{"id":1777,"date":"2012-10-28T20:25:00","date_gmt":"2012-10-28T20:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/rhetoricraceandreligion\/2012\/10\/the-romney-effect-campaign-sheds-light-on-mormonism.html"},"modified":"2012-10-28T20:25:00","modified_gmt":"2012-10-28T20:25:00","slug":"the-romney-effect-campaign-sheds-light-on-mormonism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/rhetoricraceandreligion\/2012\/10\/the-romney-effect-campaign-sheds-light-on-mormonism.html","title":{"rendered":"The Romney effect: Campaign sheds light on Mormonism"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

When Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney traveled through Mississippi earlier this year, he used grits, football and \u201cy\u2019all\u201d to connect with voters, but in the heart of the Bible Belt, many Southerners were more interested in the religious beliefs of the first Mormon candidate for the nation\u2019s highest office. Local missionaries Brandon Urry and Riley Harris, both 20, spend as much as 12 hours a day pounding the pavement, sharing their faith with people who often know little about the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints<\/a> (LDS). Urry said lately, the first question people ask is, \u201cWhat does Mitt Romney believe?\u201d It\u2019s a difficult question, because the Mormon Church<\/a> stays out of the political realm as much as possible, taking a neutral stance.<\/p>\n

But for the general populace, Romney has become the poster child for his faith. \u201cA lot of times, people come up and go, \u2018Oh, you\u2019re Romney\u2019s boys, but of course, that\u2019s a stereotype,\u201d Urry said. \u201cWe\u2019re politically neutral as a church, but we see more people willing to talk to us to learn more about Romney.\u201d Urry, a native of Atlanta, and fellow missionary Riley Harris, of Centerville, Utah, arrived in Columbus six months ago. They cover an average of five to 20 miles per day by foot, bicycle and car. They manage to connect with five to eight people a day. \u201cOne thing I\u2019ve noticed is the surprise people have at the shared beliefs we have (with them),\u201d Urry said. \u201cWe\u2019re more similar than people think. We\u2019re not that different at all.\u201d<\/p>\n

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When Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney traveled through Mississippi earlier this year, he used grits, football and \u201cy\u2019all\u201d to connect with voters, but in the heart of the Bible Belt, many Southerners were more interested in the religious beliefs of the first Mormon candidate for the nation\u2019s highest office. 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