VP spot?

The big news right now is the speculation of who will become the running mates for the presidential candidates. I tuned out of the race a long time ago-it frustrates me to no end now. I am not satisfied with either of the choices out there. But now that they are talking about VP spots, it seems Mitt has made the headlines again. He is one of the top contenders for the VP spot for McCain. I don't really feel like he'll be chosen, but I certainly wouldn't mind if he was. That way when McCain keels over after a year in office (if he some how manages to beat Obama in the race) Mitt will become President. (Ha! I know- that's crazy talk!)

Anyways, to the point of my post now. I heard a news story recently that says that prominent Evangelical leaders in the South are protesting Mitt Romney becoming the VP nominee. I can't even begin to describe how frustrated this makes me. I 've said on here before that I have never felt religious descrimination until this presidential race. I never really felt like I was hated-I know it went on in the past & that some people misunderstand our religion. But to be so bold as to say they would not vote for someone because of their religion & to openly protest them because of it makes me angry. It seems like all we hear about any more is tolerance & acceptance (for gay marriage, for all races, religions, ideas, etc.) So how in this country can there still be such a strong stance against a person because of their religion?? It's pure ignorance! The issue to me is not the VP spot-it is the open defiance of someone because of their religion. That is what gets me all heated up here.

Have you heard of the Anti-Defamation League? This was created by the Jewish community decades ago to prevent Anti-Semitism. It has worked very well for them. Maybe something similar should be done for the LDS faith. It seems it's ok to make fun of us & defile us to no end, but nobody does anything to stop it. We need to defend our faith. The Ensign talked about that this month. There was an article about sharing the gospel via the internet- defending the wrongs said against the church in a peaceful & informed way.

And on to the news story. Here is a link to the story at the Washington Post. Also, I put a little clip of what was said in the article. Tell me what you think.

Prominent evangelical leaders are warning Sen. John McCain against picking former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney as his running mate, saying their troops will abandon the Republican ticket on Election Day if that happens.

They say Mr. Romney lacks trust on issues such as outlawing abortion and opposing same-sex marriage and because he is a Mormon. Opposition is particularly powerful among those who supported former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee in the Republican presidential primaries earlier this year.

“McCain and Romney would be like oil and water,” said evangelical novelist Tim LaHaye, who supported Mr. Huckabee. “We aren’t against Mormonism, but Romney is not a thoroughgoing evangelical and his flip-flopping on issues is understandable in a liberal state like Massachusetts, but our people won’t understand that.”

The Rev. Rob McCoy, pastor of Calvary Chapel in Thousand Oaks, Calif., who speaks at evangelical events across the country, told The Washington Times, “I will vote for McCain unless he does one thing. You know what that is? If he puts Romney on the ticket as veep.”

Other well-placed Christian conservatives say that although many evangelical leaders could accept and work for a McCain-Romney ticket, Mr. Huckabee's supporters tend to be "rabid" in their views against Mr. Romney because of his faith: They do not regard Mormonism as a Christian denomination.