Views on Romney
In the last few days, there has been a lot of controversy around Reverend Al Sharpton and his comments suggesting that Mormons do not believe in God. His reference was towards GOP candidate Mitt Romney and he said that a Mormon running for office will be defeated by those who really believe in God. Sharpton was responding to a previous comment from Christopher Hitchens who said that Mormons promote racism because they have kept blacks out of the church.
Whether or not these statements are true is somewhat beside the point. I think the main point is that the debate these two men were having was judging Mitt Romney not as an individual person but as a member of the Mormon faith. I think it is ridiculous that two men of the status of Rev. Al Sharpton and Christopher Hitches cannot bring themselves to discuss the viewpoint of an individual man and feel the need to judge him by the group he is a member of.
Here is an article about it if anyone is interested:
http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,660219285,00.html
Comments
I see where you're coming from. It is hard to take much of the media seriously in today's society when it seems like the important issues of America are blinded by considerations (and bickering) regarding race, gender, sexuality or class. Like I indicate in my media response, it is absolutely important to push for research and study in the field of minority opportunity and rights. It is also important to remember that there are other pressing issues facing our society today, and we cannot lose sight of such things.
Posted by: Dan Schoppe | May 11, 2007 5:50 PM