Why a Candidate's Faith Matters

Should we care what religion our president practices? Should his personal beliefs be a factor in our decision to choose him? The media seems to be saying today that it doesn’t matter. So what if a candidate is a Mormon – or a Muslim for that matter? That’s personal and has nothing to do with his decision-making as Commander in Chief, they say.
But Christians know better. We know that a person’s faith defines who he is. We know that nothing is more important. That’s the first thing we want to know about a potential mate, business partner, or elected official. It does matter. I don’t care what the media says; Jesus said he was the only way to the Father (John 14:6). If anyone has a problem with this, he can take it up with Him. The Mormons add to Jesus’ Words and say they have a new book and a new way to understand God. That’s a problem for true Christians. Let the media debate, but Christians don’t want someone who practices a cult in the Whitehouse. If Romney is elected, voters are not only endorsing him, but also his beliefs. There’s no way around it. He will push Mormonism further into the mainstream. He will give it credibility it has never enjoyed before. He will make it look like just another denomination of Christianity. But it’s not; it is heretical and cultic. It is a lie. That’s why it’s an issue.
No one is perfect, but I don’t want a person in the Whitehouse whom I know believes a lie about the most important topic there is.

The debate is probably healthy, though. I heard Glenn Beck (also a Mormon) say today that the Bible has been edited over the years. What a lie! The early church fathers were very careful not to change one word of the original manuscripts. If the Bible had modifications or legendary embellishments we would not be able to trust it. (Which is basically what Mormonism teaches.) The good news is we can be assured the Bible we possess contains the true and final Word of God. It is the only book we need to find our way to Him. Let all men be called liars who say otherwise.