What Defines a Cult?

And more succinctly, should a cultist become the US president?

That, folks, has been the crux of an ongoing debate between Paul Couturier of Independently Correct Radio and myself over the status of one ex-Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney.

While Romney has since dropped out of the race, the possibility of that he may become McCain's running mate has kept this disagreement going.

What started this was my belief the Mr. Romney was the victim of the same 40-year old canard that JFK experienced as the first Catholic President of the United States. The fears that the Pope would relocate the Holy See under his administration to Washington were unfounded and Kennedy adhered to the separation of church and state.

Now, Mitt Romney is a Mormon. Mr. Couturier believes Mormons are a cult and placing a Mormon at the very seat of world political power is a mistake of Apocalyptic status.

Mr. Couturier also holds strong Christian beliefs, which appear to conflict with those of Mormons.

To that end, let's set up a few definitions:

• Christianity - in general, the belief that God, by way of the Virgin Birth of Mary, became man (Jesus Christ) in fulfillment of the Scriptures. Jesus, as a teacher and prophet, set about a change from the Judiac beliefs of sin, forgiveness and reconciliation. This is documented in the Gospels of Mark, Matthew, Luke and John.

• Mormonism - Also known as "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints." Mormons, while not a division of Catholic, Orthodox, or Protestant faiths, also believe in Jesus Christ, but are also guided, in part, by the Book of Mormon, as translated by their founder, Joseph Smith, through the divine inspiration of the Angel Moroni.

Now, I'm going to throw another cult into the mix for contrast: Scientology.

Those who read this blog regularly know that I have a hard-on against this cult. I believe Scientology has been acquired by the movers and shakers in Hollywood who would seek the ablate the injection of morality into their works and specifically targets Catholic actors and performers, thus ostracizing non-members and rewarding ex-Catholic converts.

What's worse is Scientology has no basis in any Judeo-Christian creed, but instead is based upon a pulp science fiction book!

So, given our choices in the 21st Century, would you rather place Mitt Romney, a man who's beliefs are in the divine, or someone like Tom Cruise, who follows the rants of a deluded hack writer?

The choice is yours, folks. I've made mine!

**THAT'S MY OPINION AND YOU'RE ENTITLED TO IT!**

The Fat Lady's SInging!

BREAKING NEWS - THIS IS AN EVOLVING STORY!


Romney to Quit Race During CPAC Speech

Developing Story …

Mitt Romney will drop out of the Republican presidential race during his speech to the Conservative Political Action Conference Thursday, FOX News has confirmed.

Romney is “suspending” his campaign and will say so “during his speech,” a top aide told FOX News.

Romney has steadily lost ground over the past few weeks to John McCain, whose victories on Super Tuesday made a comeback for Romney extremely difficult.

Time Magazine’s Mark Halperin, who reported that Romney would quit on his blog The Page, told FOX News, “The race was mathematically and politically mostly over before now.”
McCain is leading Romney by more than 3-1 in the delegate count, and Romney also was losing ground to Mike Huckabee, who picked up nearly as many victories as he did on Super Tuesday.

“One of the biggest barriers to Mitt Romney becoming the nominee was Mike Huckabee,” Halperin said. “I don’t think Huckabee stands much of a chance to overtake McCain either, but he certainly stood in Mitt Romney’s way.”

Click here to read The Page blog on Romney quitting the race.

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Time to Make a Choice

This will be cross-posted to the Red November 2008 blog.

With the Florida primary out of the way, and the wannabes falling by the wayside, the Republicans are looking at a dwindling number of choices.

Some of us saw the future in the likes of Fred, Rudy and Duncan Hunter.

Fred, the most Reagan-like, started too slow and couldn't gain any traction. By the time he got his stride, the parade had passed him.

Rudy spoke too frequently on his past and not enough on the future. Reading between the lines, one could arguably say Rudy only wanted the nomination to face Shrillary head-on and, if successful, wreak a personal vengeance on al-Qaeda 9/11.

Duncan,..well, the media chose to pay more attention on the bigger voices and his ideas were ignored.

And so we are left with these:

Mike Huckabee:
We live in a country that paradoxically was founded upon Judeo-Christian principles, but is Constitutionally prevented from forming a theocracy. Many times, Huckabee's ideas sound more like they are coming from Huckabee-the-Baptist-minister and less like Huckabee-the-governor. As a strict Constitutionalist, I can't abide with that kind of thinking.

John McCain:
He's old. Yes, get used to hearing that from the Clinton war machine ad nauseum if he gets the nod. It wasn't an issue with Reagan, but this is the Clintons we're talking about, so the rules are out the door.
I also have serious issue with some of his allegiances. Whether is was the McCain-Feingold Bill, which stifled free speech, or his Gang of Fourteen venture, McCain has repeatedly worked counter to the Republican Party.
McCain would have us keep our Southern border open to every illegal and grant them amnesty when they arrive. He does this all in the name of the economy, yet McCain freely admits he is weak on driving the economy.
Make no mistake, John McCain is a war hero who endured a nightmare no one should ever experience, and for that I'll support him for the rest of his life, but a vote for McCain now is another vote for Hillary.

That leaves,...

Mitt Romney!

I've chosen to support Mitt for several reasons.

First, for the past thirty-plus years, America has indicated a tendency to vote for governors, rather than legislators. Whether is was Carter, Reagan, Clinton, or Bush 43, America seems, for better or worse, best served by chief executives, rather than those who make self-serving legislation.
Second, Romney is a businessman, and a successful one. America needs to continue to be run more as a business (a service economy to the nth degree) than a benevolent master (the Clintonian socialist Utopia of her "Village). Goods and services are created only to meet the need of the the target market (America) and done within the limits of expenditure and affordability.
Finally, Mitt was executive director of the USOC during the Salt Lake Games of 2002. Getting the world to come to the United States is hard enough, but getting them here in the shadow of 9/11 and then persuading a supposedly non-partisan body to tastefully honor the departed of 9/11 was a massive undertaking of diplomatic legerdemain. And, the games finished under budget and on time, despite a local scandal.

As the last major campaign push, Super Tuesday, draws closer, consider Mitt Romney. For now, for the future, and for our security.

**THAT'S MY OPINION AND YOU'RE ENTITLED TO IT!**