At the risk of igniting another fire storm - Pan, I don't get it. Sharpton is a radio talk show host. That's his job. It's legitimate. He gets paid for it.
Second, the man's an ordained minister. Actually, he's been ordained twice, once as a Pentacostal and once as a Babtist. Clearly he has a religious background. The proper salutation for him, as seen in the stories you posted, is "Reverend". He's clearly qualified to speak about religion. I don't like what he allegedly said any more than you do, but I also acknowledge that he's qualified to say those things, especially about a branch of Christianity that's never gotten along particularly well with the rest.
Finally, check this out:
http://www.usatoday.com/news/politic...n-romney_N.htm
It's obviously spin doctoring, but I think it's interesting that he's agreeing that Romney believes in God and that it's a personal relationship. Honestly, I don't think anyone should be surprised that a Babtist would be disagreeable with the LDS church since there's a whole lot of friction between Protestants and Mormons, especially in the last couple of years as the Mormons try to agressively convert folks both alive and dead.