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Originally Posted by river_ratiii
Perhaps it's just me, but I cannot see how one can be objective where something as profound as a deeply held religious belief is concerned. Faith in a religion is, in my view anyway, a very subjective matter.
Christian conservatives that might have more than a superficial understanding of Mormonism could not vote for a Mormon. Because you are LDS, and because you would have no problem voting for Romney, I wonder if you could possibly comprehend people feeling that way.
I hope this doesn't come across as patronizing, or worse, disrespectful, because that is not my intent.
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I am biased, as is most everyone to some degree or another. I can only claim to strive to be objective. How well I achieve it is hardly for me to judge.
As for how I could comprehend how people might feel, it is called compassion. Also, I haven't always been LDS, so I do know what it is like to be in that position. Years of being agnostic and searching and challenging the world's religions has given me quite a bit of perspective on matters of faith that I do think helps me strive to be more objective when I consider these matters.
Do I understand those that say they are Conservative Protestants and thus can not vote for a Mormon regardless? I understand their rationale, but I just disagree with them about their rationale. If it held true then it would be a breech of my faith as a Mormon to vote for a Protestant, then, would it not? But of course I have no such barrier.
As a matter of fact I have many problems with voting for Romney (as stated in a previous post, he is not getting my vote). It is just that I would be disappointed in anyone choosing to discount him merely on the basis of knowing his religious affiliation. That really goes for any candidate.
I'm not sure how objective the above is, but if you notice any clearly biased views expressed in my posts that seem the result of my faith, please point them out. I might just say 'yep, that's how I feel', but really I mean it when I say I strive to be objective, so I welcome things like that being pointed out to me.