The Religion and Political Views of Mitt Romney

Summary

Religion

Romney was raised Mormon and is still hardcore Mormon.

Political Views

Mitt claims Republicanism. He's always tried to be a moderate and has even passed some Democrat-type legislation while governor of Massachusetts. But when running for president, he's very conservative so he fits in with the in-crowd.

Wiki

Mitt Romney was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan. He is a fifth-generation Mormon and very devout.[1]

Romney even donated over $4 million to the Mormon church over the last 5 years.

Mormonism is a highly misunderstood and, in many people's opinion, strange religion. Romney has, so far, been able to avoid discussing it.[2] And he doesn't want to discuss it:

We shouldn't choose leaders by their religion.

and

No church authorities will exert influence on my decisions.[3]

Politicians: Doing and saying whatever it takes

Romney is a Republican, through and through. He's in deep with the U.S. political establishment and his father was the governor of Michigan and Mitt was governor of Massachusetts. He's run for president two times.

The funny thing is, Mitt's first time running for president, he played up his stance as a moderate Republican and even did the very Democrat thing of making it illegal to not have health insurance in Massachusetts.[4]

During his second campaign, he tried to pass himself off as ultra conservative and is even slamming Obama's adding contraceptives to health insurance plans.

Other interesting profiles

Ann Romney

She is a conservative Republican, and even though she doesn't expound on her political positions, it's safe to assume she shares most of them with her husband, Mitt. Ann Romney converted to Mormonism in her teens and has remained devout every since.

Michele Bachmann

Bachmann's religious views are her political views. She's incredibly conservative and was a Tea Party favorite. Her strong suit is conservative social issues but feels that the government should be so small that it doesn't need to collect taxes. Bachmann was born a Lutheran and, up until her campaign for president started in 2011, was still a Lutheran. It is unclear where she stands now, but it's probably in first class on the crazy train.

John McCain

McCain is a Republican and moderately conservative. McCain was raised an Episcopalian but now attends a Baptist church. He is unapologetic about being religious but luckily doesn't let it color all of his political policies.

Jon Huntsman

Huntsman is a Republican with the social issues stances to prove it, but many of his other policies lean towards the middle--or even left a bit. Huntsman is a Mormon, but seems to be a soft Mormon, with his belief in the validity of science and his Hindu daughter and all.

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