Mitt Romney's speech

[fabrisse]

This is my first reaction to reports about Mr. Romney's Mormonism for the Christian Right speech. I have not read a full transcript, nor have I heard the speech.

Having disclaimed that, this quote is disturbing. Perhaps context will make it less so, but it's three words. How much parsing can there be?

Freedom requires religion?!?

The hell?

When I was a believer, I never thought atheists or agnostics had fewer freedoms or rights to freedom.

As a non-believer (or uncertain of belief-er), I fear my freedom being linked to any idea of God.

Religion is personal. That was the point of my ancestors coming here.

Freedom is social. There's no point in guaranteeing it, if the guarantee doesn't apply to all.

Comments

[oh-mcgee.livejournal.com]

I read the rest of the context and I still don't get it.

[fabrisse.livejournal.com]

I've read it now, too, and I'm leaving my post alone because the puzzlement is still there.

His invocation of the Founding Fathers was intriguing. But I read Sam Adams statement as a validation of Faith rather than a validation of religion.

I hope I'm missing something.

[oh-mcgee.livejournal.com]

I hope I'm missing something.

I always feel that way regarding religion.