one sect over another. (Thomas Jefferson, letter to Elbridge Gerry, January 26, 1799. From Gorton Carruth and Eugene Ehrlich, eds., The Harper Book of American Quotations, New York: Harper & Row, 1988, p. 499.)

Religion has played too big a role in our government - fundamentalists have blocked some good changes that would benefit people in our nation. Gays should have the right to pursue happiness through marriage; stem cells should be researched to find cures to horrible diseases; and the conservative-inspired war in Iraq that claims many many American and Iraqi lives needs to end.

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