Romney speaks out on faith

Here at Red Letter Believers, we value people who are not afraid to separate out their faith from their everyday lives.

While we disagree with some of the tenants of Mormonism, we do applaud the strong words of Gov. Mitt Romney today.

He began his seminal address by setting the table.

“A person shouldn’t be elected — or rejected for their faith. A president must first serve the common cause of the people of the United States.”

True. But he didn’t back away from how his faith will affect his decision process.

But he really turned it on when he said this.

“I cannot disavow my religion – it’s not just a tradition….I believe it and I will live by it…Some have said that a confession of my faith will sink my candidacy? If this is true, then so be it.”

Can we do the same thing with our faith? That we it live out and not be afraid of the consequences? He turned his scorn to secularists, who want people of faith “to keep it private – to keep it out of the public arena.”

“We are nation under God,” Romney reminded us.

While we don’t endorse him or his religion, we do thank him for not being afraid to be known as a person of faith and for elevating the discussion.

Click here to see his speech.